Games database
Adventure

Jinxter

19877.2/ 10 · 34 votes2

Screenshots (10)

About

Aquatania has recently become the land of misfortunes, due to a group of plotting witches. The task of finding five charms and a magic bracelet to put things right falls on you.

And you need a change of luck because events in this game often emphasize the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. You get hit by a car, fall from a great height, are sprayed with a cheese sandwich, and more! Being the guinea pig in this strange world will drive you insane - if this jinxed land doesn't do it first.

Jinxter is an interactive fiction with graphics title that takes a realistic world of people and situations, and then plays with the boundaries to create a strange and puzzling world. Characters are all getting on with their own tasks, and getting them to help you is usually a case of making sure something's in it for them.

Dialogue aims to add a comic touch to proceedings. Puzzles can often be solved in multiple ways, but the most obvious way is not always the correct one. Due to the presence of a Guardian, you can't actually die.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Text

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

5.25" Floppy Disk

Text Modes Supported

80×25

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 2.0

Min. RAM Required

256 KB

Video Modes Supported

EGA

Box art

Also known as

Green Magicworking title

Community Ratings

Rate this game:

No ratings yet. Be the first!

Facts

Publisher

Rainbird

Released

1987

Platforms

PCDOSAmigaAtari STCommodore 64Apple IIAtari 8-bitZX SpectrumAmstrad CPCMacAcorn 32-bitAmstrad PCWZX Spectrum Next

Standing

Top 54% by want to play

Tags

1st-personFixed / flip-screenInteractive fiction / text adventurePuzzle elementsFantasy