Sorcerer's Maze

does the menu screen freeze for anyone else, like constantly, on any screen other then the new game and main menu screen?

That was a lot of fun! Unfortunately short, though. The music, too, is great. :D My only real complain is that sometimes it feels like it's "sticky" when switching colors while moving.

fun fun fun! but also *ugly. wasn't retro prettier back then?

also, can anyone explain the storyline of

I'm probably having a dense moment.

@C. Olimar - I found four. That's my guess, is that there's more to be found, and finding them all does something special.

As far as finding the

The game itself was quite fun, and fairly easy (and pretty short). Awesome music. And as @C.Olimar788 pointed out, switching colors can sometimes be hard (it doesn't always respond when you press Z or X).

@bigbrit: The same thing happened to me - I assume it's the transition between levels that does it.

Oh, and @Shudog: No, that's pretty much how games looked back then, if not worse. I thought it looked nice.

There are three living robed figures and a dead one. Can't remember the levels they are on though...

Heh, I finished the game without knowing about switching colors (with 25 lives left over too). At only 20 lvls, so it's a quick trip til its over. With so many opportunities to get lives (especially as 1ups respawn, not sure about kitties though), being too careful (and thus slow) is more of an issue than anything else.

For the issue about changing colors not being very responsive: If Clyde is moving, he will NOT change colors.

Very fun, and I agree that the music was really nice.

I did have problems with the controls though. If I wasn't really careful the little guy would go an extra step. There were a couple of times when I accidentally went up the stairs when I meant to go back and explore some area.

Wait, you can switch colours? I thought picking them up in a certain order was part of the challenge! I have been digging this hole myself, apparently.

I couldn't play it at all. Every time I tried to move up or down, the browser window would scroll instead.

Yay for infinite kitties.

Fun game. Although I think it's more appropriate for a link dump instead of a full review..

Quite a nice game. I found the interactions of the cloaked guys interesting. Since I found all 3+1 cloaked guys, I got a "happy ending" kind of ending.

I liked the game, but as other point out: It's short. I don't agree in the review that it would seem "difficult, at times almost impossible". I think that it's way too easy to pose any real challenge. My first playthrough in a casual style left me with over 20 lifes and I only died a few times.

Missing the point here.

1st level is full of monsters that chase you, or sit and block every hall, and nowhere to go but their mouths. No orbs, no way to get past them or even hide. At all.

What's the point again? Shouldn't the monsters at least move (in directions other than "straight at the hero as soon as they see him") so you can maybe get past them?

I went the whole game without changing colors, too! I had to plan the order I picked them up in. :(

The high score list would greatly benefit from a fixed-width font.

Perfect Score!!

Lovely maze game. Deserves its place in the jay archives. Another example a good story for a game is better than more effects and graphics.

Sure there are improvements: I was never sure (points wise) whether it was better to go through a level quickly or by collecting and killing everything. Preferred the latter - it was more fun.

One lesson I learned: At first I thought all those extra lives were unnecessary (and they are) but I can see now why they should be there - its nice to be able to get them so you can play through the game to and end.

Many thanks

E.G.

JIGuest,

At first I was confused as well. There are orbs on the first level. but the similarity tot he blob monster made me think they were monsters. Hint: the orbs don't move.

Whoa, I was trying to use the Level Select thing and accidentally

I didn't find all the robed figures, so I don't know if the best ending hints about this, but since no one mentioned it before, I guess it's some kind of secret!

I didnt really like this game. It wasnt to fun. I thought it was funny though, how at the beginning, there was a bored boy tripping on dirt, and then he randomly ends up in a haunted house.

I know where all three of them are. Yet I died so I only have two(bummer).

This is right between Atari and NES. Which gives us Technicolor!

Superbly cute, this must have a sequel. By sequel I do not mean the same theme, but a puzzle maze with elements like these and build on it from there.

I'm dominating the high scores!! Seriously though, this game is weirdly un-hard for me. I got through on my first try......it was surprising, usually when a reviewer says the game was challenging, I've broken the keyboard in anger at my stupid, clumsy meat fingers.