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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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Simon the Sorcerer    
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Simon the Sorcerer    
GOG
Simon the Sorcerer $5.99  
Simon the Sorcerer 2 $5.99  
Simon the Sorcerer 3D $5.99  
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User Reviews

Simon - Cocky Spotty Nose Hero!! Windows phil buckley (22)
"What’s the point in talking to an empty hole?" DOS Rabbi Guru (1250)
A very good adventure in classical style, but still below the standards of Lucas Arts DOS YID YANG Bronze Star Contributing Member (162354)
Funny and fun! DOS NatsFan (133)
A nice adventure game from the British version of LucasArts DOS *Katakis* (37458)
Sierra?....Nah, Adventuresoft here we come! DOS Hilary Richardson (15)
Great British Adventure Gaming Windows Edward Brown (308)
Silly hat, great game DOS Depth Lord (946)
Forget Guybrush - Take Simon! DOS Rantanplan (1721)

The Press Says

Adventure Corner DOS Dec 26, 2008 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Adventure Classic Gaming Windows Sep 12, 1999 5 out of 5 100
Datormagazin Amiga CD32 Sep 14, 1994 5 out of 5 100
Tilt DOS Oct, 1993 88 out of 100 88
Amiga Joker Amiga Jan, 1994 85 out of 100 85
Defunct Games Amiga CD32 Jun 07, 2008 80 out of 100 80
GameZebo Windows Jun 21, 2009 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
La Aventura es la Aventura DOS Aug 24, 2006 80 out of 100 80
Slide to Play iPhone Aug 17, 2009 3 out of 4 75
Aventura y Cía DOS 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 (205121), Kabushi (104287), Martin Smith (63223), IJan (1919) and MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (53335)
 

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