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''The Black Cauldron'' is an Adventure Game designed by Al Lowe of Sierra On-Line and released in 1986 . GAMEPLAY In order to make the game more accessible to '' or '' The Dig '' whose interfaces only consisted of "Look" and "Use".Being based on a Disney film, the graphics present some relative 'flexibility', compared to the monolithic and straight sceneries of previous and later games. STORY The plot resembled that of the 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. Taran's first mission is to lead her to the Fair Folk while the King's Dragon s 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, Fflewddur Fflam , as well as discover a Magic Sword . The Cauldron is in possession of three Witches of Morva that will deal 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 several years. DEVELOPMENT HISTORY The game was based on the Disney movie '' The Black Cauldron '', which was itself based on the '' Chronicles Of Prydain '' books by Lloyd Alexander . It was made shortly after the first '' King's Quest '' game, so it resembled that adventure in many ways. Along with '' The Dark Crystal '', it remains one of only two adventure games by Sierra to be based on movies. RECEPTION REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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