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The Witch's Cauldron

The Witch's Cauldron is a text adventure with graphics where the protagonist is turned into a slimy toad by the witch Hazel, apparently inspired by the classic fairy tale The Frog King. Imprisoned on the…

1 December 1984

The Witch's Cauldron is an adventure developed by Mikro-Gen Ltd, released 1 December 1984 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What The Witch's Cauldron is

The Witch's Cauldron is an adventure game developed by Mikro-Gen Ltd and released in 1984. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Witch's Cauldron is a text adventure with graphics where the protagonist is turned into a slimy toad by the witch Hazel, apparently inspired by the classic fairy tale The Frog King. Imprisoned on the witch's island, the player needs to get the main character back to his original form by collecting ingredients and mixing them into the cauldron, with complementary adventure game puzzles.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Witch's Cauldron launched on 1 December 1984, within three weeks of 1942, Knight Lore, Vs. Excitebike and Skool Daze.

Released around the same time: 1942, Knight Lore, Vs. Excitebike, Skool Daze.

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When did The Witch's Cauldron come out?
The Witch's Cauldron was released on 1 December 1984 for Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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