▁So ft . ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁the ▁advent ures ▁of ▁an ▁unw illing ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁fant asy ▁setting ▁similar ▁to ▁Sierra ' s ▁King ' s ▁Qu est ▁and ▁West wood ' s ▁The ▁Leg end ▁of ▁K yr and ia ▁series . ▁The ▁game ▁var ies ▁in ▁style , ▁however , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁po ised ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁the ▁fant asy ▁genre ▁than ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁genre ▁itself , ▁with ▁many ▁ren owned ▁fol kl ore ▁characters ▁appearing ▁differently ▁from ▁what ▁they ▁are ▁generally ▁pres umed ▁to ▁be . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁are ▁often ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁Mon key ▁Island ▁series ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁style ▁and ▁hum our , ▁and ▁the ▁Terry ▁Pr atch ett ▁Disc world ▁nov els ▁and ▁derivative ▁games . ▁Un like ▁many ▁older ▁advent ure ▁games , ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁are ▁still ▁available ▁for ▁purchase . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁are ▁also ▁play able ▁using ▁Sc umm VM . ▁ ▁Tit les ▁ ▁Simon ▁the ▁Sor cer er ▁ ▁Simon ▁the ▁Sor cer er ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Advent ure ▁So ft ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁in ▁D OS ▁and ▁Am iga ▁formats . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁protagon ist , ▁Simon , ▁as ▁an ▁ordinary ▁te en ager . ▁His ▁dog ▁Ch ipp y ▁disco vers ▁a ▁ch est ▁in ▁the ▁lo ft ▁of ▁his ▁house ▁containing