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eventually dumped in the loft. Sometime after his birthday, Simon hears Chippy playing around in the loft, to which he discovers it holding the book in its mouth. Reading it, he notes it is titled "Ye Olde
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version, and said that it was the game he liked, rather than the iPhone implementation, but thought the game a "classic" and described the dialogue as "original". Damian
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carries them out), the loading of data as needed, and functions could be implemented by the simple addition of commands. The game was built as a database, which contained tables for rooms and objects. These tables contained animation code and information about what is supposed to happen.
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game, but were unable to obtain a licence), and he and his father hoped that he would become involved with the game. Although he chose not to become involved, the script still contained much original humour. Many scenes are based on fairy tales, and the Wise Owl was modelled on
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lauded the story as "hilarious" and the scenery and music as "wonderfully colorful and cheery", criticised the lack of side-quests and pointed out that the original graphics looks outdated in 2009. The script and dialogue were praised as "fantastic" by Rob
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in August 2013. This version featured new animations and icons, remastered music, high-definition graphics, and new game menus. A 25th
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Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe
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in December 2008. In 2009, the game was re-released for the
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Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe
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thought the Amiga version's graphics are "magnificent".
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Woodroffe, Simon (2018). "Simon Woodroffe Interview".
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and PC CD-ROM, with an enhanced soundtrack featuring
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Jonathan Nash (October 1994). "Simon The Sorcerer".
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