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Asterix series

Ardok the Barbarian

Asterix and the Magic Cauldron was changed to Ardok the Barbarianon the worldwide C64 release of the game because they lost their license. Most sources today only talk about the North American change

1 September 1986

Ardok the Barbarian is an adventure developed by Beam Software, released 1 September 1986 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Ardok the Barbarian is

Ardok the Barbarian is an adventure game developed by Beam Software and released in 1986. It was published by Melbourne House. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Asterix and the Magic Cauldron was changed to Ardok the Barbarianon the worldwide C64 release of the game because they lost their license. Most sources today only talk about the North American change
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Asterix series

Ardok the Barbarian is the second of 63 entries we hold in the Asterix series. It arrived 3 years after Obelix. The next entry was Asterix and the Magic Cauldron in 1986.

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When did Ardok the Barbarian come out?
Ardok the Barbarian was released on 1 September 1986 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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