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| The Saga of Erik the Viking | |
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| Developer(s) | Level 9 Computing |
| Publisher(s) | Mosaic Publishing |
| Designer(s) | Pete Austin |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro |
| Release | 1984 |
| Genre(s) | Interactive fiction |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Saga of Erik the Viking (popularly known as Erik the Viking) is a text-based adventure video game developed by Level 9 Computing and published by Mosaic Publishing in 1984. The game runs on the Amstrad CPC, BBC model B, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum.
It is loosely based on the 1983 award-winning children's novel of the same name by Terry Jones.[1] A number of characters and items in the game are drawn from the novel, although the plot is completely different. Jones also directed the 1989 film Erik the Viking, which was also completely different, featuring a third plot not present in either the novel or the video game. England-based video game developer Eurocom worked for some time on an NES version of the game which was supposed to be based on the book and the film, though the game was ultimately cancelled in late 1992.
- ^ "The Saga of Erik The Viking - Software - Game - Computing History". www.computinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-16.