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Young Merlin

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Rescue a kidnapped woman and defeat the Shadow King using collected spells and puzzle solving in this icon based adventure.

Young Merlin was developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in North America in March 1994 and in Europe in 1994. The legacy year of 1993 is incorrect for the SNES version.


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Released
1994
Genre
Visual
Isometric
Size
1.30 MB
Rating
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About Young Merlin

Young Merlin is an action game where the player controls a young magician through a fantasy world. The central objective involves saving this realm from the Shadow King, a task that begins after an attempt to rescue a woman leads to her kidnapping by this antagonist.

Gameplay combines combat using collected spells with puzzle-solving and interaction with characters and objects. A notable interface feature is the complete absence of text, with icons used to convey conversations. Progress is recorded through a password system rather than an internal battery.

Young Merlin Screenshots

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Title
This is where it all begins.
Underwater level
Detailed backgrounds
One of the annoying
Boxel-style puzzles
Inventory
Combat
Options
The first boss
Icon-based conversation
Receiving a password