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Jinxter

Green Magic [Prerelease name]

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

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2003-07-15

Stats

4,999

Genre

Conversions

Acorn Archimedes
Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Amstrad/Schneider CPC6128(+)
Amstrad/Schneider PcW 8256/8512/9256/9512/10
Apple II/IIGS
Apple Macintosh (Classic)
Atari 800/130/XL/XE
Atari ST/E
Commodore C64/128
PC (DOS)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+2/+3

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Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Credits

Title picture

Hard Disk Installer

Yes

Copy the contents of the disk to the HD, then start the game from the command line with "Jinxter" from the CLI using a minimal startup sequence (no Workbench).

Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1987
Jinxter
AKA Green Magic (Pre-release name)
Commercial
Full Price
USA
English
English
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1987
Jinxter
AKA Green Magic (Pre-release name)
Commercial
Full Price
Rest of the World
English
English
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

Original game contents included 'The Independent Guardian' magazine, Staff Memo, and the "Old Moose Bolter" beer mat.

Known releases: V1.0 (08-May-87), V1.2 (08-May-87)


TRIVIA:
The in-game text was originally written by Georgina Sinclair, sister of Magnetic Scrolls boss Anita Sinclair. Georgina and Anita Sinclair, however, had a falling out, and the in-game text was feverishly re-worked over a 3 week period by Michael Bywater, then-assistant editor of Punch magazine (a British weekly magazine of humour and satire) and friend of the late famous sci-fi comedy writer Douglas Adams. [Source: "Magnetic Scrolls Memories" by Rob Steggles (gfx artist), courtesy of The Magnetic Scrolls Memorial]

Former Telecomsoft producer/project manager Richard Hewison offers further insight into the events leading up to the release of JINXTER:

'Michael Bywater's script-doctoring job on Jinxter was "the script-doctoring job of all script-doctoring jobs". The data structures and the logic behind the puzzles were already in place, but there were problems with the script.

Working on a Toshiba "portable" computer in Magnetic Scrolls' office located off Borough High Street in South London, Michael spent many long hours working on getting the text right and occasionally altering plot elements to fit.

To be able to implement the new text into the game, Michael also had to learn the intracies of Magnetic Scrolls' data-driven adventure system. It wasn't easy (especially for a non-programmer), but he soon got to grips with it.
' [Source: The Bird Sanctuary]

Conversion Notes

Based on 1987 Magnetic Scrolls/Rainbird Atari ST release
PC versions: text mode, EGA

N.B. Atari 800/Amstrad-Spectrum 128k versions (disk only). An unofficial C= Plus/4 port exists too

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Scan info

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U.S. Release (front)

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U.S. Release (back)

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Misc: OCS
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Old Moose Bolter Beer Mat (front) [Source: Moby Games]

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Old Moose Bolter Beer Mat (back) [Source: Moby Games]

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Staff Memo (front) [Source: Moby Games]

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Staff Memo (back) [Source: Moby Games]

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Disk Returns Notice

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UK Advert [1] [Source: Atari Mania]

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UK Advert [2] [Source: Atari Mania]

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French Advert [Source: Atari Mania]

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German Advert (ASM 2/1988, Page 49)

Manual info

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"The Independent Guardian" (magazine)

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Staff Memo

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No cheats found.

Acorn Archimedes
No conversion screens found.
Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Amstrad/Schneider CPC6128(+)
No conversion screens found.
Amstrad/Schneider PcW 8256/8512/9256/9512/10
No conversion screens found.
Apple II/IIGS
No conversion screens found.
Apple Macintosh (Classic)
No conversion screens found.
Atari 800/130/XL/XE
No conversion screens found.
Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.
Commodore C64/128
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

EGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128/+2/+3
No conversion screens found.

Map info

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No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Computing
Vol 1 No 5 (Oct 1988)
70%
Dave Eriksson
4
Amiga User International
Vol 2 No 3 (Mar 1988)
7/10
Andy Moss
1
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
Vol 5 No 5 (May 1988)
0
Computer + Video Games
76 (Feb 1988)
37/40
Keith Campbell
0
Datormagazin
Vol 1988 No 2 (Feb 1988)
3.7/5
Ingela Palmér
0
Génération 4
3 (Mar - Apr 1988)
Frank Ladoire
Didier Latil
Stephane Lavoisard
0
Power Play
Apr 1988
8/10
0
The Games Machine
3 (Feb 1988)
92%
Rob Steel
3

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Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
No magazine previews found

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Lore Score: 72%

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