The Black Orb
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About this game
The Black Orb is a maze adventure with a choice of characters. Select Play Level, choose a character and explore the rooms while watching the health, keys, amulets and score shown beside the map. The supplied source defines different health, attack and movement values for the characters.
Use the arrow keys to move, with Home, Page Up, End and Page Down covering diagonal steps. F fires in the direction you are facing. A spends an amulet to strike nearby monsters, while Escape leaves play. Space is not the firing key in this version.
Collect keys before approaching locked doors: opening one consumes a key. Health items and temporary enhancements can make a dangerous passage more manageable. Check the route before moving into an enemy, and save amulets for situations where several monsters are close enough for the effect to matter.
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Quick tips
F fires; Space is not the firing key in this version.
Opening a locked door consumes a key.
Keep an amulet for nearby groups of monsters.
- Arrow keys
- Move in the four cardinal directions
- Home / Page Up / End / Page Down
- Move diagonally
- F
- Fire in the current facing direction
- A
- Use an amulet against nearby monsters
- Escape
- Leave the current game
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Rights and Source Notes
Browser play uses the archived Freeware release. Official project references are listed below.
- Distribution
- Freeware
- Browser player
- js-dos · Browser play
- Added to archive
- 2026-07-26
- Official references