The goat thinks you want to play tag from mobygames.com
The Beautiful woods of Caer Dallben from mobygames.com
The lake of Caer Dallben from mobygames.com
Every now and then you need to eat and drink something, or you'll die. from mobygames.com
This game has no parser, you use the function keys to initiate actions. from mobygames.com
The castle of the Horned King. from mobygames.com
Action sequence: Swim past these hungry crocodiles from mobygames.com
Oops, caught by the henchman. from mobygames.com
The Horned King and Creeper. from mobygames.com
Watch out where you swim. from mobygames.com
I've upset the king of the Fair Folk. from mobygames.com
Turned into a frog, one of the many ways to end the game in a wrong way. from mobygames.com
Title screen (Hercules graphics) from mobygames.com
Game beginning (Hercules graphics) from mobygames.com
A bridge. from mobygames.com
A waterfall. from mobygames.com
Looking at the dagger in your inventory. from mobygames.com
Swimming in the river. from mobygames.com
Near the swamp. from mobygames.com
Walking along the countryside. from mobygames.com
Climbing up a rope. from mobygames.com
Watch your step up here, or you'll fall. from mobygames.com
Walking on a twisty roadway to the castle. from mobygames.com
Outside of the castle. from mobygames.com
Climb up the castle walls while avoiding the falling rocks. from mobygames.com
Inside the castle. from mobygames.com
A staircase in the castle. from mobygames.com
Going down stairs in the castle. from mobygames.com
Trapped in a dungeon in the castle. from mobygames.com
Lots of doors here in the castle. from mobygames.com
The castle's wine cellar. from mobygames.com
The courtyard of the castle. from mobygames.com
Walking along the tunnels of the castle with Princess Princess Eilonwy. from mobygames.com
Inside the home of the Fair Folk. from mobygames.com
Outside the home of the Fair Folk. from mobygames.com
The crypt of an ancient king. from mobygames.com
A house in the marsh. from mobygames.com
Title screen (CGA w/Composite Monitor) from mobygames.com
Starting screen (CGA w/Composite Monitor) from mobygames.com
The pig keeper's house (CGA w/Composite Monitor) from mobygames.com
Title screen (CGA w/RGB Monitor) from mobygames.com
Starting screen (CGA w/RGB Monitor) from mobygames.com
Title screen (CGA with RGB monitor) from mobygames.com
The beginning location (CGA with RGB monitor) from mobygames.com
Visiting Dallben's cottage (CGA with RGB monitor) from mobygames.com
So what does the future hold? (CGA with RGB monitor) from mobygames.com
A spooky forest with a treacherous river (CGA with RGB monitor) from mobygames.com
Lost in the woods somewhere... (CGA with RGB monitor) from mobygames.com
Title screen (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
The beginning location (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Don't fall into that rapid river! (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Lost somewhere in the woods... (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Looks like I've got more work to do... (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Leaving town... (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Title screen from mobygames.com
Starting location from mobygames.com
Inside the cottage from mobygames.com
Taran receives his mission from mobygames.com
Taran walking in the forest with Hen Wen from mobygames.com
Taran finds the hidden cottage of the Fair Folk from mobygames.com
Inventory screen from mobygames.com
What a gloomy forest! from mobygames.com
Near a waterfall (note the crude commands) from mobygames.com
Title screen from mobygames.com
This is where the game begins from mobygames.com
Looks like I have some chores to do from mobygames.com
Hmm, looks like I found a nice waterfall... from mobygames.com
A deadly looking swamp from mobygames.com
Uh oh, where am I being carried away to? from mobygames.com
Looks like it could be easy to get lost here from mobygames.com
A spooky looking forest from mobygames.com
I found a door... from mobygames.com
Found someone to take care of Hen Wen the pig from mobygames.com
Climbing these mountains will be a challenge from mobygames.com
Title screen. from mobygames.com
Starting location. from mobygames.com
Yakety-yak and don't talk back! from mobygames.com
Pig pen. from mobygames.com
Pull down menu. from mobygames.com
Inventory. from mobygames.com
Examining an inventory item. from mobygames.com
Save game menu. from mobygames.com
Near the swamp. from mobygames.com
Scary trees. from mobygames.com
Gurgi. from mobygames.com
Stones in the pond. from mobygames.com
Rocks. from mobygames.com
Main Title from mobygames.com
Close encounter with a goose. from mobygames.com
Game info gives you exact time you're playing, in seconds. from mobygames.com
The main and ingame menu is suited on top of the screen. from mobygames.com
Exploring Dallben's cottage a bit. from mobygames.com
Duty calls. from mobygames.com
Here piggy piggy, c'mon, I'm not in the mood to play hide and seek now. from mobygames.com
The Black Cauldron
Based on the Disney movie of the same name, The Black Cauldron focuses on the story of Taran, who is an assistant Pig-keeper in the land of Caer Dalben. One day Taran notices that one of his pigs, Hen Wen has magical powers. The Evil Horned King wants the pig so that he can locate the Black Cauldron and ultimately rule the world. Taran must now embark on a mission to rescue Hen Wen and defeat the Evil Horned King before he can discover the Cauldron's location.
The Black Cauldron is a side-view adventure game. Gameplay is similar to other Sierra adventure games of its day (such as Space Quest II or King's Quest III) but does not use a text parser. Instead the function keys are used to initiate actions. Players control Taran and can make him walk, run, swim and interact (talk) with other characters in the game. Puzzle-solving and advancement in the plot requires item manipulation of using the right item at the right time or at the right location.
