INTV Funhouse - Swords & Serpents

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It seems Intellivision offered more RPG style games than the other systems of its day. Swords & Serpents has good visuals, if a rather sparse soundtrack. And it was the first Intellivision game in which I found the true Easter egg all by myself! I even got (and still have) the Swords & Serpents poster! How many of those posters are there still today?

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Imagic	710009-1A	1983	U.S.A.	Has blurb about contest to win a free poster; standard black tray with cardboard backing; DOES NOT have game name and catalog number on top; game title on silver background on spine
	Imagic	710009-1B	1983	U.S.A.	Has blurb about contest to win a free poster; standard black tray with cardboard backing; DOES NOT have game name and catalog number on top; game title on blue background on spine
	Imagic	710009-2A	1983	U.S.A.	International Edition—text in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish; standard black tray with cardboard backing; DOES NOT have game name and catalog number on top; game title on silver background on spine
	Imagic	710009-2B	1983	U.S.A.	International Edition—text in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish; standard black tray with cardboard backing; DOES NOT have game name and catalog number on top; game title on blue background on spine. Tray is overall excellent, but with some edge wear on cardboard backing.

At least two versions of the Swords & Serpents box were released in the U.S.A. as seen at the top of the page. Two international versions were also printed, and didn't advertise the "Wizard's Challenge" contest.

The spine of the Swords & Serpents boxes changed from rev. A to rev. B for both the domestic and international editions.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Imagic	700009-1A	1983	U.S.A.	This is the only Imagic manual I have seen that uses a serif font for the "GAME PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS" heading on the cover for the English-only version.
	Imagic	700009-2A	1983	U.S.A.	International Edition—instructions in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish
Image not available.	Imagic	????	None		Dutch; noted by cmart; need confirmation of color, part number, et. al.; assume shocking red cover; released by Dunnet

Supplemental Materials

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Imagic	N/A	1983	U.S.A.	Poster prize for uncovering the secret of the Dragon's lair!

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Imagic	740008-1A	1982		Wizard overlay for the left controller
	Imagic	740009-1A	1982		Knight overlay for the right controller
	Phil Boland	740008-1A PRTD2014	1982		Part of the Imagic Overlays 2.0 Set (2016); Wizard overlay for the left controller
	Phil Boland	740009-1A PRTD2014	1982		Part of the Imagic Overlays 2.0 Set (2016); Knight overlay for the right controller

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Imagic	720009-1A	1983	U.S.A.	Picture label
	Imagic	#720009-2 Rev. A	1983	U.S.A.	International Edition—label text in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish; silver label
	Imagic	#720009-2 Rev. A	1983	U.S.A.	International Edition—label text in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish; black label

	Title screen for Swords & Serpents.
	A co-worker saw a screenshot from Swords & Serpents and blurted out: Gauntlet! Hmm...

Well, I'm going to give myself credit for this Easter egg. :P Although my friend Kim probably beat me to it. To find the initials of the programmer (BPD), you have to get to the deepest layer of the dungeon. It's a lot easier if you're the wizard, but once you go in, it's likely you'll be trapped.

If you're the wizard, load up on "Destroy Walls" spells. Find the huge, 5-wall thick block and blast your way in. There's a beautifully rendered, but totally harmless, dragon in that room. Wander around a bit, and you'll uncover the BPD initials.

If you're playing as the warrior, you can back into the room along a diagonal, through one of the corners. The ability to slither through the corners was something pretty handy to get around quickly.

Imagic encouraged you to find this Easter egg with the blurb on the box. To prove that I actually did find this Easter egg, here is a picture of the poster you won for finding the egg.

I don't have a screen shot of this one yet, as I've not spent the time in an emulator to get to that part of the game. If anyone out there would like to contribute one send it in!

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