The Saga of Erik the Viking is an adventure developed by Level 9 Computing, released 31 December 1984 on Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
What The Saga of Erik the Viking is
The Saga of Erik the Viking is an adventure game developed by Level 9 Computing and released in 1984. It was published by Mosaic Publishing. It is available on Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player controls Erik the Viking, and it's Erik's task to find his family, who have been kidnapped by the evil Dogfighters. In the first part of the game, Erik is on the mainland. He makes preparations for sailing, finds his weapons and gathers together a crew, who include Blind Thorkhild, Sven the Strong and Ragnar Forkbeard. Most of the game is set on the sea, with Erik steering his ship, the Golden Dragon, through the northern seas. He visits a number of different islands to collect the necessary items and meet the necessary characters to rescue his family and win the game. These include an enchantress in a cave hidden in a forest, the wizard Al Kwasarmi on a stone quay, and the…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Saga of Erik the Viking launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.
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