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| Master of Magic | |
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| Publisher | Mastertronic Added Dimension |
| Designer | Richard Darling |
| Programmer | Richard Darling |
| Artist | James Wilson |
| Composer | Rob Hubbard |
| Platforms | ZX Spectrum, C64 |
| Release | December 1985 |
| Genre | Role-playing |
| Mode | Single player |
Master of Magic is a role-playing video game for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computers. It was distributed by Mastertronic in 1985 under its M.A.D. label.
Description
[edit]The player controls an unnamed hero who has been dragged into a strange world by Thelric the Master of Magic while exploring caverns. Thelric is looking for an amulet which will provide him with immortality and, having taught the hero a few spells, sets him on a quest to find this artifact.
Music
[edit]The music for the Commodore 64 version was written by Rob Hubbard[1] and is an arrangement of the track Shibolet by Synergy (on the album Audion).
Reception
[edit]Zzap!64 were impressed by the game, awarding it a score of 88%.[1] Your Sinclair's review of the Spectrum version said that it was "a lot of fun to play".[2]
The game also received reviews in contemporary gaming magazines, such as Sinclair User, Crash, ZX Computing, Computer Gamer and MicroHobby.[2][3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 012". April 1986.
- 1 2 Hughes, Gwyn (2007). "Master Of Magic". Your Sinclair. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ "Master of Magic - World of Spectrum". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
External links
[edit]- Master of Magic soundtrack - performed on Analog Synthesizer
- Master of Magic - Solution maps
- Master of Magic - further information
- Master of Magic at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- Theme music to Master of Magic on YouTube
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