The Saga of Erik the Viking
Description
In this text adventure, you play the role of Erik the Viking. Upon returning home, you find your farm abandoned; your family has been kidnapped. You gather the things you need for a journey, and go rescue them.
This game combines text adventure with graphics. The graphics illustrate the places you go, and are drawn on the screen as you watch. The display doesn't load a photo. Rather, a pen races around the screen, drawing the pictures in. While the picture is being drawn, the screen flickers.
Although the pictures slow the game down a bit, they are done in a style reminiscent of Viking-age farms. In one scene, you are placed in the center of a longhouse, and they show the depression in the floor, just as can be seen in books.
Groups +
Screenshots
Credits (Commodore 64 version)
14 People
| Game design |
|
| Programmed by |
|
| Artist | |
| Transport to your computer | |
| Adventure system | |
| Graphics system | |
| Other work by |
|
| Program ©1984 |
|
| Cover design | |
| Based on the book by | |
| Illustrations | |
| First published in Great Britain by |
|
| Marketed by |
|
| Production services by |
|
| Printed by |
|
Reviews
Critics
Average score: 76% (based on 6 ratings)
Players
Average score: 1.6 out of 5 (based on 5 ratings with 0 reviews)
Be the first to review this game!
Trivia
Inspiration
The Saga of Erik the Viking is based on the book written by Monty Python star Terry Jones. The events in the game take place some years after those related in the book.
Analytics
Upgrade to MobyPro to view research rankings!
Related Games
Released 1992 on Atari ST, Amiga, 2019 on Antstream
Released 1987 on ZX Spectrum
Released 2015 on Windows
Released 2015 on Windows, Macintosh, iPhone
Released 2015 on Windows
Released 1982 on Commodore 64, VIC-20, TRS-80 CoCo
Released 2015 on PlayStation 4
Released 2022 on Android, Macintosh, Linux
Released 1989 on Acorn 32-bit
Identifiers +
Contribute
Are you familiar with this game? Help document and preserve this entry in video game history! If your contribution is approved, you will earn points and be credited as a contributor.
Contributors to this Entry
Game added by Jacqke.
BBC Micro added by Rola. ZX Spectrum added by Kabushi. Amstrad CPC added by Martin Smith.
Additional contributors: piltdown_man, 64er.
Game added July 12, 2004. Last modified April 12, 2024.