The Spellcasting series
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comedy video game series
fictional character
fictional university
interactive fiction series
video game
video game series
The Spellcasting series is a comedic, adult-oriented interactive fiction game franchise from the early 1990s that parodies fantasy and college life through text-based adventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Spellcasting series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5558937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spellcasting series Context triple: [Steve Meretzky, designed, The Spellcasting series]
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A.
Spellmonger series
The Spellmonger series is a long-running fantasy saga by Terry Mancour that follows mage Minalan and his allies through war, politics, and magic in a richly detailed medieval world.
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B.
Books of Magic
Books of Magic is a dark fantasy comic series from DC’s Vertigo imprint that follows a young boy, Timothy Hunter, as he is introduced to the hidden world of magic and destiny.
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C.
Histoire de la Magie
Histoire de la Magie is a seminal 19th-century occult work that surveys the history, theories, and practices of magic from ancient times to the modern era.
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D.
Scholomance trilogy
The Scholomance trilogy is a contemporary fantasy book series by Naomi Novik that follows magically gifted students struggling to survive a deadly, sentient school.
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E.
Spellmonger
Spellmonger is a long-running epic fantasy novel series by Terry Mancour that follows the rise of a battle-weary mage in a richly detailed, war-torn world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spellcasting series Target entity description: The Spellcasting series is a comedic, adult-oriented interactive fiction game franchise from the early 1990s that parodies fantasy and college life through text-based adventures.
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A.
Spellmonger series
The Spellmonger series is a long-running fantasy saga by Terry Mancour that follows mage Minalan and his allies through war, politics, and magic in a richly detailed medieval world.
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B.
Books of Magic
Books of Magic is a dark fantasy comic series from DC’s Vertigo imprint that follows a young boy, Timothy Hunter, as he is introduced to the hidden world of magic and destiny.
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C.
Histoire de la Magie
Histoire de la Magie is a seminal 19th-century occult work that surveys the history, theories, and practices of magic from ancient times to the modern era.
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D.
Scholomance trilogy
The Scholomance trilogy is a contemporary fantasy book series by Naomi Novik that follows magically gifted students struggling to survive a deadly, sentient school.
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E.
Spellmonger
Spellmonger is a long-running epic fantasy novel series by Terry Mancour that follows the rise of a battle-weary mage in a richly detailed, war-torn world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy video game series
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fictional character ⓘ fictional university ⓘ interactive fiction series ⓘ video game ⓘ video game series ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Spellcasting series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Steve Meretzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Legend Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRelease | Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| gameplayMechanic |
graphic illustrations accompanying text
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text parser ⓘ |
| genre |
adult-oriented video game
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comedy ⓘ erotic video game ⓘ fantasy ⓘ interactive fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls
NERFINISHED
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Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance NERFINISHED ⓘ Spellcasting 301: Spring Break NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ernie Eaglebeak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humorous writing
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parody of adventure game tropes ⓘ sexual content ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
college life
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fantasy fiction ⓘ |
| partOf | Spellcasting series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Amiga
NERFINISHED
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Atari ST NERFINISHED ⓘ MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Legend Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherType | independent game developer ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
1991
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1992 ⓘ |
| setting | Sorcerer University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Spellcasting series Description of subject: The Spellcasting series is a comedic, adult-oriented interactive fiction game franchise from the early 1990s that parodies fantasy and college life through text-based adventures.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.