Wizard's Lair (Oric)

System requirements 

The game is designed to run on 48KB Oric computers (such as Oric-1, Atmos and Telestrat models), but the download link comes with a pre-configured Windows Emulator ready to run. 

Credits 

This game was created by Rax and Iss

The Story

Bocco was an archaeologist who was deeply interested in the history of ancient civilizations. He often traveled the world in search of ancient artifacts and hidden secrets. One day, while studying old scrolls in the mysterious library of a monastery, Bocco discovered a mysterious scroll that drew him into the world of magic.

Bocco studied the scroll for several years and learned a great deal about ancient magic and mystical powers. But his peaceful life was disrupted when an evil wizard appeared, who wanted to conquer the world.

The wizard used old and powerful magic that could destroy entire continents. He threatened to use them in a few days if his demands were not met. Bocco realized that the only way to save the world was to go to the wizard's cave and defeat him.

Bocco had to pass through a labyrinth full of traps and monsters to reach the wizard's treasure trove. With the help of the new magical knowledge he had gained from the scroll, Bocco managed to overcome the traps and defeat the monsters.

Bocco stood before the wizard in the magnificent cave where he held the artifact that was necessary to save the world. The wizard greeted him with a smirk and said, "So, so... you really are a hero. But you see, I have stronger magic than you, and I will enjoy destroying you with just one spell."

The wizard began to recite magical words and Bocco felt his magic gradually fade away and disappear. Without his magic, Bocco was left with only his hands and weapons to fight against the wizard.

Without his magic, Bocco had to fight the wizard with only his hands and weapons. It was the toughest battle Bocco had ever experienced. But he did not give up and continued to fight. With his endurance, skills, and weapon, Bocco managed to defeat the wizard and take the artifact that would stop the spell of destruction on the world.

After the wizard was defeated, Bocco stepped into the wizard's treasure trove and found the artifact that was necessary to save the world. He took it with confidence, knowing that he had saved it from the hands of evil.

Bocco returned to the city as a hero and was proclaimed as the savior of the world. His name remained a symbol of courage and bravery for generations to come.

The game

Here's a little brief description of the game:

• 8 types of ground decorations
• 6 types of food
• 12 types of magic
• 4 types of flasks
• 7 types of weapons
• 15 types of monsters
• 33 floors

The game includes three difficulty levels that can be selected from the main screen.

 There are 65,536 randomly generated dungeons that can be replayed by entering the specific seed for the given dungeon. 

Controls

Use the following keys to play:

• arrow - movement
• space - backpack
• c - colors on/off

Items, monsters, spells and traps

In the 33 levels of the dungeon you will find an assortment of things...

In the  dungeon rooms you will sometimes find chests, bags, and jars.

• chests contain weapons and potions
• bags contain food and spells.
• jars may sometimes hide a bat, spider or snake!

Food and Potions

These items will restore your health, when the health reaches zero, you are dead.
You lose health by stepping on traps, or being attacked by monsters.

Food	Restored Health
Apple	+1 health
Carrot	+3 health
Fish	+4 health
Bread	+5 health
Meat	+7 health
Chicken	+10 health

Similarly, you will find vials which can also do the same thing

Potions	Increased Maximum Health
Vial	+1 max health points
Big vial	+2 max health points
Flask	+3 max health points
Big flask	+5 max health points

Spells

A game called Wizar'd Lair have to have spells, here are they:

Spell	Effect
Light	shows the whole floor
Slow	slows the movement of enemies
Sleep	puts enemies to sleep for several turns
Drain life	deals damage to all enemies for several turns
Teleport	teleport to random position
Die	kill all enemies visible on the map
Firering	summoning 4 fires in a circle
Firewall	summoning 3 fires
Waterring	summoning 4 water in a circle
Waterwall	summoning 3 water
Trapwall	summoning 3 traps
Ra's gift	summoning 4 jars

Weapons

In addition to spells, we also have a selection of weapons

Weapons	Damage
Dagger	2
Saber	3
Axe	4
Mace	5
Maul	6
Sword	8
Lance	10

Traps

Not all dangers are moving toward you, some are just lurking there in the dark waiting for you to step on them!

Traps	Damage
Fire	1
Spikes	3

Ennemies

And finally, here is a list of all the ennemies you may encounter... the deeper you go, the more dangerous they get.

Some enemies are vulnerable to water, allowing it to be used as a barrier to keep them away from the player, and you can use traps and fires to help in the fight!

Type	Health	Attack	Special
Bat	1	1
Snake	1	1
Spider	1	1
Ooze	2	1
Scrab	2	1
Plant	5	1
Big Ooze	4	1	Slows the player's movement for several turns
Big Spider	4	2	Traps the player in one position for several turns
Big Snake	5	2	Poisons the player for several turns
Ghost	6	3	Teleports to a random location after hitting
Skeleton	7	4
Big Skeleton	8	4	Pushes the player back one position
Wizard	20	5