El Rescate Del Talismán
El Rescate Del Talismán was a Spanish gameshow for children that ran for 78 episodes from 1991-1994 on TVE, notably sponsored by Sega. It was adapted from the British TV show Knightmare.
The plot
El Señor de la Maldad (meaning The Lord of Evil in Spanish) steals a magic talisman. And a team of four young people, with the help of a magician, try to regain it.
Gameplay
One contestant would wear a helmet, which would block their vision. This contestant would then enter a computer-generated castle (which was accomplished by chromakey technology). Every room of the castle contained a physical or mental challenge and the blinded contestant, guided by their team mates & the magician, would attempt to defeat it. Failure to do so caused a virtual "death" and the contestant would be replaced by another member of the team. The game was lost if all four members of the team "died". The final room contained El Señor de la Maldad and the contestant would have to face him head on, without wearing the helmet. If the contestant could beat him, (s)he would retrieve the talisman and win the game.
The Prizes
During the first season, teams would win various Sega Video game consoles. In later seasons they won computers.
Cast
- Eduardo MacGregor as The Magician (1991–1992)
- Ismael Abellán as The Magician (1992–1993)
- Ricardo Palacios as The Magician (1993–1994)
- Daniel Fortega as El Señor de la Maldad
- Maria Sanz
- Marga González
- Miguel A. Suárez
- Tito García
- Alberto Papa Fragumen