"God is dead; but considering the state the species Man is in, there will perhaps be games, for ages yet, in which his shadow will be shown" Nietzsche: Die Fröhliche Wissenschaft

The innkeeper of the Moonstone Tavern is Rob Taylor ©2002-09 

elcome weary travellers to The Moonstone Tavern, the only site on the Web dedicated to the 1991 Commodore Amiga and PC classic and pioneer of gore in video games that is Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight. Contained within is a history of the quest, an extensive bestiary, battle tactics, ROMs, movies for download and tons and tons of gory screenshots that will no doubt bring the memories flooding back... So why not treat yourself to a flagon of frothing ale (on the house, naturally!), put your feet up and reminisce with me as I take you for a sojourn through Mindscape's magnificent and charnel-splattered world of knights, monsters and valiant derring-do...

Dedicated to an old best mate of mine and Moonstone-playing compadre, Daniel Wright. Dan died in 2005, aged just 25. Rest in peace, Wrighty...

he liberal use of blood is just one of the many reasons why Moonstone has continued to attract and retain such a cult following over the years. Banned in Germany and condemned in the the USA, the game was a hack-and-slash gore-fest with some truly shocking death animations. Ground-breakingly explicit graphics, a brooding soundtrack by Amiga maestro Richard Joseph and perhaps the greatest intro sequence ever combined to create a taut atmosphere of prevailing doom. If you've played Moonstone before, you'll no doubt want to reminisce, if you haven't: what the hell are you waiting for? Go download it ASAP!