MAGNETIC
An interpreter for Magnetic Scrolls adventures.
Written by Niclas Karlsson
Amiga port by David Kinder
DOS port by Stefan Jokisch and David Kinder
BeOS port by Tinic Uro
EPOC port by Simon Quinn
GEM port by Dan Ackerman
Glk port by Simon Baldwin
Linux/GTK port by David Lodge, Torbjörn Andersson
MacOS X port by Jan Schliemann
Palm OS port by Jeff Mitchell
RISC OS port by Shaun Lindsley, Phil Mellor
Unix/X11 port by Jeff Mitchell
Windows port by David Kinder
Java port by Stefan MeierWhat do you need for playing ?
(1) the story files;
(2) optionally the graphics files;
(3) optionally the title screen
(4) optionally the hint files for Magnetic Windows games
(5) documentation from the original packages;
(6) the Magnetic interpreter.The required files and the interpreter can be downloaded from this page. Most parts of the original game manuals are available as scans on the game pages.
How does it work ?
A documentation is included with the interpreter and available below. Please refer to the specific Magnetic version.What about the Magnetic Windows versions ?
The games using Magnetic Windows are supported by Magnetic 2.
MAGNETIC 2.2 binaries
View Magnetic 2.2 docs Port Author Screenshot (click to enlarge) David Kinder
Christian Garbs
Magnetic 2.2 for DOS:
David Kinder
Magnetic 2.2 for GEM
Magnetic 2.2 for Java
Magnetic 2.2 for Linux/GTK
Source only, get the Magnetic 2.2 source pqackage and follow instructions to compile the GTK release.
Simon Baldwin
Magnetic 2.2 for Mac OS X
Jan Schliemann
Magnetic 2.2 for Nintendo DS
The Pawn, Guild of Thieves, Jinxter, Corruption, Fish, Myth, Wonderland
Please note: The packages contain the interpreter plus all necessary game files!
papafuji
Magnetic 2.2 for PalmOS 3/4/5
Jeff Mitchell
David Kinder
Shaun Lindsley Home
Phil Mellor Home
MAGNETIC 2.2 source codeMagnetic 2.2 combined source distribution
contains the generic source code plus the specific files for Amiga, DOS, DOS/32, glk, GTK, and Windows ports
MagneticX 1.2 sources
Magnetic 2.2 for Mac OS X by Jan SchliemannKronos 1.41 sources
Magnetic 2.2 for Palm OS by Jeff MitchellGEMagnetic 0.8 sources
Magnetic 2.2 for GEM by Dan AckermanMagnetic 2.2 WinCE sources
Magnetic 2.2 for Windows CE by James Moore
Old MAGNETIC releasesView Magnetic 2 docs
View Magnetic 1 docsPort Author Screenshot (click to enlarge) Magnetic 2.0 for EPOC (Psion7,,..)
Magnetic 2.0 for EPOC (Nokia 9210)
The EPOC versions reqiure the title screens in a special format. Get them here
Magnetic 1.0 for BeOS Magnetic Utility Collection
Interpreter files
An important note:
Magnetic Scrolls' games have not been made freely available by the owners (Although I tried to find out, it is even unclear who holds the rights on the games now). It is illegal to play Magnetic Scrolls games if you do not own the original packages. Their games, sadly enough, have been unavailable for years, and your only choice may be downloading them. The reason for making the interpreter files and the game related materials available here is to prevent the loss of the games. Read more on the "About..." page. Anyway, despite my personal view and intentions, please be aware of the situation and decide for yourself!
Game The Pawn Guild of Thieves Jinxter Corruption Fish! Myth Wonderland Guild of Thieves (Collection) Corruption (Collection) Fish! (Collection) * This file contains the hints for all three Collection games (as in the original game).
** The "hq" files contain MP3 files of slightly higher quality (128kBit/s, 44kHz) than the older files (24kBit/s, 16kHz), otherwise they are equal. Because of the nature of the original music scores you will probably notice few differences. The Corruption alternative score was taken from the Archimedes version and uses some slightly different instruments.
Please note:
Magnetic Windows games are supported by Magnetic 2 interpreters only.
