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3.9
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Description

Simon is just an ordinary boy in an extra-ordinary world. A world in which he must rescue Calypso the Wizard by embarking on a long challenging quest.

The game is a point-and-click adventure, using a typical interface with words such as ‘Use’, ‘Open’, ‘Walk To’ (unlike Lucasarts’ SCUMM games a simple click on that area of the screen won’t do) and ‘Pick Up’ (again, a double-click on the item doesn’t suffice – these two features extend game time significantly)

The game’s plot has a number of references and spoofs to fantasy and fairy tales, with the Three Billy Goats Gruff involved in a particularly significant scene. The humor is very British in places, with lots of dry sarcasm, and lots of Simpsons-esque self-references to the fact that this is a computer game. The levels are non-linear in layout, with puzzles spread across the lands.

Alternate Titles

  • "魔法师西蒙" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "שוליית המכשף" -- Hebrew spelling
  • "Simon the Sorcerer I" -- Alternate title
  • "Shuliyat Hamechashef" -- Israeli title

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User Reviews

"What’s the point in talking to an empty hole?" Rabbi Guru (1250) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
A very good adventure in classical style, but still below the standards of Lucas Arts YID YANG Bronze Star Contributing Member (162353) 3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars
Funny and fun! NatsFan (133) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
A nice adventure game from the British version of LucasArts *Katakis* (37458) 3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars
Sierra?....Nah, Adventuresoft here we come! Hilary Richardson (15) 4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars
Silly hat, great game Depth Lord (946) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Forget Guybrush - Take Simon! Rantanplan (1721) 4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars

The Press Says

High Score Jan, 1994 5 out of 5 100
Adventure Corner Dec 26, 2008 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Quandary Jul, 1995 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Génération 4 Sep, 1993 89 out of 100 89
Tilt Oct, 1993 88 out of 100 88
Jeuxvideo.com Jan 28, 2011 17 out of 20 85
La Aventura es la Aventura Aug 24, 2006 80 out of 100 80
Adventure Gamers Aug 05, 2004 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Power Play Oct, 1993 76 out of 100 76
Aventura y Cía Sep 27, 2005 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 40

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Trivia

CD-ROM version

This game first had a disk version and then a CD-ROM version. The CD-ROM version features full speech.

Legacy

The success of this game prompted Adventuresoft to abandon their previous Horrorsoft brand in favour of focusing on mass-market non-adult titles.

Awards

  • GameStar (Germany)
    • Issue 12/1999 - #90 in the "100 Most Important PC Games of the Nineties" ranking
Information also contributed by Martin Smith


This entry was contributed by MrMamen (4241), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (205524), Kabushi (104305), Martin Smith (63223), IJan (1919) and MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (53335)
 

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