Sorcerer's Apprentice

Without thinking too much, Simon throws the book on the floor; as a result, a portal opens, teleporting the boy and his dog into a fantasy world.

Simon is promptly captured by goblins bent on cooking and eating him but manages to escape.

Soon he realizes that he must play the role of an apprentice sorcerer and rescue a benevolent wizard called Calypso from an evil one, aptly named Sordid.

Simon the Sorcerer is a point-and-click adventure game very similar to contemporary LucasArts titles (in particular Monkey Island ) in concept and gameplay.

It features twelve verbs displayed on the screen at all times for interaction with the environment.

Objects that can be interacted with are highlighted when the player hovers the mouse cursor over them.

The puzzles are inventory-based: Simon will have to collect and carry a large number of items in order to advance in the game.

Almost every character comes with an extended dialogue tree to explore.

Most of the conversation choices are used for a humorous effect and are not required to pursue.

Like in LucasArts' adventures, it is impossible to get irrevocably stuck or die in Simon the Sorcerer .

The game world consists of dozens of interconnected screens, most of which are accessible from the very beginning.

Although there is usually only one way to solve the puzzles, the player can work on multiple tasks at once, and exploration occupies a large portion of the game.

Whenever an important location is discovered, it is marked on the map for instant access, so that the player is not required to retrace his steps in order to revisit it.

The game frequently parodies popular fairy tales and fantasy works and sometimes breaks the fourth wall as Simon directly talks to the player, acknowledging he is a character in a computer game.

Sorcerer's Apprentice for Atari 2600 is currently worth €21.18 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Sorcerer's Apprentice has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common Atari 2600 titles.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.

The PAL version of Sorcerer's Apprentice is currently worth €21.18 loose, versus €35.06 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.