Super Cauldron
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| Developer(s) | Titus Software |
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| Publisher(s) | Titus Software |
| Designer(s) | Vincent Berthelot |
| Composer(s) | Thorsten Norman Sommer (Mitschele) (Amstrad CPC) Christian Lier (Amstrad CPC) |
| Platform(s) | Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC |
| Release | 1992, 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Platformer - Scrolling Screen |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Super Cauldron is a scrolling platform video game released by Titus Software in 1993.
Gameplay
Zmira, a brave little witch, must cross three worlds, free people that have been enslaved by the evil sorcerer, look for lost magical powers and spells and destroy the evil sorcerer in his haunted castle.[1]
Credits
The Amiga version of the game credits list four people who contributed to its development.
- Coder: Vincent Berthelot
- Graphics: Didier Carrère, Françis Fournier
- Musician: Grégory Makles
The Amstrad CPC version was coded by Elmar Krieger, with music by Christian Lier and Thorsten Norman Sommer (Mitschele) (Kangaroo MusiQue).
Reception
Reviews were greatly mixed between magazine reviews of the game upon its release.
- In the July 1993 issue of CU Amiga reviewer John Mather gave it a 27%, saying "Where the original game was addictive and playable, this 'new improved' version seems dated infinitely dull and tedious." [2]
- Amiga Format gave it a 70% rating.[3]
- Amiga Joker gave it a 78% rating.[4]
- Amiga Action gave it 63% rating.[5]
- Amiga Computing gave it an 80% rating.[6]
- Amiga Power gave it a 26% rating.[7]
- The One Amiga gave it a 59% rating [8] the first time it reviewed it, and then a 71% rating in an issue the next year.[9]
- Amstrad Action gave it a 96% rating [10]
References
- ^ From the cover of the game's box
- ^ July 1993 issue of CU Amiga, page 62
- ^ Amiga Format, Issue 49, August 1993, p.86
- ^ Amiga Joker, January 1993, p.34
- ^ Amiga Action issue 47 (Aug 1993)
- ^ Amiga Computing issue 63 (Aug 1993)
- ^ Amiga Power issue 27 (Jul 1993)
- ^ The One Amiga issue 57 (Jun 1993)
- ^ The One Amiga issue 70 (Jul 1994)
- ^ Amstrad Action issue 93 (Jun 1993)