How much of a masochist do you need to be to beat this game? The size of the challenge is suddenly dawning on me and I'm not sure if I want to continue.

It feels more stressful than fun. The first time I made it to an area that you can't go directly back to where you came from was like wtf. You definitely need to draw a map.
Strangely I used to see this as a demo game for the NES in a lot of stores as a kid. No clue why they thought it would sell systems.

>>11888153 (OP)
Bro, just draw a map on some graph paper to keep track of things.
Its how you played big maze games in the 70s/80s/early90s.

>>11888501
>bro just draw a map
Spoken like someone who has never played it.

>>11889176
I owned it as a kid anon... Along with other maze games like Legacy of the Wizard, which I beat with maps I made.
Just draw a god damn map, and make notes while you go.
Castle Quest doesn't even have THAT large of a map for games of it's kind.