Asterix and the Magic Cauldron

1986 video game

Asterix and the Magic Cauldron

Developer(s)	Beam Software
Publisher(s)	Melbourne House
Platform(s)	Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Release	September 1986
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single player

Asterix and the Magic Cauldron is a computer game for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computers based on the popular French Asterix comic books. The game was released in 1986. In North America, the Commodore 64 version was released as Ardok the Barbarian, without the Asterix license.

Gameplay

Asterix and the Magic Cauldron is a graphical adventure game, where the player takes the role of Asterix, who has to find all the pieces of the missing cauldron, so that Getafix the druid can brew magic potion and the Gaulish village can stand against the Romans.^[1]

The game takes place in several interconnected "rooms", each of which take up one screen. The game starts at the Gaulish village, and Asterix can also travel out to the forest, and to Roman camps. When Asterix meets a wild boar or a Roman legionary, a separate fight scene ensues. Defeated wild boar can be eaten to provide extra sustenance.

Reviews

Jeux & Stratégie #43 (as "Asterix et le Chaudron Magique")^[2]

References

^ "Impossible to Display Scan".
^ "Jeux & stratégie 43". February 1987.

External links

Asterix and the Magic Cauldron at MobyGames
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron at SpectrumComputing.co.uk

Asterix

Comic books

Goscinny and Uderzo	Asterix the Gaul The Golden Sickle The Goths The Gladiator The Banquet Cleopatra The Big Fight In Britain The Normans The Legionary The Chieftain's Shield Olympic Games The Cauldron In Spain The Roman Agent In Switzerland The Mansions of the Gods The Laurel Wreath The Soothsayer In Corsica Caesar's Gift The Great Crossing Obelix and Co. In Belgium
Uderzo alone	The Great Divide The Black Gold Asterix and Son The Magic Carpet The Secret Weapon Asterix and Obelix All at Sea The Actress The Falling Sky
Ferri and Conrad	The Picts The Missing Scroll The Chariot Race The Chieftain's Daughter The Griffin
Fabcaro and Conrad	The White Iris

Other books

Films

Animated	Asterix the Gaul (1967) Asterix and the Golden Sickle (cancelled) Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976) Asterix Versus Caesar (1985) Asterix in Britain (1986) Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) Asterix Conquers America (1994) Asterix and the Vikings (2006) The Mansions of the Gods (2014) The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)
Live-action	Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) Mission Cleopatra (2002) Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) God Save Britannia (2012) The Middle Kingdom (2023)