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Wizard's Castle from Recreational Computing Magazine 1980

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:33 pm
by Colin Appleby
WIZARD'S CASTLE GAME FROM JULY/AUGUST 1980
ISSUE OF RECREATIONAL COMPUTING MAGAZINE
WRITTEN FOR EXIDY SORCERER COMPUTER BY JOSEPH R. POWER
MODIFIED FOR HEATH MICROSOFT BASIC BY J. F. STETSON.

MANY CYCLES AGO, IN THE KINGDOM OF N'DIC, THE GNOMIC
WIZARD ZOT FORGED HIS GREAT *ORB OF POWER*. HE SOON
VANISHED, LEAVING BEHIND HIS VAST SUBTERRANEAN CASTLE.
FILLED WITH ESURENT MONSTERS, FABULOUS TREASURES, AND
THE INCREDIBLE *ORB OF ZOT*. FROM THAT TIME HENCE, MANY
A BOLD YOUTH HAS VENTURED INTO THE WIZARD'S CASTLE. AS
OF NOW, *NONE* HAS EVER EMERGED VICTORIOUSLY! BEWARE !!

Anyone played this Text Adventure and got the Solution.

Re: Wizard's Castle from Recreational Computing Magazine 198

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 1:57 am
by jgerrie
If it is a version of the classic David Ahl game you might try here:
http://crpgaddict.blogspot.ca/2013/02/g ... -1980.html

However, if it is that game I think it is essentially random. I think it creates a grid/castle with new arrangements of monsters/items/exit every time you run it.

Jim

Does the main screen look like this:
wizcastl.png
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Re: Wizard's Castle from Recreational Computing Magazine 198

Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2017 4:58 am
by jgerrie
Have discovered the original version was by Joseph Powers. Here's a vid:
https://youtu.be/JcROPpihBcw