ilves: definitely one of my faves growing up. That tower level with the ghosts was a pain in the ass though, hated that part.
Same for me, the first time I tried it. Then I found out in a walk-through that you could just use one of those magic-absorbing cubes on the ghosts! (so just clear the tower before using it up to dissolve the second gate IIRC). So on my second attempt, through DOS Box a few years back, I beat the game :)
And IMO LoL: Throne of Chaos has the
best VGA graphics of any game. Especially those cutscenes (drool).