Simon the Sorcerer (video game)

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Simon the Sorcerer
Developer Adventure Soft
MojoTouch (25th Anniversary)
Publisher Adventure Soft
iPhSoft (iPhone)
MojoTouch (25th Anniversary)
Platforms AmigaOS, Android, CD32, DOS, iOS, macOS, RISC OS, Windows
Released DOS
France, Germany, UK, US: September 27, 1993
Germany (CD version), Israel: 1994
United States (CD version): 1995
United Kingdom (re-release): 1998
Germany (PC Games Plus coverdisc): May 1998
Amiga, CD32, Risc OS
United Kingdom: 1994
Windows
United Kingdom: 2002
Worldwide (GOG.com): December 9, 2008
Worldwide (25th Anniversary): April 3, 2018
iOS
Worldwide (iPhone version): August 6, 2009
Worldwide (iPad version): February 19, 2010
macOS
Worldwide: 2012
Android
Worldwide: August 26, 2013
Antstream
Worldwide (Amiga version): April 5, 2022
Worldwide (AGA version): May 24, 2022
Added to
Museum
Windows: July 29, 2012
Windows (25th Anniversary): July 10, 2018

Simon the Sorcerer is a point and click comedic adventure game by Adventure Soft. It is the first game in the Simon the Sorcerer series.

Plot

When Simon chases his dog into a spellbook, he ends up in a magical world. Now he has to journey through this magical world, rescue a wizard, and defeat an evil sorcerer.

Releases

On August 6, 2009, iPhSoft released Simon the Sorcerer for the iPhone and iPod touch using ScummVM and James Woodcock's enhanced soundtrack. On February 19, 2010, the program was updated with support for the iPad.

On April 3, 2018, the digital version of Simon the Sorcerer was replaced with Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition by MojoTouch. It has a custom menu to use alternate sound sources such as MT32 music, or James Woodcock's remake of the music in the game. It also gives an option to have original or high-definition graphics, but the latter simply uses one of the ScummVM graphics filters. Despite using ScummVM, the shortcut key to get back to the ScummVM menu doesn't work. However, ScummVM will detect the game, so it's possible to play the game without using MojoTouch's menu.