Magician is a side-scrolling action role-playing game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

He then sent out his followers to rid the peace-loving land of Merlwood of its most powerful wizards, a task that was accomplished with ease.

More importantly, Paul is supposed to interact with people who can help him along his quest.

By helping other characters and completing various tasks, Paul grows more experienced, increasing his maximum mana and his rank as a magician.

In December 2012 programmer Chris Shrigley released the source code for educational purposes to the public.