Enchanter
Enchanter is a 1983 interactive fiction computer game written by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling and published by Infocom. It belongs to the fantasy genre and was the first fantasy game published by Infocom after the Zork trilogy (it was originally intended to be Zork IV). The game had a parser that understood over 700 words, making it the most advanced interactive fiction game of its time. It was Infocom's ninth game. Krill, an incredibly powerful evil warlock, is spreading chaos and destruction. None of the more experienced members of the Circle of Enchanters dare to attempt to stop him. In desperation, the player, a novice Enchanter with only a few weak spells in his spell book, is sent in hopes that Krill will either fail to detect him or dismiss him as harmless. More powerful spells can be found on scrolls hidden in various locations, but as the player becomes more of a threat, Krill will respond accordingly. This game features an innovative new spell system based partially on Ursula K. Le Guin's ...
Details
- Release date
- 1 Sept 1983
- Main story
- ≈ 12 h
- IGDB 6.1
- Genres
Adventure
- Developers
- Platforms
Mac Amiga Amstrad PCW TRS-80 Color Computer TRS-80 Atari 8-bit Commodore C64/128/MAX DOS Amstrad CPC Apple II Atari ST/STE - Series
- Platforms
Mac — 31 Dec 1984 Amiga — 31 Dec 1986 Amstrad PCW — 31 Dec 1986 TRS-80 Color Computer — 31 Dec 1984 TRS-80 — 1 Sept 1983 Atari 8-bit — 1 Sept 1983 Commodore C64/128/MAX — 1 Sept 1983 DOS — 1 Sept 1983 Amstrad CPC — 31 Dec 1986 Apple II — 1 Sept 1983 Atari ST/STE — 31 Dec 1985
- Game modes
Single player
- Perspectives
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- Publishers