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Jinxter
Sign in to saveJinxter is an interactive fiction video game developed by Magnetic Scrolls and published by Rainbird in 1987 for 8-bit and 16-bit home computers of the time. Jinxter tells the story of a man on a mission to save the fictional land of Aquitania from the looming threat of evil witches. The game was well received by critics upon its release.
Game data
- Released
- 1987-01-01
- User rating
- 0.00 / 5
- Genres
- Adventure
- Platforms
- PC, Classic Macintosh, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST
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Game details · IGDB
Just when a man thinks his luck is running out, things start getting even worse. He gets run over by a bus. Sprayed with cheese sandwich by a supernatural being. Smashed against a tunnel by a speeding train. He gets incinerated, widdled on, folded, bent, spindled, mutilated and generally mucked about with. And in return? He gets the leading role in a perplexing, hilarious race against time and chance, set in a jinxed land menaced by the impending death of good fortune. Look on the bright side - it could be your luckiest move yet. Don't expect tiresome trolls, obvious orcs, silly spells and …
- Released
- 1987
- Genres
- Adventure
- Platforms
- Acorn Archimedes, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Amstrad CPC
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Magnetic Scrolls
- Publisher
- Rainbird
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- interactive fiction
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Publisher
- Telecomsoft
- Developer
- Magnetic Scrolls
- Platform
- Classic Mac OS
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Distribution format
- compact cassette
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- publication date
- 1987-01-01
- input device
- computer keyboard
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Jinxter is an interactive fiction video game developed by Magnetic Scrolls and published by Rainbird in 1987 for 8-bit and 16-bit home computers of the time. Jinxter tells the story of a man on a mission to save the fictional land of Aquitania from the looming threat of evil witches. The game was well received by critics upon its release.
==Gameplay== thumb|upright=4|Atari ST gameplay screenshot, showing one of the game's "more eye-catching scenes"
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