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	The Saga of Erik The Viking
	File:Erikthevikingds.jpg
General
Author(s)	papafuji
Type	Adventure
Version	1.0
Licence	Mixed
Links
	[Media:Eriktheviking10ds.zip Download]
	Website

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 The Nintendo DS Classic Adventures series contains a range of text and graphic classic adventure games and interactive fictions ported to NDS created in the 80's for old computer like the TRS-80, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 64, Atari 8 bits or 16 bits machines like the Atari ST or the Amiga.
+The collection was ported to the NDS by papafuji, divided into 3 categories (see [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/The_Saga_of_Erik_The_Viking#List_of_Classic_Adventures complete list]):
+* Classic Graphic Adventures.
+* Magnetic Scrolls Adventures.
+* Classic Text Adventures.
 This homebrew is under the category of Classic Graphic Adventures, which you can find Level 9's adventures as well as Scott Adams and Brian Howarth adventures, with Atari 8 bits graphics or brand new NDS illustrations.
 ==User guide==
-A visually dramatic adventure with 150+ different pictures, based on the award-winning book by Monty Python star Terry Jones... Travel as Erik the Viking, in search of the evil Dogfighters. Explore authentic Viking settlements and seek help from Wizards, Dragons and Giants in strange lands.
+===List of Classic Adventures===
+All games from the Classic Adventure series have the same interface (stories are displayed on the top screen and text inputs on the bottom sreen), and can be played exactly the same way.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Classic Graphic Adventures || Magnetic Scrolls Adventures || Classic Text Adventures
+|-
+| [[Ghost Town|Ghost Town]] ||  [[Corruption|Corruption]] || [[DoubleScott|DoubleScott]]
+|-
+| [[Pyramid of Doom|Pyramid of Doom]] || [[Fish!|Fish!]] || [[Mysterious Adventures|Mysterious Adventures]]
+|-
+| [[Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle|Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle]] || [[Jinxter|Jinxter]] ||
+|-
+| [[The Golden Baton|The Golden Baton]] || [[Myth|Myth]] ||
+|-
+| [[The Time Machine|The Time Machine]] || [[The Guild of Thieves|The Guild of Thieves]] ||
+|-
+| [[Emerald Isle|Emerald Isle]] || [[The Pawn|The Pawn]] ||
+|-
+| [[The Saga of Erik The Viking|The Saga of Erik The Viking]] || [[Wonderland|Wonderland]] ||
+|-
+| [[The Jewels of Darkness Trilogy|The Jewels of Darkness Trilogy]] ||  ||
+|-
+| [[The Silicon Dreams Trilogy|The Silicon Dreams Trilogy]] ||  ||
+|-
+| [[The Time & Magik Trilogy|The Time & Magik Trilogy]] ||  ||
+|-
+|}
+===Gameplay===
+The Saga of Erik The Viking is a visually dramatic adventure with 150+ different pictures, based on the award-winning book by Monty Python star Terry Jones... Travel as Erik the Viking, in search of the evil Dogfighters. Explore authentic Viking settlements and seek help from Wizards, Dragons and Giants in strange lands.
 Walkthrough can be found [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures/solutions/ErikTheViking.html here].
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 ===Input text===
 * There are two ways to type words with the stylus of your Nintendo DS.
-** By default, you can directly draw the letters on the screen, according to the PA-Grafiti alphabet.
+** By default, you can directly draw the letters on the screen, according to the [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/The_Saga_of_Erik_The_Viking#Screenshots PA-Grafiti alphabet].
 ** Second way is to use the mini keyboard or the numerical keyboard.
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 ** CLIM DRAWB is equivalent to CLIMB DRAWBRIDGE.
-'''List of the most common words:'''
+{| class="wikitable"
- GO - ENTER - CLIMB - SWIM - HELP
+! colspan="4"| List of the most common words
- LOOK - EXAMINE - GET - DROP
+|-
- THROW - CAST - WEAR - REMOVE
+| GO || ENTER || CLIMB || SWIM
- OPEN - CLOSE - LOCK - UNLOCK
+|-
- BREAK - CUT - CHOP - SAY - KILL
+| HELP || LOOK || EXAMINE || GET
+|-
-'''Shortcuts:'''
+| DROP || THROW || CAST || WEAR
- N S E W - Equivalent to GO NORTH, GO SOUTH, GO EAST and GO WEST.
+|-
- NE NW SE SW - In Level9 and Frotz games, this letters are equivalent to NORTH-EAST, NORTH-WEST, etc.
+| REMOVE || OPEN || CLOSE || LOCK
- H - HELP.
+|-
- I - INVENTORY.
+| UNLOCK || BREAK || CUT || CHOP
- X - EXAMINE (in classic games), EXITS (in Level 9 games).
+|-
- G - GET (or AGAIN for Inform/Frotz games).
+| SAY || KILL || ||
- L - LOOK.
+|-
- SV - SAVE.
+! colspan="1"| Shortcuts
- LD - LOAD.
+! colspan="3"| Actions
- R - RESTORE.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| N S E W
+| colspan="3"| GO NORTH, GO SOUTH, GO EAST and GO WEST.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| NE NW SE SW
+| colspan="3"| NORTH-EAST, NORTH-WEST, etc (Level9 and Frotz games).
+|-
+| colspan="1"| H
+| colspan="3"| HELP.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| I
+| colspan="3"| INVENTORY.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| X
+| colspan="3"| EXAMINE (in classic games), EXITS (in Level 9 games).
+|-
+| colspan="1"| G
+| colspan="3"| GET (or AGAIN for Inform/Frotz games).
+|-
+| colspan="1"| L
+| colspan="3"| LOOK.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| SV
+| colspan="3"| SAVE.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| LD
+| colspan="3"| LOAD.
+|-
+| colspan="1"| R
+| colspan="3"| RESTORE.
+|-
+|}
 ==Controls==
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 Start/Select - Save, Restore, Pause, Exit the game
+==Screenshots==
+'''Grafiti alphabet''' <br>
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/classicadventureds01.jpg
+'''Keyboard mode''' <br>
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/classicadventureds02.jpg
 ==Credits==
 Author - Austin brothers

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