Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
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In this Infocom Graphic Interactive Fiction, you play the role of Arthur in search of the Excalibur sword, stolen by the evil King Lot. To aid you in your quest, you are assisted by Merlin who grants you the power to transform yourself into a variety of animals.
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There are some puns and references in the game that require trying out certain things: * When typing "ask about bird" when speaking to the village idiot, he'll talk about Larry Bird instead. * When visiting the kraken, typing "ask about kraken" will cause him to give a familiar Muhammad Ali quote. * Eating food as an owl or turtle will give a message about "Purina (the animal you've turned in to)-chow". * Typing "look at woman" when in the underground chamber. * After killing the boar, trying to pull the tusk out of the boar's mouth.
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DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS
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Hall of Light
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Macintosh Garden, an abandonware games archive
For Macintosh: reviews; game packaging; downloadable releases; manual; screenshots; additional material. -
The Bob And Ray Overstocked Surplus Wareouse
The Infocom Bugs List on the game. -
The Infocom Gallery (Grey Box Releases)
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Game added by Belboz.
Apple II added by ClydeFrog. Amiga, Macintosh added by Terok Nor.
Additional contributors: OceansDaughter, mo , Patrick Bregger, ZeTomes.
Game added April 1, 2000. Last modified June 29, 2024.