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Time and Magik
Developer(s)Level 9
Publisher(s)Mandarin Software
Platform(s)Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum
Release1988
Genre(s)Interactive fiction
Mode(s)Single-player

Time and Magik is a trilogy of interactive fiction games by Level 9. The individual games were initially released separately in 1983-1986. In 1988 the three games were revised, expanded and re-released together as a compilation by Mandarin Software, a division of Europress Software.

The games

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Lords of Time

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Father Time sends the player to different time zones to secure nine treasures that help to fight the evil Lords of Time.

Red Moon

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Red Moon Crystal, a powerful source of Magik, has been stolen and must be recovered to save the country of Baskalos from destruction.[1] The game won the award for best adventure game of the year in Crash magazine,[2] and the game was voted best adventure game of the year at the Golden Joystick Awards.[3]

The Price of Magik

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Sequel to the previous game; Myglar the Magician, guardian of the Crystal, has become insane and is draining its energy for his own use; he must be defeated before it is exhausted.

References

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  1. ^ "Level 9's big red moon", Zzap!64 (1), Newsfield Publications Ltd: 67–68, June 1985
  2. ^ "CRASH 27 - Readers' Awards".
  3. ^ "Golden Joystick Awards", C+VG (55), Future Publishing: 90–91, May 1986
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