Milon’s Secret Castle is a famously cryptic action-platformer developed by Hudson Soft for the NES in 1986. Playing as Milon, your goal is to rescue Queen Eliza by navigating a maze-like castle. Rather than just running right, progress requires you to constantly shoot bubbles to break blocks, reveal hidden doors, and uncover the shops and items necessary to advance.
How to Play
Your objective is to find the hidden key and exit door in each room, then defeat the boss at the end of each section. Move using the arrow keys, jump with the X key, and shoot bubbles with the Z key. Bubbles are your only tool for both defeating enemies and uncovering secrets in the environment.
Tips
- Shoot every block you can. Doors, money, and shops are entirely hidden behind ordinary-looking blocks, so constantly testing the walls with your bubbles is mandatory.
- Buy the spring shoes as soon as you find them; the increased jump height they provide is strictly required to reach certain platforms and progress.
- Look for honeycombs hidden in the blocks, which permanently increase your maximum health and make boss fights much more manageable.
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