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- ↑ "Review - Simon the Sorcerer". PC Zone . No. 7. Dennis Publishing. October 1993. p. 78.
- ↑ "Blueprint - Simon the Sorcerer II". PC Zone . No. 20. Dennis Publishing. November 1994. p. 52.
- ↑ "Blueprints - Feeble Files". PC Zone . No. 51. Dennis Publishing. June 1997. p. 71.
- ↑ "Release Date for Simon the Sorcerer Puzzle Pack set". August 20, 1998. Archived from the original on December 2, 1998.
- ↑ "Simon the Sorcerer Pinball nears completion". October 12, 1998. Archived from the original on December 2, 1998.
- ↑ "Review - Simon the Sorcerer 3D". PC Zone . No. 98. Dennis Publishing. January 2001. p. 77.