Master of Magic (1985 video game)
1985 video game
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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.
| 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 |
Description
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
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
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]
