Alchemist for the Sinclair Spectrum

Alchemist

Year of Release

1983

The Advertising Blurb

Can you discover the secret of the 'Spell of Destruction' and defeat the Evil Warlock? Even with your amazing powers of transformation the outcome is still uncertain.

Compatibility

48K Required

Original Price

£5.50

Worth now (confirmed sale)?

£5 Facebook 2019

Comments

Personal Computer Games Hit

Controls

Left - Space, Right - Caps, Cast spell - A, Fire Bolt/Transform - Enter, Flap - Q, Pick Up/Drop Object - P, Pick Up/Drop Spell Scroll - 0, Quit - 1

Original Rating

Crash 85%

Review:

Although it looks simplistic with few screens and poor graphics nowadays, this was one of the worlds first proper arcade adventures and was quite revolutionary at the time. Although difficult, it did have stunning visuals (for the time) and broke the mould by having a well defined task and a definite finishing point. This game helped enhance Imagine's already high profile within the Spectrum gaming world and was an archetype for many games to come.