THE ALCHEMIST
 Imagine 1983

 CONTROLS : Keyboard, Kempston
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 AIM : You, the most skilled Alchemist on earth, have been summoned
 to do battle with the Evil Warlock who is terrorising the land. You
 must enter his castle and find the four sections of the magic scroll,
 which will enable you to defeat the Warlock by turning his own Spell
 of Destruction against him.

 GAMEPLAY : The Alchemist can wander around as a human until he
 reaches a steep hill or a drop, and he can transform himself into a
 giant eagle to overcome these obstacles. The castle itself is full
 of rooms, caverns and passageways filled with a wide variety of
 monsters, (possibly) useful objects and minor spells which can only
 be used once, and of course the four pieces of the magic scroll.

  Matters are further complicated by two factors: first, the Alchemist
 can only carry one object at a time, so an element of strategy is
 involved in deciding which to carry. Secondly, any type of movement,
 bumping into objects or transformations all deplete your stamina.
 This can be maintained by collecting food packs.

  You do however have two weapons - lightning bolts and casting spells,
 if you have any. These use up your magical energy, which is 
 replenished only with time. Encounters with monsters are also 
 draining, although this depends on whether you are carrying a weapon
 like an axe or sword.

 COMMENTS : "Fun ... [but] not terribly addictive."
 RATING : 85% (CRASH #2, March 1984)

 NOW : A rather dull game by modern standards. Tough, too.
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 KEYS : Left		-  SPACE
	Right		-  CAPS SHIFT
	Cast spell/	-  A
	 fire bolt
	Transform	-  ENTER
	Flap		-  Q
	Pick up/	-  P
         drop object
	Pick up/drop	-  0
	 spell scroll
	Quit		-  1