Have time for a quick adventure? SpellWielder brings the classic feel of an open-ended action+adventure game to the Apple II. Controlling a spell-casting protagonist, the player must navigate him through the overworld, dungeons, and caverns, defeating enemies and finding secrets on the way, leading him to the ultimate showdown with the evil Dark One.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- An enhanced Apple //e, //c, or IIgs with 128K of AUX memory
- One or two 5.25" drives (slot 6)
OPTIONAL HARDWARE
- An analog joystick
- A Mockingboard or compatible card
GETTING THE GAME
SpellWielder is DONATIONWARE. You are free to download the game from the links below and play it as much as you'd like. If you decide that you've enjoyed the game and you wish to the development of the game and future projects, use the button below to make a donation to the author.
5 1/4 Disk Images (version 1.1.0):
BASIC WISDOM
Joystick Controls
The joystick can be used for movement. Button 0 fires the current magic spell. Button 1 switches spells (assuming you have more than one). To switch to joystick mode, refer to "Other Important Keyboard Controls" below. (keyboard is default but I'm leaning towards making joystick the default. Let me know what you think!)
Keyboard Controls
Joystick Controls
The joystick can be used for movement. Button 0 fires the current magic spell. Button 1 switches spells (assuming you have more than one). To switch to joystick mode, refer to "Other Important Keyboard Controls" below. (keyboard is default but I'm leaning towards making joystick the default. Let me know what you think!)
Keyboard Controls
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A,S
<SPACE> I J, K M/? |
Decrease / Increase the currently selected spell
Fire the current spell Move the player up, left, right, or down, respectively. If the <TAB> key is pressed once, movement will be continuous. If <TAB> is pressed again, movement will be step by step. This can be very useful in tight situations. The "?" key is used as an alternative for the downward direction on AZERTY keyboards which position this key under the I,J,K combination. |
Other Important Keyboard Controls (Available At All Times):
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<RETURN>
1 5 6 |
Speak - Used to answer riddles, questions, etc.
Flip between keyboard (default) and joystick modes Enable or disable (default) Mockingboard music -- There is a small CPU penalty when the music is playing Enable (default) or disable the "lazy drive spindown" feature. This is used to keep disk access times down and minimize impacts to the music |