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General Information

Story

A host of evil creatures has besieged this once pristine land. From his underground palace, the Shadow King is directing his minions, the Meanies to infiltrate, corrupt, and destroy all thing of beauty. The Shadow King is winning; all in the land will soon quiver beneath his vile gaze. Swept away be a raging river while trying to save a beautiful maiden, young Merlin finds himself in this enchanted land. As he explorer he discovers the Shadow King's hideous plot. Armed with an arsenal of magical objects, Merlin enlists the aid of the Lady of the Lake and vanquishes the Shadow King's evil minions. It takes all Merlin's cunning and skill to penetrate the Shadow King's defenses and crush him forever.

Controls

Button Screen Function
Main Option Inventory
Control Pad Moves Merlin. Moves Sword Selector and cursor. Moves cursor.
Start Brings up Option Screen. Returns Main Screen. Returns Main Screen.
Select Brings up Inventory Screen. Confirms password, Rune Staff only. Returns Main Screen.
A Change current weapon. Toggle music or sound effect on or off. Confirms selection.
B Use current weapon. Toggle music or sound effect on or off. Confirms selection.
Y Use current item. Toggle music or sound effect on or off. Confirms selection.
XN/A Toggle music or sound effect on or off. Confirms selection.
LChanges current item. N/A Moves cursor back one item.
RChanges current item, reverse of L. N/A Advances cursor.

Screens

Main
  1. Merlin - the playable character
  2. Environment - where Merlin acts.
  3. Heart Meter - when these are empty Merlin faints
  4. Equipped Items - the current item and weapon Merlin can use
  5. Shamrock Count - the number of Sham rocks Merlin has collected
Main Screen
Options
Option Screen
  1. Staff - plays game music
  2. Lyre - play sound effects
  3. Rune Staff - inputs passwords
  4. Runes - current password (none present)
  5. Sword Selector - selects current option
Inventory
  1. Item Window - shows current items Merlin has
  2. Weapon Window - shows current weapons Merlin has
  3. Current Item - item that Merlin can use presently
  4. Current Weapon - weapon that Merlin can use presently
  5. Cursor - possible item or weapon to be equipped
Inventory Screen