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Every silver lining has a cloud...


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 falls from two thousand feet into an artificial waterfall. He gets drunk, drowned and cursed. He gets incinerated, widdled on, folded,bent, spindled, mutilated and generally mucked about with.

And in return ?

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.
Who are we talking about? Who is holding this box?
You guessed it.

Look on the bright side. It could be your luckiest move yet. Jinxter comes from Magnetic Scrolls, authors of international award-winning adventures The Pawn and The Guild of Thieves. It´s more than a collection of crossword puzzles; it´s a whole universe, where things behave as they do in the real world... with some alarming exceptions. Don't expect tiresome trolls, obvious orcs, silly spells and wet, wimpish witches in JINXTER. Infuriating, enchanting, absurd and hilarious by turns, JINXTER will surprise you with every move you make.

But don't forget: every lining has a cloud...

JINXTER - SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALL THE LUCK.

Facts

Released:
1987
Distributor:
Firebird / Rainbird
Story:
Georgina Sinclair, Michael Bywater
Graphics:
?
Programming:
Michael Bywater
Goodies:
Michael Bywater
Platforms:
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple 2, Archimedes, Atari ST, Atari XL/XE, Commodore 64/128, Macintosh, IBM PC, Spectrum +3
Game box contents:
Magazine "The Independent Guardian"
Staff Memo
Adventure Guide
Beer mat "Old Moose Bolter"
Disk
Known release versions:
1.01 - Amiga
 
1.05 - Amiga, Apple 2, Atari ST, C64, IBM PC, Spectrum +3
 
1.1 - IBM PC
 
1.22 - Atari XL, Macintosh, Amstrad CPC
 
1.3 - Archimedes
 
? - Amstrad PCW
Known packages:
Standard Rainbird/Firebird blue box ( 15.2 cm x 21.4 cm - 6" x 8.5" )

Game box contents

  • Disk:

  • Amiga

    Atari ST

    C64

    Apple 2

    Amiga

    Archimedes

    IBM PC
  • The Independend Guardian
  • Staff Memo: Envelope Letter
  • Beer Mat "Old Moose Bolter": Front (Variant 1) Front (Variant 2) Front (Variant 3) Back
  • Adventure Guide: Amiga Apple 2 Atari ST (german version) C64 (german version) IBM PC

Background information

  • The german version of Jinxter came with a german issue of The Independend Guardian
  • There exist three variants of the Old Moose Bolter beer mat (at least).

Walkthroughs, solutions and more...

jinx_s.zip
Solution
jinx_w.zip
Walkthrough
jinx-unp.zip
Password list
jinxtermap.gif
Map (donated by Matej Pokorn and Helena Kenda)
jinxter.html
Ami Cheat's Page Solve
Jinxter_music.lha
The original music score of Jinxter in DeliTracker custom format. To play use e.g. Deliplayer or UADE
Jinxter_Book.pdf
Official Jinxter solution book
Archived material:
The Independent Guardian:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Articles and Reviews

Game reviews - Jinxter
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
Jinxter (Atari ST) UK flag  Happy Computer 1/88,
roughtly translated by myself
Boris Schneider German flag
Jinxter (Spectrum +3) UK flag Your Sinclair No. 30, June 1988, page 82 Mike Gerrard Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (?) UK flag  Antic Vol. 7, No. 5, 1988
page 56
donated by Nicholas Campbell
Steve Panak    
Jinxter (Spectrum +3) UK flag  Crash magazine 51, 1988
donated by Matthew Williams
? Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (Amstrad CPC) UK flag  Amstrad Action 30,1988
p.60-61
donated by Nicholas Campbell
The Pilgrim Download article  UK flag

Jinxter (Amstrad CPC) UK flag

Amstrad Computer User 11/88
p.34-35
donated by Nicholas Campbell
Bill Brock Download article  UK flag
Es ist vollbracht German flag ASM Spezial 2
p.64-66
Torsten Blum German flag
Jinxter (C-64) German flag Happy Computer Special 4,
page 70
Anatol Locker German flag
Jinxter (?) UK flag Computer Gaming World July 1988,
p. 14pp
Scorpia Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (multiple) UK flag Computer & Video Games 76, February 1988, page 104-105 Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (Amiga) UK flag Amiga Computing Vol.1 Iss. 5, October 1988, page 12,13,15
donated by Tim Janssen
Dave Eriksson Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (Spectrum +3) UK flag Sinclair User 74, May 1988, page 77 Tony Dillon Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (C-64) UK flag Zzap64 Iss. 35 March 1988,
page 48
? Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (Amiga) UK flag Amiga User International ,March 1988, page 42
donated by Tim Janssen
Andy Moss Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (Amiga, Atari ST) UK flag The Games Machine 30, February 88, pages 75-77 Rob Steel Download article  UK flag
Gem of an adventure (Atari XL) UK flag Atari User, July 1988, page 27 Bob Chappell Download article  UK flag
Glossy line in classics (Amstrad CPC) UK flag Computing with the Amstrad Vol.4 Issue 5,September 1988, page 43 Gandalf Download article  UK flag
Jinxter (C-64) UK flag Commodore User 52, January 1988, pages 76-77 Keith Campell Download article  UK flag
Jinxter Map Part I UK flag
I guess part II was never published, since CPC Computing merged with Amstrad Computer User magazine after this issue
CPC Computing, December 1988, pages 47 ? Download article  UK flag
New graphic adventures: Jinxter (C-64) UK flag Commodore Magazine Vol. 9 No. 9, September 1988, pages 48,98 Shay Adams Download article  UK flag

Availability

Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad PCW
Apple 2
Archimedes
Atari ST
Atari XL
C64
IBM PC
Macintosh
Spectrum +3