<s>
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Adventure	O
Soft	O
,	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
novels	O
of	O
the	O
Discworld	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
incorporates	O
parodies	O
on	O
fantasy	O
novels	O
and	O
fairy	O
tales	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
and	O
Jack	O
and	O
the	O
Beanstalk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
,	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wizard	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wardrobe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
via	O
GOG.com,	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
developed	O
by	O
MojoTouch	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Simon	O
,	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
mouse	O
;	O
with	O
exception	O
to	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
which	O
feature	O
touchscreen	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
features	O
elements	O
that	O
are	O
parodies	O
of	O
those	O
from	O
popular	O
fantasy	O
novels	O
and	O
fairy	O
tales	O
,	O
including	O
Rapunzel	O
,	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
Discworld	B-Application
,	O
The	O
Chronicles	O
of	O
Narnia	O
,	O
Jack	O
and	O
the	O
Beanstalk	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Three	O
Billy	O
Goats	O
Gruff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Woodroffe	O
,	O
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerers	I-Application
director	O
and	O
producer	O
,	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
exploit	O
a	O
market	O
for	O
comic	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
realised	O
existed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Terry	O
Pratchett	O
(	O
Adventure	O
Soft	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Discworld	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
licence	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
father	O
hoped	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
become	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
explained	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
invented	O
because	O
they	O
needed	O
a	O
character	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Rincewind	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Discworld	B-Application
books	O
and	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
"	O
had	O
that	O
format	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
magical	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
other	O
names	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Willy	O
The	O
Wizard	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
rejected	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
disliked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
15	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
be	O
British	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
distinguish	O
themselves	O
from	O
the	O
humour	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Woodroffe	O
stated	O
that	O
his	O
greatest	O
challenges	O
were	O
the	O
script	O
creation	O
and	O
puzzle	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
tuned	O
the	O
scripts	O
(	O
which	O
were	O
written	O
in	O
an	O
in-house	O
scripting	B-Language
language	I-Language
)	O
continuously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
Mike	O
Woodroffe	O
developed	O
a	O
game	O
creation	O
system	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Graphic	O
Operating	O
System	O
(	O
AGOS	O
)	O
II	O
,	O
which	O
facilitated	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
and	O
enabled	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
without	O
worrying	O
about	O
the	O
technical	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
Cox	O
was	O
also	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
AGOS	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
AberMUD	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
work	O
included	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
developed	O
in	O
Autodesk	B-Application
Animator	I-Application
using	O
its	O
language	O
POCO	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
graphics	O
tools	O
were	O
built	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
floppy	O
disk	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
CD-ROM	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
enhanced	O
soundtrack	O
featuring	O
Chris	O
Barrie	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Simon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
used	O
the	O
visual	O
and	O
interface	O
designs	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Woodroffe	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
because	O
they	O
had	O
set	O
a	O
standard	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Adventure	O
Soft	O
's	O
focus	O
was	O
humour	O
and	O
story-telling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	I-Device
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
fixing	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
,	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
and	O
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
by	O
iPhSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
titled	O
'	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
MojoTouch	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
3	O
April	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
,	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wizard	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wardrobe	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
:	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
the	O
humour	O
and	O
visuals	O
in	O
particular	O
were	O
commended	O
,	O
although	O
criticisms	O
included	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
linear	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
received	O
generally	O
high	O
ratings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
praised	O
the	O
high	O
quality	O
graphics	O
and	O
how	O
much	O
fun	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computings	O
Simon	O
Clays	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
locations	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
locations	O
 '	O
stylisation	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
resemble	O
a	O
fairy	O
tale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
reviewer	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
believed	O
the	O
music	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
sound	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Génération	O
4	O
thought	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
are	O
"	O
magnificent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amigas	B-Device
Dean	O
Evans	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
"	O
sumptuous	O
"	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
the	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
the	O
main	O
selling	O
point	O
was	O
the	O
digitised	O
speech	O
,	O
especially	O
Chris	O
Barrie	O
as	O
Simon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Nash	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
liked	O
the	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
the	O
dialogue	O
was	O
annoying	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
also	O
criticised	O
the	O
puzzles	O
as	O
"	O
spread	O
thinly	O
over	O
the	O
pointlessly	O
large	O
playing	O
area	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
Gamer	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
top	O
notch	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
the	O
story	O
had	O
plenty	O
of	O
wit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Barrie	O
as	O
Simon	O
was	O
believed	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
to	O
"	O
greatly	O
enhance	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
giving	O
the	O
speech	O
a	O
new	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Formats	O
reviewer	O
criticised	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
believing	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
limitations	O
would	O
make	O
players	O
"	O
an	O
insane	O
hysterical	O
gibbering	O
wreck	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
complimented	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
speech	O
,	O
and	O
echoed	O
others	O
 '	O
opinions	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
by	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
review	O
,	O
Andy	O
Smith	O
believed	O
that	O
Barrie	O
's	O
voice	O
acting	O
livened	O
the	O
humour	O
,	O
and	O
concurred	O
with	O
Evans	O
 '	O
evaluation	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
sumptuous	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
game	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Génération	O
4	O
described	O
the	O
adventure	O
as	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
might	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
amusing	O
and	O
idiosyncratic	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
states	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	I-Device
has	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
86	O
per	O
cent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Marchant	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
he	O
liked	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
implementation	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
dialogue	O
as	O
"	O
original	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damian	O
Chiappara	O
of	O
AppSpy	O
believed	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
are	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
liked	O
the	O
"	O
quirky	O
"	O
humour	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
take	O
time	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
familiarise	O
themselves	O
with	O
its	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
appeared	O
on	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Top	O
10	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
the	O
44th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
