Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon
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Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon is a 1987 action
adventure
computer game developed
and published
by Cinemaware
. It is set in a fantastical Arabian Nights-esque world. The player assumes the role of Sinbad the Sailor, and is commissioned by The Princess to rid the land of the Dark Prince.
Like many Cinemaware games, Sinbad draws its inspiration from Hollywood, with a large influence from films such as Jason and the Argonauts as well as the seven other Sinbad films made throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
Using the world map, the player was free to sail to any location, which would trigger the dialogue or action sequences. (For example, The Princess would always willing to talk at the Palace, while sailing through rough waters would probably initiate a shipwreck.) In cities, you could hire men for your crew, while in the deep forests, you could talk with shamans and Gypsies about magic and potions.
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adventure
Adventure game
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computer game developed
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and published
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by Cinemaware
Cinemaware
Cinemaware was a computer game developer and publisher that released several popular titles in the 1980s based on various movie themes. The company was resurrected in 2000, before being acquired by eGames in 2005.-Cinemaware Corp...
. It is set in a fantastical Arabian Nights-esque world. The player assumes the role of Sinbad the Sailor, and is commissioned by The Princess to rid the land of the Dark Prince.
Like many Cinemaware games, Sinbad draws its inspiration from Hollywood, with a large influence from films such as Jason and the Argonauts as well as the seven other Sinbad films made throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
Description
Gameplay in "Sinbad" was classic Cinemaware. The game alternated between an open-ended world map, action sequences, and dialog, where the player would engage other characters and further conversations and relationships, in which the choice of things said altered the future of the game. (Cinemaware's title The King of Chicago) relied heavily on this format.)Using the world map, the player was free to sail to any location, which would trigger the dialogue or action sequences. (For example, The Princess would always willing to talk at the Palace, while sailing through rough waters would probably initiate a shipwreck.) In cities, you could hire men for your crew, while in the deep forests, you could talk with shamans and Gypsies about magic and potions.
Action sequences
- Swordfighting - After an on-screen prompt of "Pick Up Thy Joystick!", Sinbad battles with wild animals that have come upon his camp, stone idols that had come to life, other pirates, and the Black Prince himself.
- The Cyclops - Occasionally, when in remote areas, a cyclops will raid the camp and steal away some of the player's crew. Using a slingshot, the player has to blind the cyclops while avoiding falling boulders.
- The Shipwreck - Coming across pieces of a broken ship in rough waters, Sinbad must steer his boat through the waves, avoiding rocks and picking up drowning sailors, who will eventually join the crew.
- The Earthquake - Sinbad falls into an opening chasm in the earth, and must escape in this quite typical platformPlatform gameA platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
sequence.
Trivia
- After winning the game, there is a short victory cut scene. If the game had been saved at any point, then an additional message popped up encouraging that a larger hurrah would be given if the game could be completed without the need for saves. Won without saving did give a much more grandiose victory cut scene.