| The Magician's Curse | |
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| Author | Rajcsányi László (WLS) |
| Type | Adventure |
| Version | 2022 |
| License | Mixed |
| Last Updated | 2022/03/14 |
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The Magician's Curse is a single player arcade adventure game for Commodore 16/Plus 4, created and published by Gremlin Graphics in 1986.
It has been rewritten with GB-Studio, available on GameBoy Color and 3DS.
Installation
Available in CIA format for the Nintendo 3DS virtual console.
Install the .cia file with a title manager of your choice.
User guide
Story
Long ago, this land was inhabited by an evil magician. The land now is unhabited, even the magician himself has gone.
However, deep within the magicians lair it is febled that a priceless treasure - a golden statue - is buried. It is your objective to locate this treasure.
How to play
Throughout the 48 screens of maze are located various areas - forest, streams, cottages, a church etc. It is possible to enter buildings and explore the internal rooms.
Within these screens you will discover several objects: potions, food, drink, talisman, etc. In order to complete the game all seven talisman must be collected.
You are given a strength rating (hearts icon on the upper left corner of the screen), upon this reaching zero you will die and the game ends.
During the game, food and other items can be collected to boost your strength.
However, there are also several faxtors which will reduce your hearts i.e. vampire bats, poison, water, etc. If the statue is found, the game will ends.
Objects
Food and other items:
- Goblets - Contain food/drink and increase your strength to maximum.
- Potions - Most of these boost your strength a little but three have special functions.
- Poison - Rapidly decreases your strength.
- Health drug - This is an antidote to the poison.
- Magic potion - Allows you to find concealed passages.
Collectables:
- Talismans - You must collect all seven talismans, located throughout the game, in order to gain access to the final screen.
- Candle - This must be collected in order to see when in the underground section.
- Keys - There are two keys whitch are needed to open locked doors.
Controls
Start - Start the game
D-Pad - Move
B - Jump
A - Enter the object (house, well)
Screenshots
Credits
Original version by Mark J Moore - Gremlin Graphics. Commodore 16/Plus4, 1986 (link).
Created with GB-Studio 2.0.0 beta5 by László Rajcsányi (WLS).
External links
- Author's website - https://wls.hu
- itch.io - https://lacoste42.itch.io/the-magicians-curse