I played this a looooong time ago as a kid, watching this video is bringing back some memories. It actually looks like it could have some very fun and dynamic multiplayer if it was remade today.
Very well done! Great vid:) I am playing Magic Carpet 1 at the moment and waiting for GOG to get MC 2 so I can play that as well. Like yourself I remember how MC blew me away graphics wise when I was younger. Also why is deformable terrain so hard to do these days? Look at MC, MC2, Red Faction 1 and 2. these games are ancient yet we still don't have as much interaction in games like we did. Ah well:)
I NEVER understood what some of those spells were for.. mana mine and morph to x didn't do shit as far as I remember. Tornado, fake mana and Summon also sucked and I don't understand what the third level of castle teleport did either. On the other hand firestorm was terribly awesome, even more broken than the volcano and the Undead summoning from the original Magic Carpet.
Excellent overwiev of the game. This is a great educations for those who haven't played this game before. MC2 is one of my faveovirte dos games and it's a great upgrade on the first part.
I'm happy to notice that you actually captured this in svga-mode instead of double resizing vga-video.
btw. a minor hint. One should always prefer 3rd level lighting for destroying enemy castles. It's a lot more efficient when compared to meteor and firestorm.
I played this a looooong time ago as a kid, watching this video is bringing back some memories. It actually looks like it could have some very fun and dynamic multiplayer if it was remade today.
itsjustaname4 3 weeks ago
I remember playing this game as a kid back in the day and not having a clue what the fuck was going on. To be honest I'm still a little confused.
Worley1987 2 months ago
"Oh hey cool, it's like a flight simula-OHGODWHAT"
I wish there were more games like this around. Cool stuff.
ronsinsane 5 months ago
Until now I thought this game was a figment of my imagination. You have no idea the level of nostalgia I'm experiencing right now.
Reachwun 6 months ago
To a gander kids, because this game is from a time when Molyneux still made actual games! Shame that magic has completely disappeared :(
Anyway, great video! It's been a long time since I played this, and it was definitely nice to see it back in action like this.
TheGameSquid 6 months ago
Nice video, but if i remember there was a way for self-destruct my own castle, is that true? i don't remember the way for do that...
marcokin80 6 months ago
@marcokin80
You press Shift and L at the same time. This is probably my all time favorite game or at least top 3.
bmw540ia 2 weeks ago
A truely amazing game for the time. A remake is well overdue.
infusednz 8 months ago
Very well done! Great vid:) I am playing Magic Carpet 1 at the moment and waiting for GOG to get MC 2 so I can play that as well. Like yourself I remember how MC blew me away graphics wise when I was younger. Also why is deformable terrain so hard to do these days? Look at MC, MC2, Red Faction 1 and 2. these games are ancient yet we still don't have as much interaction in games like we did. Ah well:)
clongoram 8 months ago
I sincerely wish someone remade this... PC only of course.
Kastigador19 8 months ago
@Kastigador19 MC 1 was out for the ps1 when it came out. Not PC exclusive :(
clongoram 8 months ago
I was searching for videos that would explain the gameplay while showing it.. perfect job
efrankie90 8 months ago
I would kill to play an HD remake of this
Uchuuneko 10 months ago
I wish this game had a better draw distance. Stuff disappears too quickly on screen.
Monacomaverick 11 months ago
Very nice job on the Annotations <3
nzrock1 11 months ago
This game is the pinnacle of human achievement.
jazztickets 1 year ago
HELL YES!
ultimatecrayon 1 year ago
You're a pretty damn good reveiwer/commentator/whatever thing.
Lethandros 1 year ago
I NEVER understood what some of those spells were for.. mana mine and morph to x didn't do shit as far as I remember. Tornado, fake mana and Summon also sucked and I don't understand what the third level of castle teleport did either. On the other hand firestorm was terribly awesome, even more broken than the volcano and the Undead summoning from the original Magic Carpet.
AldwynMcCloud 1 year ago
Yeah! someone should make a modern version or a remake at least, it's awsome game!
lobocroatia 1 year ago
Is there any way to modify the view distance? Through an in-game console or config/autoexec file? Thanks for your time : ). Great overview!
djayjp 1 year ago
if they refurbished this to now grahpics and standards, I'd buy it in a heartbeat
neilorourke71 2 years ago 15
thanks a million, I had nearly forgotten this amazing game! so many memories flooding back! ^_^
wavioli 2 years ago 10
BULLFROG kicks ass almost all of games ,fantastic! i love to play magic carpet since 1995!!!!
STEALTHSIERRA 2 years ago 2
i loved this game when i was child ! ,now i'm playing CoD 4, Resident Evil 5, nevermind ! i'd like to play this again =( , where can i get it?
cheleoz 2 years ago 3
type in Magic Carpet 2 Abandonware (or something like that) into Google and you'll probably find a download with enough diligence.
te2rx 2 years ago 4
Excellent overwiev of the game. This is a great educations for those who haven't played this game before. MC2 is one of my faveovirte dos games and it's a great upgrade on the first part.
I'm happy to notice that you actually captured this in svga-mode instead of double resizing vga-video.
btw. a minor hint. One should always prefer 3rd level lighting for destroying enemy castles. It's a lot more efficient when compared to meteor and firestorm.
einokeino303 2 years ago 2