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name=Simon the Sorcerer| | name=Simon the Sorcerer| | ||
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release=1993| | release=1993| | ||
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Revision as of 04:10, 24 February 2022
| Simon the Sorcerer | ||
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| First release | 1993 | |
| Also known as | Simon, StS | |
| Developed by | Adventure Soft | |
| Published by | Adventure Soft, Idigicon, MojoTouch | |
| Distributed by | (unknown) | |
| Platforms | Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS, Windows | |
| Resolution | 320x200, 256 colors | |
| Engine | AGOS | |
| Support | Since ScummVM 0.2.0 | |
| Available for Purchase |
Yes | |
Simon the Sorcerer is the first game in the Simon the Sorcerer series, and the fourth game to use Adventure Soft's AGOS Engine. The game follows a teenager named Simon who has been unwittingly brought into a world of magic to save the wizard Calypso from the evil sorcerer Sordid.
Installation
Required data files
For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the user documentation.
Acorn CD or Acorn CD demo
- DATA
- EFFECTS
- GAMEBASE
- ICONDATA
- SIMON
- STRIPPED
- TBLLIST
Acorn Floppy
- *.dat
Amiga Floppy
- *tune
- *.pkd
- gameamiga
- icon.pkd
- stripped.txt
- tables*
- tbllist
- text*
Amiga CD32
- *Effects
- *simon
- *tune
- *.out
- gameamiga
- icon.pkd
- stripped.txt
- tables*
- tbllist
- text*
DOS Floppy Demo
- *.VGA
- GDEMO
- ICON.DAT
- MOD2.MUS
- MUSIC.DRV
- STRIPPED.TXT
- TABLES*
- TBLLIST
- TEXT*
DOS Floppy
- *.MUS
- *.VGA
- GAMEPC
- ICON.DAT
- MT_FM.IBK
- STRIPPED.TXT
- TABLES*
- TBLLIST
- TEXT*
DOS CD or DOS CD Demo
- EFFECTS.VOC
- GAMEPC
- ICON.DAT
- MT_FM.IBK
- SIMON.GME
- SIMON.VOC
- STRIPPED.TXT
- TBLLIST
Windows CD
- GAMEPC
- ICON.DAT
- SFX*
- SIMON.GME
- SIMON.WAV
- STRIPPED.TXT
- TBLLIST
Note: If you have the dual version of Simon the Sorcerer on CD, you will find the Windows version in the main directory of the CD and the DOS version in the DOS directory of the CD.
Game languages
The following language choices are available when using command-line arguments or the "Language" option in the game-specific settings. For more information, see the user documentation
- en - English (default)
- de - German
- fr - French
- it - Italian
- es - Spanish
- hb - Hebrew
- pl - Polish
- ru - Russian
Default controls
To change these controls and more, use the Keymaps tab in the global or game-specific settings. For more information, see the user documentation
| Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl + 0-9
|
Loads saved game |
Alt + 0-9
|
Saves game |
Ctrl + Alt + d
|
Starts the debugger |
Ctrl + f
|
Toggle fast mode |
F1 - F3
|
Text speed, faster - slower |
F10
|
Shows all characters and objects you can interact with |
Escape
|
Skips cutscenes |
- and +
|
Music volume, down/up |
m
|
Toggles music on/off |
s
|
Toggles sound effects on/off |
p
|
Pauses |
t
|
Switches between speech and subtitles |
Known bugs
- Walking into the life support section (down from the starting location), the door is shown as already closed behind you, before suddenly being shown as open and closing. This does not happen when I play version 8.49 in DOSBox, but I'm told it did happen in older versions.