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Magician came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, developed by Eurocom. It was part of that wave of early NES fantasy games that tried to build big worlds with the console's limited colors and sound.

You control a young apprentice on a quest to defeat an evil sorcerer. The main goal is to explore the land, find spell components, and learn new magic. You move screen by screen through towns, forests, and dungeons, fighting monsters with a simple sword and the spells you gather. The game requires careful resource management, since casting spells uses up magic points. The pacing is slow, and the difficulty can be unforgiving if you wander into the wrong area unprepared. Playing it feels like piecing together a difficult puzzle where every new spell offers a small glimpse of progress.