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Wizard's Lair

Trapped in an underground cave 'Pothole' Pete stumbles across the WIZARD'S LAIR - a massive subterranean network of interconnecting caves, rooms and passages. His only chance of escape is to find the four…

31 December 1985

Wizard's Lair is an adventure developed by Bubble Bus Software, released 31 December 1985 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Wizard's Lair is

Wizard's Lair is an adventure game developed by Bubble Bus Software and released in 1985. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Trapped in an underground cave 'Pothole' Pete stumbles across the WIZARD'S LAIR - a massive subterranean network of interconnecting caves, rooms and passages. His only chance of escape is to find the four pieces of the Golden Lion which are spread over several levels of the cave. There are many items and strange creatures to help and hinder Pete in his quest to escape.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Wizard's Lair launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Wizard's Lair come out?
Wizard's Lair was released on 31 December 1985 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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