History VideoGame / MoonstoneAHardDaysKnight

* HeroesPreferSwords: You always start out with a Long Sword. [[InfinityMinusOneSword The Claymore]] and the Broad Sword can be purchased at a merchant while the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Sword of Sharpness]] is usually found by defeating [[ThatOneBoss the dragon]] (though, if you're lucky, you can buy it in Highwood or get it from another knight).

* LandmarkOfLore: Stonehenge.

A [[HackAndSlash Hack 'n' Slash]]/[[ActionRPG Action RPG]] released for the {{UsefulNotes/Amiga}} computer by Mindscape in 1991, ''Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight'' (commonly referred to as just ''Moonstone'') is notable for containing hilariously [[UpToEleven over the top]] {{Gorn}} and for being a huge {{Cult Classic}} among Amiga fans. It also received a more or less identical PC port.

''Moonstone'' was neither a critical nor commercial success upon its release, but over the years it gained a cult following [[VindicatedByHistory and is now seen as a classic Amiga game]]...at least in Europe. ''Moonstone'' never saw a release in North America, mainly because of its content. According to [[WordOfGod Rob Anderson]], Toys 'R' Us refused to carry it and when Mindscape pitched the game to Creator/{{Sega}} and Creator/{{Nintendo}}, they liked it but refused to release a game with such content. [[{{Irony}} Anderson noted the irony]] in the fact that both Nintendo and Toys 'R' Us later changed their stance a year later with ''[[MortalKombat1 Mortal Kombat]]'', a game with just as much blood and gore (though, to be fair, ''Mortal Kombat'' had already proved to be a big hit in the arcades... and Nintendo published it censored).

->- Quote from the ''Amiga Computing'' review of ''Moonstone''.

* WeirdMoon: The lunar phase changes every three nights. This determines which kind of Moonstone you receive when you beat the guardian (for example, if you receive a stone during the half moon phase, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin it will be a "Half Moonstone"]]). [[{{Lunacy}} Also, the Ratmen grow stronger during a full moon]].

''Moonstone'' was neither a critical nor commercial success upon its release, but over the years it gained a cult following [[VindicatedByHistory and is now seen as a classic Amiga game]]...at least in Europe. ''Moonstone'' never saw a release in North America, mainly because of its content. According to [[WordOfGod Rob Anderson]], Toys 'R' Us refused to carry it and when Mindscape pitched the game to {{Sega}} and {{Nintendo}}, they liked it but refused to release a game with such content. [[{{Irony}} Anderson noted the irony]] in the fact that both Nintendo and Toys 'R' Us later changed their stance a year later with ''[[MortalKombat1 Mortal Kombat]]'', a game with just as much blood and gore (though, to be fair, ''Mortal Kombat'' had already proved to be a big hit in the arcades... and Nintendo published it censored).

A [[HackAndSlash Hack 'n' Slash]]/[[ActionRPG Action RPG]] released for the {{UsefulNotes/Amiga}} computer by Mindscape in 1991, '''''Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight''''' (commonly referred to as just '''''Moonstone''''') is notable for containing hilariously [[UpToEleven over the top]] {{Gorn}} and for being a huge {{Cult Classic}} among Amiga fans. It also received a more or less identical PC port.

* ShoutOut: The title is a play on the {{Beatles}} song "A Hard Days Night".

->''[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking meaty, bloody and slightly strategic]],''
->''then Moonstone is [[PhantasySpelling phun with a capital F]].''"

''Moonstone'' was neither a critical nor commercial success upon its release, but over the years it gained a cult following [[VindicatedByHistory and is now seen as a classic Amiga game]]...at least in Europe. ''Moonstone'' never saw a release in North America, mainly because of its content. According to [[WordOfGod Rob Anderson]], Toys 'R' Us refused to carry it and when Mindscape pitched the game to {{Sega}} and {{Nintendo}}, they liked it but refused to release a game with such content. [[{{Irony}} Anderson noted the irony]] in the fact that both Nintendo and Toys 'R' Us later changed their stance a year later with ''[[MortalKombat1 Mortal Kombat]]'', a game with just as much blood and gore (though, to be fair, ''Mortal Kombat'' had already proved to be a big hit in the arcades).

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: A wide variety, which include being eaten, crushed, fried, stomped, impaled, gored and hanged.

[[TheMiddleAges Set in medieval England]], the story revolves around a quest for the titular stone. Every thousand years, [[TheChosenOne a great warrior is chosen]] by [[{{Druid}} the Druids]] for the task. To succeed, one must gain entrance to the Valley of the Gods and defeat the Moonstone guardian.

* StatGrinding: Probably unintentional, but it's possible to max out your stats in the first lair you enter. Every time you defeat all the monsters in one lair, you get an experience point and an opportunity to [[{{Plunder}} take whatever loot]] that was kept in the lairs treasure chest (if you do, the lair disappears from the map). However, if you exit the lair without taking anything, you can enter it again and the enemies will respawn. Just repeat the process [[OneManArmy until you are practically unbeatable]].

* LevelGrinding: Probably unintentional, but it's possible to max out your stats in the first lair you enter. Every time you defeat all the monsters in one lair, you get an experience point and an opportunity to [[{{Plunder}} take whatever loot]] that was kept in the lairs treasure chest (if you do, the lair disappears from the map). However, if you exit the lair without taking anything, you can enter it again and the enemies will respawn. Just repeat the process [[OneManArmy until you are practically unbeatable]].

* OffWithHisHead: When a knight dies, he kneels a few seconds before falling. This short time gives the opponent a chance to take a well-aimed swing.

A [[HackAndSlash Hack 'n' Slash]]/[[ActionRPG Action RPG]] released for the {{UsefulNotes/Amiga}} computer by Mindscape in 1991, '''''Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight''''' (commonly referred to as just '''''Moonstone''''') is notable for containing hilariously [[UpToEleven over the top]] {{Gorn}} and for being a huge {{Cult Classic}} among Amiga fans.

* GoddamnedBats: The Ratmen in the Great Forest.

* ThreeStatSystem: Strength, Constitution and Endurance.

* ScareChord: Plays every time a Mudman appears.

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