The CD has also been updated, first to run on Windows 95/ 98 using DirectX and later Windows Me/ 2000/ XP. Since then, the game has gained "The Original Adventure" as a subtitle, and comes in the same black packaging used by the sequel. Since its original release, the PC version of Simon the Sorcerer has remained in-print direct from Adventure Soft. The CD-ROM version of the sequel Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe offers the option to switch between subtitles or the soundtrack. It was advertised with a new Full "Talkie" Soundtrack, which entirely replaced the original subtitles, frustrating some players, including those with hearing disabilities. This new CD came without copy protection, in a jewel case, with a black & white inlay manual, along with colour inserts for both the front and rear. Two years later, just before the sequel was due to be released, the first game was re-released on PC CD-ROM. It contained a 30-page black and white manual, which included the compass pictures required to pass the copy protection built into this release. The first game, Simon the Sorcerer, was released in 1993 for IBM PC compatibles running MS-DOS on three 3.5" floppy disks in a large box styled with purple margins, with no speech and only sub-titles used throughout the game. Several different versions of this game were created. Simon is voiced in this game by Chris Barrie, known for his roles in Red Dwarf and The Brittas Empire. The game includes parodies of various popular books and fairy tales, including Rapunzel, The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, Jack and the Beanstalk and the Three Billy Goats Gruff. After escaping from some goblins who intended to eat him, he discovers that he has been brought on a quest to rescue the wizard Calypso from the evil sorcerer Sordid. Chippy goes through the portal and Simon follows.Īfter entering the portal, Simon finds himself in another world. Simon throws the book onto the floor in contempt, but a portal opens above it. His dog, "Chippy", discovers a chest in the loft of his house containing a spellbook titled "Ye Olde Spellbooke" (which Simon derisively reads as " Ye old-ee spellbook-ee").
The story begins with the protagonist, Simon, as an ordinary teenager. Simon the Sorcerer is an adventure game that was released by Adventure Soft on 2 January 1993 for Amiga and MS-DOS formats. Simon the SorcererĬredits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough For a summary of the video game series in general, see Simon the Sorcerer series. This article is about the first game in the series. And if someone has a working French unprotected copy, feel free to PM. Will give a try to create fresh savegame from RAM: as you advised StingRay. So it's random and thus make the game unplayable.Īs far as my kids played it, Simon never gets stuck if we never save the game (playing continuously).Īnd loaded the provided savegame -> Simon does not move. Out of 5 saved games, 3 are giving the described result (on various place of the game).Īlso savegames made on the same screen (after a reset and playing from the beginning) leads to different result : 1 savegame is playable and the other not. In fact not all saved games are giving this "C'est complétement idiot !" result. If that can be loaded without a problem you need to check your MaxTransfer settings.
To easily rule out that as the problem, copy everything to RAM: and create a save game. Another thing to check would be the MaxTransfer settings of your HD.
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