Time and Magik
| Time and Magik | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Level 9 |
| Publisher(s) | Mandarin Software |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum |
| Release date(s) | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Text Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Distribution | Tape, Floppy disk |
Time and Magik is a trilogy of text adventure games by Level 9. The individual games were initially released separately in 1983-1986. In 1988 the three games were revised, expanded and re-released together as a compilation by Mandarin Software, a division of Europress Software.
The Games
Lords of Time
- Main article, Lords of Time
A time traveller is sent into the distant past to collect a number of items required to defeat the evil Lords of Time.
Red Moon
Red Moon Crystal, a powerful source of Magik, has been stolen and must be recovered to save the country of Baskalos from destruction. The game won the award for best adventure game of the year in Crash magazine,[1] and the game was voted best adventure game of the year at the Golden Joystick Awards.[2]
The Price of Magik
Sequel to the previous game; Myglar the Magician, guardian of the Crystal, has become insane and is draining its energy for his own use; he must be defeated before it is exhausted.
Reviews
- Sinclair User, review of The Price of Magik:
"... further proof of Level 9's position as the leading UK adventure house... Everything in The Price of Magik is for the best - plot, parser, graphics, and above all the execution of the game."[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.crashonline.org.uk/27/awards.htm
- ↑ http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue055/Pages/CVG05500090.jpg
- ↑ "The Price of Magik Review", Sinclair User, July 1986
External links
- Time and Magik at World of Spectrum
- Time and Magik at MobyGames
- Time and Magik on the Amiga at the Hall of Light (HOL)
- Time and Magik at Lemon Amiga
- Time and Magik at Lemon 64
- History of Time and Magik at Mandarin Software