Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers get all the Girls

Ernie Eaglebeak is a young lad living with his cruel stepfather Joey Rottenwood, who keeps him locked up in the attic. Ernie is secretly in love with his neighbor Lola Tigerbelly, a young woman definitely out of his league. Things take a turn for the better when Ernie gets accepted as a freshman by the Sorcerer University, a prestigious school of magic. At first Ernie is fascinated by college life and meets a few attractive women as well. However, when the magical Sorcerer's Appliance gets stolen, Ernie is sent on a dangerous mission to recover that powerful device. Armed with his spellbook and a magical surfboard, Ernie must cross the Fizzbuttle Ocean and travel to various islands searching for clues.

Spellcasting 101 is the first game created by Legend Entertainment, heralding their hybrid graphical and text adventure format. Continuing Infocom's tradition of humorous text adventures, the game can be played in text-only mode. However, graphical depictions of locations can be activated as well, and the game gives the player the opportunity to combine verbs from a list with on-screen objects in an almost point-and-click fashion. The game contains many puzzles following a peculiar sense of logic; it is also possible to get irrevocably stuck and die.

Magic spells (including such exotic ones as increasing a person's bust size) can be learned and then used in appropriate situations to solve puzzles. The player's actions advance the game's internal clock, and some of the tasks are based on being in the right place at the right time. The islands are tackled as separate scenarios and are self-sufficient gameplay-wise. The game contains many puns and jokes, some of them college-oriented (e.g. Tappa Kegga Bru or I Phelta Thi fraternities). It is possible to activate the "Naughty Mode", which shows the game's female characters semi-naked in some scenes, and also makes the corresponding text descriptions explicitly erotic.

Followed By Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance
Series Spellcasting 101 (1)
Added March 8, 2020
Published By Legend Entertainment Company
Developed By Legend Entertainment Company
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Starting location (DOS) from mobygames.com
Map mode (DOS) from mobygames.com
Out on the roofs. The game says funny stuff when you try to type in words it doesn't understand (DOS) from mobygames.com
Yes, you can try that... Most responses are canned, though (DOS) from mobygames.com
Admittance to the university requires you to input copy protection (DOS) from mobygames.com
Arriving at Sorcerer University (DOS) from mobygames.com
SU in Map mode (DOS) from mobygames.com
The difference between Nice mode... (DOS) from mobygames.com
...and Naughty mode! (DOS) from mobygames.com
Visiting lectures is actually fun! (DOS) from mobygames.com
Hanging out with some jocks; reading a sports article in the newspaper (DOS) from mobygames.com
Scull and skull? Hmm... More funny responses (DOS) from mobygames.com
Okay, so there won't be chess in this game... (DOS) from mobygames.com
What do you know - how did the creators of the game knew I'd be silly enough to try this?.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Accessing the simulation program (DOS) from mobygames.com
This will be your ultimate goal in the game... but you can't do anything yet. Just in case, you switch to the Naughty Mode!.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
An erotically-minded party in I Phelta Thi (DOS) from mobygames.com
Ooookay. Now, are you going to be a gentleman, Ernie?.. Uh... err... let me just save first, okay?.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Sorry, I just had to try this (DOS) from mobygames.com
Your SKONN spell can increase bust size! Of course you try it on all the woman - but it actually works where you wouldn't expect!.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Exploring an annoying MAIZE... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Discovered a spooky altar. You open your spellbook (DOS) from mobygames.com
You just learned a new spell (DOS) from mobygames.com
The game's second half takes place on various weird islands. This is the travel screen (DOS) from mobygames.com
Graphics are often slightly animated, like the water in this picture. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Strange situations are a common thing in games by Steve Meretzky. (DOS) from mobygames.com
An abandoned cottage on the Isle of Lost Soles (DOS) from mobygames.com
Hmm, alright, let's keep trying (DOS) from mobygames.com
An atmospheric forest with a nice description (DOS) from mobygames.com
Those animals do not seem to play an important role in the game... or do they? (DOS) from mobygames.com
Suddenly and without any warning, the next step takes you to an assortment of old English paraphernalia (DOS) from mobygames.com
On this island, everything happens backwards!.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
You'll have to reenact a weird version of Goldilocks - in the reversed order!.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Sex-hungry amazons are only at first sight a cool thing. Later you have to flee from them or they'll love you to death. Literally. (DOS) from mobygames.com
I haven't expected this reaction... (DOS) from mobygames.com
I think it's time to eat! This island is just a restaurant... (DOS) from mobygames.com
The Isle of the Gods is surely a highlight in terms of humor. (DOS) from mobygames.com
That's Joey Rottenwood, your stepfather and arch-nemesis. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
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Year of Release:
1990

Genre(s):
Interactive Fiction

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Text Parser

Setting/Theme:
Adult Comedy Fantasy

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