Master of Magic

Master of Magic is a role-playing adventure game developed by Richard Darling and published by Mastertronic in December 1985 under its M.A.D. label . You control an unnamed hero who, while exploring caverns, is dragged into a strange world by Thelric the Master of Magic . Thelric seeks the Amulet of Immortality and sends you to recover it before he will release you . The game uses a menu-driven interface where you select options with the joystick . The screen displays top-down and side-view representations of your surroundings, plus meters for mind and body health, and an inventory . Thelric teaches four spells: magic missile, burn, energy drain, and magical shield . Additional weapons including daggers and a mace, plus potions, can be collected throughout your quest .

ZX Spectrum

Released in 1986 for the Spectrum 48K, converted by Tim Miller . Crash magazine awarded the game 86% . Your Sinclair praised it, saying it was "a lot of fun to play" . Sinclair User gave 4 out of 5, while Computer Gamer awarded 3.75 out of 5 . The Spectrum version features the same menu-driven interface and four spells as the Commodore 64 original. The game supports keyboard or joystick controls . The cassette inlay describes it as "the first of a series of programs bringing together the mind-challenging book-adventure and the data processing ability of the computer" . The quest involves traveling through Thelric's mythical world, solving puzzles, and defeating enemies to locate the Amulet of Immortality .