Genre: | Arcade Adventure; One Of The Best! |
Publisher: | Superior/Acornsoft |
Cover Art Language: | English |
Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B, BBC Model B+, BBC Master 128, Acorn Electron |
Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
Available For: | Acorn Electron, BBC B/B+/Master 128 & BBC Master Compact |
Compatible Emulators: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) Elkulator 1.0 (PC (Windows)) |
Original Release Date: | 1st October 1988 |
Original Release Price: | £9.95 |
Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
Item Weight: | 98g |
Box Type: | Cassette Double Plastic Clear |
Author(s): | Martyn Howard |
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This item contains versions of Palace Of Magic for Acorn Electron and BBC B/B+/Master 128.
This is excellent and I can't wait to get back to playing it! Read Review
This is excellent.. I can't wait to get back to playing it! Read Review
A great game... Having enjoyed Citadel, the chance to relive my days of exploring and questing is very welcome. Read Review
There isn't a lot of sound in the game, but then it doesn't require much and I didn't miss it. Read Review
Might ultimately be a daft quest for a Miracle-Grow transporter, but the game itself is about as magical as an 8 bit game gets. Read Review
I foresee many more late nights of problem-solving for a lot of adventurers. Read Review
Reviewed in the annual Models Games Guides: Acorn Electron.
Over 100 Screens full of Challenging Puzzles and Awesome Foes!
By practising acts of benevolence and goodwill, you have offended the evil wizard Caldeti. Summoning forth his satanic powers in order to extract retribution, he has cast two powerful spells upon you: (1) you have been reduced to the size of a dwarf; (2) Caldeti has banished you to one of his old homes, the 'Palace of Magic'.
The palace and its surrounding land is littered with magical objects and mysterious creatures. It is rumoured that there is also a hidden transporter - your only means of escape from this enchanted place.
After exploring the rooms of the palace, you should venture forth through the enclosing woodland: towards the ancient church and the eerie dungeons, or over the river to the princess's house.
On your journeys, you will encounter many strange animals and people including rock mosnters, gremlins, imps and guards. Some are good and some are evil. You will need to decide who you can trust to help you in this arduous quest.
You have unwisely offeneded the evil wizard Caldett and he has cast two powerful spells upon you:
You start your adventure in the main hall of the palace. An energy bar is shown at the top-left of the game screen; if your energy reduces to zero you will soon die. Your percentage score, a counter, the room name and co-ordinates are also shown at the top of the screen. You can carry at most two objects at any time.
Keys open doors of the same type as the key. When a door is opened, both the door and the key disappear.
Only those objects found on coloured bases may be picked up. These include: keys, treasure chests and gold bars. Some of these will disappear when they are used. In some situations you may need to put down one object in order to pick up another object. Objects may only be put down onto coloured bases.
Energy is gained by collecting the magical top hats. Energy is lost by colliding with adversaries, going through fire and by spending too long under water. Energy is also gradually lost as you wander around.
If you are losing energy quickly you will be magically transported back to the point at which you entered the current room. Almost all of the screens can be traversed without losing any energy. If you collect all of the top hats, you will have ample energy to complete the entire adventure.
Draw a map and work out the most efficient routes. Try to find alternative routes which bypass aggressive adversaries.
Collect all of the top hats, but try to plan your routes so that you collect each top hat when your energy is getting quite low - in this way, none of the top hat's magic will be wasted. Take your time and use to "pause" key to plan your next moves.
Remember, no object is useless! With patience and careful thought, you should be able to logically solve all of the problems and puzzles that you encounter.
Z - Left, X - Right, * - Up, ? - Down, RETURN - Jump
SPACE - Pick Up/Drop Object
S/Q - Sound/Quiet, COPY/DELETE - Pause On/Off, ESCAPE - Quit Game
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