Wizard's Crown (1986)

SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)

Apple II · Atari 8-bit · Atari ST/STE · Commodore C64/128/MAX · DOS

2.00 from 3 ratings

13 members have it in their collection · 6 backlogged · 4 wish listed

Wizard's Crown is a party-based fantasy role-playing game in the vein of Wizardry and Bard's Tale that was incredibly detailed for its time.
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Release dates

  • 1986 (North_America) Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX
  • 1987 (North_America) Atari ST/STE, DOS
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Status scoopings Aug 1, 2023

SSI sure did pop out a lot of RPGs in 1986! This one sounds really interesting but uh, what is this control scheme:

For moving around, the game uses an odd numpad which, sadly, is not at all like the numpad currently used on Windows machines. It works as follows:

812

7 -3

654

Controls are always my biggest barrier …

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SSI sure did pop out a lot of RPGs in 1986! This one sounds really interesting but uh, what is this control scheme:

For moving around, the game uses an odd numpad which, sadly, is not at all like the numpad currently used on Windows machines. It works as follows:

812

7 -3

654

Controls are always my biggest barrier to CRPGs, but I'll still give it a try

Annnnd nope, like usual SSI games are a bit too tedious for me, the graphics are awful in this (Atari 8-bit version), and the controls are atrocious. (Mind you, it deserves the praise it gets for its programming and cleverness, just not for me)

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