Hocus Pocus

I continue to play through the catalog of classic games from Apogee Software. Thankfully, the games have had more hits than misses. That was certainly the case with Hocus Pocus. You play as Hocus, a young magician. Your goal on each level is to track down all of the crystals. It’s a straightforward 2D platform game. You run, you jump, you shoot. I found the difficulty to be pretty forgiving. It wasn’t about dying from a single hit or fall. Also, there were ample healing potions to make up for any mistakes. Part of the challenge was figuring out how to reach all parts of a level. I completed the first episode, Time Tripping. There are still three more episodes to play: Shattered Worlds, Warped and Weary, and Destination Home.