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Asterix and the Magic Cauldron
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron
Developer(s)	Beam Software
Publisher(s)	Melbourne House
Platform(s)	Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Release	September 1986
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single player

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Asterix and the Magic Cauldron is a computer game for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computers based on the popular French Asterix comic books. The game was released in 1986. In North America, the Commodore 64 version was released as Ardok the Barbarian, without the Asterix license.

Gameplay

Asterix and the Magic Cauldron is a graphical adventure game, where the player takes the role of Asterix, who has to find all the pieces of the missing cauldron, so that Getafix the druid can brew magic potion and the Gaulish village can stand against the Romans.^[1]

The game takes place in several interconnected "rooms", each of which take up one screen. The game starts at the Gaulish village, and Asterix can also travel out to the forest, and to Roman camps. When Asterix meets a wild boar or a Roman legionary, a separate fight scene ensues. Defeated wild boar can be eaten to provide extra sustenance.

Reviews

Jeux & Stratégie #43 (as "Asterix et le Chaudron Magique")^[2]

References

^ "Impossible to Display Scan".
^ "Jeux & stratégie 43". February 1987.

External links

Asterix and the Magic Cauldron at MobyGames
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron at SpectrumComputing.co.uk

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[1] "Impossible to Display Scan".

[2] "Jeux & stratégie 43". February 1987.

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-'''''Asterix and the Magic Cauldron''''' is a [[computer game]] for the [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Commodore 64]] and [[ZX Spectrum]] [[home computer]]s based on the popular [[France|French]] ''[[Asterix]]'' [[comic book]]s.
+'''''Asterix and the Magic Cauldron''''' is a [[computer game]] for the [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Commodore 64]] and [[ZX Spectrum]] [[home computer]]s based on the popular [[France|French]] ''[[Asterix]]'' [[comic book]]s. The game was released in 1986. In North America, the Commodore 64 version was released as ''Ardok the Barbarian'', without the Asterix license.
+== Gameplay ==
-''Asterix and the Magic Cauldron'' is a [[Adventure game|graphical adventure]] game, where the player takes the role of Asterix, who has to find all the pieces of the missing [[cauldron]], so that [[Recurring characters in Asterix#Getafix|Getafix]] the [[druid]] can brew magic potion and the [[Gaul]]ish village can stand against the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]].
+''Asterix and the Magic Cauldron'' is a [[Adventure game|graphical adventure]] game, where the player takes the role of Asterix, who has to find all the pieces of the missing [[cauldron]], so that [[Recurring characters in Asterix#Getafix|Getafix]] the [[druid]] can brew magic potion and the [[Gaul]]ish village can stand against the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=019&amp;page=143&amp;thumbstart=0&amp;magazine=zzap&amp;check=1|title = Impossible to Display Scan}}</ref>
-The game takes place on several interconnected "rooms", each of which take up one screen. The game starts at the Gaulish village, and Asterix can also travel out to the [[forest]], and to Roman camps. When Asterix meets a wild [[boar]] or a Roman [[legionary]], a separate fight scene ensues. Defeated wild boar can be eaten to provide extra sustenance.
+The game takes place in several interconnected "rooms", each of which take up one screen. The game starts at the Gaulish village, and Asterix can also travel out to the [[forest]], and to Roman camps. When Asterix meets a wild [[boar]] or a Roman [[legionary]], a separate fight scene ensues. Defeated wild boar can be eaten to provide extra sustenance.
+==Reviews==
+*''[[:fr:Jeux et Stratégie|Jeux & Stratégie]]'' #43 (as "Asterix et le Chaudron Magique")<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-43/page/68/mode/2up | title=Jeux & stratégie 43 | date=February 1987 }}</ref>
+==References==
+<references />
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 [[Category:Commodore 64 games]]
-[[Category:ZX Spectrum games]]
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-[[Category:Asterix games]]
+[[Category:Video games based on Asterix]]
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+[[Category:ZX Spectrum games]]
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