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Released in 1984 on the fledgling UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh platform, ''Enchanted Scepters'' was the first AdventureGame to incorporate PointAndClick elements. It was also the first product of the World Builder engine, which was afterward sold separately as a GameMaker.

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Released in 1984 on the fledgling UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Platform/AppleMacintosh platform, ''Enchanted Scepters'' was the first AdventureGame to incorporate PointAndClick elements. It was also the first product of the World Builder engine, which was afterward sold separately as a GameMaker.
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%%* FourElementEnsemble -- The four scepters and their corresponding demons.
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* {{Vaporware}} -- The game's last words are "Try your luck with the next World Builder adventure, coming soon from Silicon Beach Software!" (Instead, they published the engine and let everyone else write the games.)

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* {{Atlantis}}

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* %%* {{Atlantis}}



* CapturedByCannibals
* ConvectionSchmonvection

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* %%* CapturedByCannibals
* %%* ConvectionSchmonvection



* DeathMountain
* DemBones
* DismantledMacGuffin / LostSuperweapon -- The scepters.
* EenieMeenieMinyMoai
* {{Fanfare}} -- Heralds the King and the scepters.

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* %%* DeathMountain
* %%* DemBones
* %%* DismantledMacGuffin / LostSuperweapon -- The scepters.
* EenieMeenieMinyMoai
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{{Fanfare}} -- Heralds -- A fanfare heralds the King and the scepters.



* FantasyKitchenSink
* FantasyGunControl -- Averted.
* FantasyWorldMap -- In Elron's sanctum.
* FedToTheBeast -- The player's punishment for violating the CopyProtection, as mentioned above.

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* %%* FantasyKitchenSink
* %%* FantasyGunControl -- Averted.
* FantasyWorldMap -- In The world map is located in Elron's sanctum.
* %%* FedToTheBeast -- The player's punishment for violating the CopyProtection, as mentioned above.CopyProtection.



* FourElementEnsemble -- The four scepters and their corresponding demons.
* GetOnTheBoat -- A canoe.
* [[spoiler:GodSaveUsFromTheQueen / TreacherousQuestGiver -- The Queen of Atlantis.]]

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* %%* FourElementEnsemble -- The four scepters and their corresponding demons.
* %%* GetOnTheBoat -- A canoe.
* [[spoiler:GodSaveUsFromTheQueen / TreacherousQuestGiver GodSaveUsFromTheQueen -- The [[spoiler:The Queen of Atlantis.]]



* GottaCatchThemAll / PlotCoupon -- The scepters.

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* %%* GottaCatchThemAll / PlotCoupon -- The scepters.



* HarmlessFreezing
* HeroicFantasy
* HollywoodVoodoo
* InventoryManagementPuzzle
* LizardFolk

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* %%* HeroicFantasy
* %%* HollywoodVoodoo
* %%* InventoryManagementPuzzle
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* PiranhaProblem

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* RegeneratingHealth

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* ScaryScorpions

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* ShiftingSandLand
* ShoutOut

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* ShoutOutShoutOut:



* SlidingScaleOfLinearityVsOpenness -- Level 5.
* StarterEquipment -- A sword and a freeze spell.

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* %%* SlidingScaleOfLinearityVsOpenness -- Level 5.
* StarterEquipment -- A sword and a freeze spell.spell are the player's starting gear.



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* WizardBeard -- Elron.

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* %%* WizardBeard -- Elron.
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* CopyProtection -- In a pirated copy, Saber will randomly be struck on the back of the head by a pirate and thrown in an arena to face a TyrannosaurusRex.

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* CopyProtection -- In a pirated copy, Saber will randomly be struck on the back of the head by a pirate and thrown in an arena to face a TyrannosaurusRex.''Tyrannosaurus rex''.
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* PressXToDie: You can commit suicide by typing "Jump" on the cliff path.
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The Kingdom has been renamed The Good Kingdom. ZCE and unclear examples are being zapped; add back with more context if correct.


TheKingdom of Callion is imperiled! The vile Hurks are massing to the south, and our swords are no match for their machine guns. Only with the scepters of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water can the wizard Elron repel the invasion. You, [[PlayerCharacter Saber]], have been tasked with recovering these mighty artifacts from the four corners of the world.

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TheKingdom The kingdom of Callion is imperiled! The vile Hurks are massing to the south, and our swords are no match for their machine guns. Only with the scepters of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water can the wizard Elron repel the invasion. You, [[PlayerCharacter Saber]], have been tasked with recovering these mighty artifacts from the four corners of the world.
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Released in 1984 on the fledgling AppleMacintosh platform, ''Enchanted Scepters'' was the first AdventureGame to incorporate PointAndClick elements. It was also the first product of the World Builder engine, which was afterward sold separately as a GameMaker.

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Released in 1984 on the fledgling AppleMacintosh UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh platform, ''Enchanted Scepters'' was the first AdventureGame to incorporate PointAndClick elements. It was also the first product of the World Builder engine, which was afterward sold separately as a GameMaker.
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* SadlyMythtaken -- A cameo by "the goddess [[EgyptianMythology Osiris]]."

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* SadlyMythtaken -- A cameo by "the goddess [[EgyptianMythology [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Osiris]]."
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*** Well, discounting the fact that sand is made of silicon dioxide, so ''every'' beach is technically a literal silicon beach.
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* FedToTheBeast: The player's punishment for violating the CopyProtection, as mentioned above.

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* FedToTheBeast: FedToTheBeast -- The player's punishment for violating the CopyProtection, as mentioned above.
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* FedToTheBeast: The player's punishment for violating the CopyProtection, as mentioned above.
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TheKingdom of Callion is imperiled! The vile Hurks are massing to the south, and our swords are no match for their machine guns. Only with the scepters of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water can the wizard Elron repel the invasion. You, [[PlayerCharacter Saber]], have been tasked with recovering these mighty artifacts from the four corners of the world.

Released in 1984 on the fledgling AppleMacintosh platform, ''Enchanted Scepters'' was the first AdventureGame to incorporate PointAndClick elements. It was also the first product of the World Builder engine, which was afterward sold separately as a GameMaker.

!!This game contains examples of:

* AnachronismStew -- Wizards and robots, catapults and tommy guns, [[{{Prehistoria}} cavemen and dinosaurs]]...
* {{Atlantis}}
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking -- From the back of the box:
--> With actual recorded sounds for scenes, characters, and objects. Monsters roar, swords swoosh, [[ChirpingCrickets crickets chirp]].
* CapturedByCannibals
* ConvectionSchmonvection
* CopyProtection -- In a pirated copy, Saber will randomly be struck on the back of the head by a pirate and thrown in an arena to face a TyrannosaurusRex.
--> The pirate laughs: Har, Har, Har!
* DamnYouMuscleMemory -- Unlike most InteractiveFiction, you need to type ''Command''-N, -S, -E, or -W to move. Unlike most Mac games, Command-S will therefore ''not'' save your position.
* DeathMountain
* DemBones
* DismantledMacGuffin / LostSuperweapon -- The scepters.
* EenieMeenieMinyMoai
* {{Fanfare}} -- Heralds the King and the scepters.
* FanSequel -- ''[[http://www.macintoshgarden.org/games/lost-crystal Lost Crystal]]''
* FantasyKitchenSink
* FantasyGunControl -- Averted.
* FantasyWorldMap -- In Elron's sanctum.
* {{Fireballs}}
* FourElementEnsemble -- The four scepters and their corresponding demons.
* GetOnTheBoat -- A canoe.
* [[spoiler:GodSaveUsFromTheQueen / TreacherousQuestGiver -- The Queen of Atlantis.]]
--> [[spoiler:You don't really think I'm going to give you my precious Scepter, do you? Robots, kill the surface dweller!]]
* GottaCatchThemAll / PlotCoupon -- The scepters.
* GRatedDrug -- "Berries" and "powder". [[spoiler:Take a little and they'll enhance your health; [[PhlebotinumOverdose take a little more and they'll all but kill you.]]]]
* HarmlessFreezing
* HeroicFantasy
* HollywoodVoodoo
* InventoryManagementPuzzle
* LizardFolk
* PatchworkMap -- A desert, a jungle, an ocean, a forest, a volcano, an Egyptian sphinx, a Mayan temple, and Easter Island heads... ''all within walking distance.''
* PiranhaProblem
* RegeneratingHealth
* RiddleMeThis -- Solve the Earth Demon's riddle and you don't have to fight him.
* SadlyMythtaken -- A cameo by "the goddess [[EgyptianMythology Osiris]]."
* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud -- An unusual variation. The narration "A huge tidal wave roars from the south" is accompanied by ''the sound of an animal roaring,'' followed by a splash.
* ScaryScorpions
* SchmuckBait -- [[spoiler:"Set me free and I'll tell you the secret to defeating your enemies!"]]
* ShiftingSandLand
* ShoutOut
** Silicon Beach Software worked a literal silicon beach into the game.
** The BlackKnight answers your blows with cries of "OnlyAFleshWound!"
* SlidingScaleOfLinearityVsOpenness -- Level 5.
* StarterEquipment -- A sword and a freeze spell.
* TempleOfDoom -- The Mayan pyramid temple is a DeathCourse, complete with SpikesOfDoom, [[IndyEscape Boulder of Doom]], and AdvancingWallOfDoom.
* {{Vaporware}} -- The game's last words are "Try your luck with the next World Builder adventure, coming soon from Silicon Beach Software!" (Instead, they published the engine and let everyone else write the games.)
* WizardBeard -- Elron.

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