Magic Carpet Plus™

Magic Carpet and its sequel Magic Carpet 2 are great games, if you can overcome the unusual controls. However, they are also notoriously buggy, both games being released buggy and unfinished. This was already scandalous by the time of their release, but 25+ years later, this is unacceptable. Both games contain actual game-breaking bugs, which prevent you from finishing them. For example, in MC1, there are levels where infinite townsfolk or other enemies appear, exhausting the objects limit of the game after a few minutes of playing… at which point you cannot cast any more spells (as it is impossible to create a new object in the game, and a spell like a fireball, lightning bolt, etc. is an object), so basically your spells stop working, and you cannot destroy anything anymore… making the level impossible to finish ! There are many other bugs and crashes here and there. Now, the version GoG sells you is the original, buggy one, including all those game-breaking bugs ! In other words, GoG sells you a 25+ years old game that contains still-unfixed 25+ years old game-breaking bugs, for $6 ! Save your money, do not buy this.

This is an AWESOME game as are most of the games on GOG.com. FYI though so far all of the games I bought years ago here no longer work on current macOS systems. At least on 13.6 or later...

You're a wizard on a magic carpet with an impressive arsenal of spells a castle and baloons that collect mana. This game works across genres. Is a kind of first person flying simulator with some real time strategy elements. The levels are quite diverse and the landscape deforms and you even have reflections of the sky into the water. The controls are akward. They are more like a flying simulator moving mouse up moves player down and moving mouse down moves player up. Reverse controls. Takes a bit of getting used to. Overall 5/5. A bit more polished and better version of this game is Magic Carpet 2 which expands the game and creates a more cohesive experience.

I played this when it came out as a six year old child. Game blew my mind then and it honestly blows my mind now. This game was WAY ahead of it's time and even holds up today. It takes from so many different genres, like MOBA's, PvP, PvE, base bulding, base defense, mild puzzle elements and it's insanely difficult to boot. You can get access to more powerful spells that can terraform the very earth by way of giant volcanos spewing hot lava balls or huge earthquakes ripping through the land. Summon an undead horde of skeletons to hunt down your enemies and kill the defenseless human villages? Want to play as a hero to the humans or a selfish villain that farms them for mana? Got that too. Game is a real banger.

Downloaded, installed and playing without a hitch in under 5 minutes --- thanks GOG and thank you Bullfrog Productions. Bullfrog are/were the best game studio ever. This game was up there with Doom (and sadly sat in Doom's and Quake's shadows). Awesome game, two thumbs up!!!