Slightly Magic
Encyclopedia
Slightly Magic is an arcade adventure computer game published in 1991 by Codemasters
for the Amiga
, Amstrad CPC
, Atari ST
, Commodore 64
and ZX Spectrum
. It was written by Colin Jones, author of the rock star management game Rock Star Ate My Hamster (also for Codemasters). Colin later became known as author and publisher Colin Bradshaw-Jones.
magazine with the reviewer praising the graphics and music and claiming it was a better game than Dizzy. CRASH
awarded it 78%, although criticised some of the animation. Sinclair User
gave the game 89% claiming it was worth at least three times its £2.99 retail price. Slightly Magic also claimed position 56 in the Your Sinclair "top 100 Spectrum games" as voted by readers. When Commodore Format
reviewed the game in their November 1991 issue, it was given a low score by their budget games reviewer Roger Frames (a fictional character created by the magazine). "Roger" said the game had sluggish controls and the screen flicked on and off many times when trying to use items and talk to people. He also said bringing up the inventory took a series of fire button presses.
Codemasters
The Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986...
for the Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
, Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,...
, Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
, Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
and ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
. It was written by Colin Jones, author of the rock star management game Rock Star Ate My Hamster (also for Codemasters). Colin later became known as author and publisher Colin Bradshaw-Jones.
Story
Bigwiz the wizard has left the castle in a hurry and has been a bit forgetful. He forgot to pack his spare wand, he forgot to lock his laboratory door and forgot to take his nephew Slightly with him. To make matters worse, a sunburned dragon has run off with the Princess Croak and the spell cabinet has been knocked over spreading the spells everywhere.Gameplay
The gameplay in Slightly Magic is closely related to the gameplay of Dizzy. As with Dizzy, the player starts off with no equipment and has to explore the area to find items and solve puzzles, but Slightly Magic expands this idea by allowing the use of spells to solve puzzles. The player must collect the ingredients and the correct spell word to cast a spell, which would allow the player to solve a puzzle (for example, a fish spell to turn into a fish and swim in water).Critical response
Slightly Magic was generally well received in the media. It received 94% in Your SinclairYour Sinclair
Your Sinclair or YS as it was commonly abbreviated, was a British computer magazine for the Sinclair range of computers, mainly the ZX Spectrum.-History:...
magazine with the reviewer praising the graphics and music and claiming it was a better game than Dizzy. CRASH
CRASH (magazine)
Crash was a magazine dedicated to the ZX Spectrum home computer. It was published from 1984 to 1991 by Newsfield Publications Ltd until their liquidation, and then until 1992 by Europress.-Development:...
awarded it 78%, although criticised some of the animation. Sinclair User
Sinclair User
Sinclair User, often abbreviated SU, was a magazine dedicated to the Sinclair Research range of home computers, most specifically the ZX Spectrum...
gave the game 89% claiming it was worth at least three times its £2.99 retail price. Slightly Magic also claimed position 56 in the Your Sinclair "top 100 Spectrum games" as voted by readers. When Commodore Format
Commodore Format
Commodore Format was a British magazine for users of the Commodore 64 home computer. All sixty-one issues of the magazine were produced by Future Publishing. These came towards the end of the machine's commercial life - from October 1990 until October 1995....
reviewed the game in their November 1991 issue, it was given a low score by their budget games reviewer Roger Frames (a fictional character created by the magazine). "Roger" said the game had sluggish controls and the screen flicked on and off many times when trying to use items and talk to people. He also said bringing up the inventory took a series of fire button presses.