GamePlox: You might not recognize the name, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth neglecting. Way back when the Commodore 64 was king of the PC realm, Jeff McCord singularly designed and coded what is widely regarded as one of the best C64 titles available and a key influence to the roguelike genre, Sword of Fargoal. Perhaps more impressively, he accomplished this all while still in high school; this ambition and skill has since resonated through his adult life.
Keep reading to find out all about the essentials of this campaign, the importance of the series’ past and future, and much more, all from one of the key figures in its instrumentation!
Yesterday, Gamezebo published an in-depth interview with the team behind Sword of Fargoal 2, chronicling the journey from classic roguelike to modern sequel. What you didn’t see in the article, however, was our persistent line of questioning about the much-teased secret $140,000 stretch goal. At the time, Jeff McCord wouldn’t budge. Then, after the article hit the site, something peculiar happened.
Sword of Fargoal was originally a title back in the days where the Commodore 64 reigned supreme. The developer, Jeff McCord, looks to create a sequel for the game called Sword of Fargoal 2. The sequel will be developed for Mac, PC, iOS and Linux. Jeff McCord claims he wants to bring the dungeon crawler back with reworked ideas and packed with features. With that said, we’re obviously not going to see a direct Sword of Fargoal lookalike, as Jeff McCord does want to bring the game up to this generation, he still plans on sticking with the games indie and retro roots though,
I loved this game back on my C64. It wasn't colorful, it wasn't overly artistic and it was tough as hell, but I've no idea the amount of hours I put in as a kid exploring these dungeons.
