Master of Magic (1985 video game)
{{for|the 1994 video game|Master of Magic}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Master of Magic
| image = Master of Magic Coverart.png
| programmer = Richard Darling
| artist = James Wilson
| composer = Rob Hubbard
| publisher = Mastertronic Added Dimension
| designer = Richard Darling
| released = December 1985
| genre = Adventure
| modes = Single player
| platforms = ZX Spectrum, C64
}}
Master of Magic is a role-playing video game for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computers. It was distributed by Mastertronic in 1985 under its M.A.D. label.
Description
The player controls an unnamed hero who has been dragged into a strange world by Thelric the Master of Magic while exploring caverns. Thelric is looking for an amulet which will provide him with immortality and, having taught the hero a few spells, sets him on a quest to find this artifact.
Music
The music for the Commodore 64 version was written by Rob Hubbard{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/zzap64-magazine-012/page/n105/mode/1up?view=theater|title = ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 012|date = April 1986}} and is an arrangement of the track Shibolet by Synergy (on the album Audion).
Reception
Zzap!64 were impressed by the game, awarding it a score of 88%. Your Sinclair's review of the Spectrum version said that it was "a lot of fun to play".{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Gwyn|date=2007|title=Master Of Magic|url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/masterofmagic.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033030/http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/masterofmagic.htm|archive-date=2016-03-05|access-date=2021-08-04|work=Your Sinclair}}
The game also received reviews in contemporary gaming magazines, such as Sinclair User, Crash, ZX Computing, Computer Gamer and MicroHobby.{{Cite web|date=2016-03-03|title=Master of Magic - World of Spectrum|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003054|access-date=2021-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194116/http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003054|archive-date=2016-03-03}}
References
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External links
- [https://soundcloud.com/analogdriver/minibrute-master-of-magic-c64 Master of Magic soundtrack - performed on Analog Synthesizer ]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195015/http://masterofmagic.de.vu/ Master of Magic - Solution maps]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150114053120/http://mrparsons.webspace.virginmedia.com/html/commodore_64_-_the_master_of_m.html Master of Magic - further information]
- {{WoS game|id=0003054|name=Master of Magic}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm5Hjsm5NZ4 Theme music to Master of Magic on YouTube]
Category:Role-playing video games
Category:Video games scored by Rob Hubbard
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Category:Single-player video games
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