The Black Cauldron

by Sierra

Product Features

• For DOS (Windows 95 / 98)
• Over 1.020 Cells of Animation, including 30 Characters
• Based on the Black Cauldron Movie by Disney

Product Details

• ASIN: B000N4L85Y
• Media: 3.5" and 5.25" disks
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,007 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The plot resembled that of the Disney movie: the player character was a young assistant pig-keeper, Taran, undertaking a quest to stop the evil Horned King, who sought for Hen Wen, the magical pig of the wizard Dallben, for her visionary abilities. With these abilities, the King would be able to discover the Black Cauldron and rule the land. CastleTaran's first mission is to lead her to the Fair Folk while the King's dragons are looking for them. Should the pig be captured (the game allows either possibility), Taran can go to the King's castle and rescue her. Once inside, Taran will meet and rescue Eilonwy with her magic bauble and Fflewddur Fflam, as well as discover a Magic Sword. The Cauldron is in possession of three witches of Morva who will trade it for the Sword. Unfortunately a dragon grasps the cauldron and Taran goes back to encounter the evil man himself. The game actually featured plot branches and multiple endings depending on many variables, such as whether Hen Wen the pig was saved, how the cauldron was destroyed and what reward was chosen afterwards. This use of multiple endings predated the more famous use in Lucasfilm's game Maniac Mansion by a year

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Game!, July 14, 2007

By 

S. Zimmerman "Goran Yarizan" (USAF, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Black Cauldron (3.5" and 5.25" disks)

This is a great game. Some aspects of it are a little annoying, but for a true sierra classic, it's a great game worth having. Now I say all that to say this. Unless you feel that you just have to own it on Floppy disk, then I recommend not buying it. Download it free. Just use your favorite search engine to search "abandonware" and download it for free!
Just thougth I'd give the heads up.