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About the Story
Your name is Odieus and you come from a long line of sorcerers and enchantresses. You're well-educated in the art of spell flinging, but unfortunately your magic flingshot has been stolen by your arch-enemy, Blackwing, son of Blackfeather. Your mission is to enter Blackwing's lair and recover your prized possession.
This game was originally written by an unknown author using LADS and published on Compuserve circa 1988.
The LADS version was ported to AGT and embellished by David Malmberg in 1990. This made it available to any computer with an AGT interpreter. Versions are known for the Atari ST and MS-DOS.
The AGT version was ported to the Atari 400/800 by John E using AdventureWriter in December 1993 and published in The Grim Reaper, issue 13, July 1994.
Finally, the AGT version was ported to Inform by Teo Kwang Liak in October 1994. However, this version is a beta version and is reported to be buggy.
3 Off-Site Reviews
Baf's Guide
Your career as an accomplished Spell Flinger is threatened when your arch-enemy Blackwing steals your Flingshot, so you have to retrieve it from the depths of the Pit he calls home. One of those games where every object has exactly one use. Some bugs, but none that obstruct victory. Somewhat linear, and easy except for a few nonsense puzzles, which can be solved by trial-and-error. Can be won in one sitting. Presumed humorous.
-- Carl Muckenhoupt
Xyzzy News
It's easy to see why "Odieus" is a good choice for experiments in programming. [...] For avid players looking for a new challenge, though, there's little about "Odieus" that's attention-getting. The story is thin, character development is nil, and the puzzles aren't terribly intriguing. In general, magic and sorcery themes leave me cold. But even if you are an fan of "Enchanter"-type games, be forewarned that the sorcery is just for atmosphere and there aren't any scrolls to learn or spells to cast.
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SPAG
Surprisingly, the older AGT version plays better than the newer Inform one, as the Inform version is a bit buggy. I saw a review of Odieus in another magazine which stated that the author couldn't even finish the Inform version due to a difficulty in cooling down the hot springs, which was accomplished easily in the AGT version. [...] In any case, the game is not bad, and makes a nice little diversion. It shouldn't take more than a half hour to solve it.
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Game Details
Current Version: Release 1
License: Freeware
Development System: LADS, AGT
Baf's Guide ID: 157
| IFIDs: | ZCODE-1-941021-3F6D |
| AGT-03500-0000D07A |
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