History VideoGame / TowerOfTheSorcerer

* MissingFloor: Two of them, actually, one more obvious than the other, but also better guarded. Both have very valuable items if you can pull it off.

* InterchangeableAntimatterKeys: There are three different key colors, for different colored doors, but otherwise this trope is in effect. You can actually buy and sell keys in bulk once you complete the first zone.

* BaitAndSwitchBoss: The boss of the undead zone is just a ring of big bats! By that point, they're easily taken down in one hit each. Until you approach them, that is, and a cutscene shows them coalescing into an extremely powerful Vampire that will almost certainly end you if you haven't collected every power-up the zone has to offer ([[spoiler:including the hidden cross]]).

Tower of the Sorcerer is a DOS PuzzleGame disguised as an {{RPG}}, made by Watanabe Nao in 1996. The game was originally known for having graphics and frame rate(60 FPS) that's ahead of its time. The game received a port for [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows 95]] in 1998.

* EnemyScan: The Orb of the Hero, the first item you get, shows you the stats of enemies as well as how much damage you'll take if you fight them.

* HitAndRunTactics: This comes into play with some of the magicians in the final zone, which can take a player by surprise. Up until that point, almost all enemies, even bosses, just [[StationaryEnemy stand there waiting for you to start combat]]. Furthermore, there's no visible indicator of which magicians will retreat after zapping you; you just have to take notes for next time.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Becomes important in the undead zone. [[spoiler: If you don't find the hidden cross, you probably won't be able to defeat the vampire boss.]]
* InterchangeableAntimatterKeys: There are three different key colors, for different colored doors, but otherwise this trope is in effect.

* MoneyMultiplier: The Lucky Gold item doubles the gold you get from defeating enemies.

* HitAndRunTactics: This comes into play with some of the magicians in the final zone, which can take a player by surprise. Up until that point, almost all enemies, even bosses, just stand there waiting for you to start combat. Furthermore, there's no visible indicator of which magicians will retreat after zapping you; you just have to take notes for next time.

* Stationary enemy: The vast majority of enemies just stand around waiting for you to fight them. Even the ones that move are triggered by the player's own action; there are no patrols or random movements.

* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: You actually beat the Golden Knight before you even begin the Knight Zone, and he isn't any stronger when you face him again at the end of the zone. However, the army of soldiers, knights, and swordsmen he throws at you will really hurt.

* NewGamePlus: Sort of. After completing the tower, you can play through it again, retaining your current stats but losing your inventory and having all monsters and {{power up}}s multiplied by 44. Depending on exactly how well you did the first time, this may make you either weaker or stronger the second time around; you need to have reached around 440 attack and 440 defence to break even, and a well planned path through the tower can exceed that.

The story follows a SaveThePrincess format where the hero, armed with the magic sword and shield, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin scales through a tower]] to defeat the BigBad and save the princess. However, the Hero got ambushed in the earlier floors and had his gears stripped away. Sent to a jail cell, the Hero met a thief who helped him escape the cell. Now armed with inferior equipment, the Hero must calculate the best move to advance or he will face an [[UnwinnableByDesign unmovable obstacle.]]

* UnwinnableByDesign: It is certainly possible to end up in an impossible situation. This can be due to running out of keys, or having too little health and stats to defeat a mandatory foe. The challenge is to find a path through the tower that ''doesn't'' become unwinnable.

* UnwinnableByDesign: It is certainly possible to end up in an impossible situation. This can be due to running out of keys, having too little health and stats to defeat a mandatory foe, or overusing the earlier, weaker altars (which makes later, stronger altars more expensive).

Tower of the Sorcerer is a Dos Puzzle solving-[[Main/RolePlayingGame RPG]] made by Watanabe Nao in 1996. The game was originally known for having graphics and frame rate(60 FPS) that's ahead of its time. The game received a port for [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows95]] in 1998.

The story follows a Main/SaveThePrincess format where the hero, armed with the magic sword and shield, [[Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin scales through a tower]] to defeat the BigBad and save the princess. However, the Hero got ambushed in the earlier floors and had his gears stripped away. Sent to a jail cell, the Hero met a thief who helped him escape the cell. Now armed with inferior equipment, the Hero must calculate the best move to advance or he will face an [[Main/UnwinnableByDesign unmovable obstacle.]]

* DemBones: Scattered throughout the tower as low to mid tier enemies. There's one that acts as a mini-boss at the tenth floor.

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