Asterix and the Magic Cauldron
Based on the French comic heroes Asterix & Obelix, the game is a side-scrolling beat-em up developed by Krome Studios in 1986. In super early previews from old UK magazines, you can see a tiny Asterix sprite…
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron is an adventure developed by Beam Software, released 31 December 1986 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
What Asterix and the Magic Cauldron is
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron is an adventure game developed by Beam Software and released in 1986. It was published by Melbourne House. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Based on the French comic heroes Asterix & Obelix, the game is a side-scrolling beat-em up developed by Krome Studios in 1986. In super early previews from old UK magazines, you can see a tiny Asterix sprite for the C64 version but when it hit shelves worldwide, it was already renamed to Ardok the Barbarian
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Asterix series
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron is the fourth of 63 entries we hold in the Asterix series. The next entry was Asterix and the Magic Carpet in 1987.
What it launched against
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.
Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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All media
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Quick answers
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