Max and the Magician
Max and the Magician comes from the team of Tivola and BVM, who are
responsible for the Oscar the Balloonist games, as well as the Millie Meter
games. Both series are illustrated under the direction of Barbara Landbeck,
who brings the same distinctive watercolor style to this game.
Max’s Uncle Pong has given him a special flashlight-broom to deliver to to his
friend Mervin the Magician, but when Max arrives at his castle he discovers
Mervin has been turned into a toilet-brush by the evil witch Hagabelle.
Furthermore, Hagabelle has ripped up the spell paper and hidden it all around
the castle; to reverse the spell, Max has to find all these pieces and put
them together.
Before playing, the player is asked to indicate which language he speaks:
English, German, French or Spanish, and to select a magic hat to keep track of
his game. This serves as a save-game, allowing the player to return to
wherever he left off by clicking on the same hat. The spell pieces will be
hidden in different spots if the game is re-started with a new hat selected.
The player uses the mouse to point and click on items throughout the castle,
most of which animate or lead to other parts of the castle. On the first run-
through, he is given a thumbs-up or thumbs-down choice about moving on to the
next area, and once all the scenes have been visited, he can click on the Max
icon at the bottom of the screen to re-visit them. Also on first playing, each
new area brings up a small text box which is read aloud by a narrator. Aside
from finding the spell pieces, the player will come across some mini-games,
including “Catch the Rabbit”, where the player must click on all the rabbits
jumping out of hats, and “Broomstick”, where the player has the opportunity to
pick from a trunkful of magic brooms and fly around the room. The mini-games
have no real goals, and aren’t necessary for the advancement of the game.
Minimum System Requirements | ||
CPU | Intel i486 | |
RAM | 8 MB | |
OS | Windows 95 | |
CD-ROM | 2X (300 KB/s) |
Minimum System Requirements | ||
RAM | 8 MB | |
OS | System 7.1 | |
CD-ROM | 2X (300 KB/s) |
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