Magician (1990)

Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG)

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How it feels

Side-scrolling action RPG with spells, towns, and inventory management on a quest to vanquish an evil wizard.

action rpgfantasyadventurespell-castingexplorationstory-driven

About

Magician is a 2D, side-scrolling action RPG. As Paul, you must travel through towns, have conversations with non-player characters, acquire and manage inventory (food, water, weapons, potions, etc.), learn magic spells, fight battles, and solve puzzles. Your ultimate goal: collect each of the four elemental vials -- earth, air, fire, and water -- and combine them to create the Ultimate Potion. Only then can you hope to vanquish the evil wizard Abadon!

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