http://www.mobygames.com/game/rana-rama

Rana Rama was the first game I every played on my Atari ST when it arrived in 1987, because it was included with the system.

It was also released on the 8-bit systems (Spectrum, C64 and CPC) but the ST was the only 16-bit version.

You controlled a Wizard's apprentice called Mervyn, who had tried to cast a spell to make him irresistible to women. However the spell backfired and he was turned into a frog!

The game is a top down dungeon adventure, with real time combat which uses runes you collect during the game to cast spells and defeat the enemies you encounter in each room.

The objective is to find and defeat 96 wizards who have invaded the dungeon. When you encounter one of them you enter a mini game with the word RANARAMA randomly rearranged, and you are given a set time to arrange it back in the correct order by swapping the letters in pairs. Achieving this before the time runs out earns you up to four new runes which boost your abilities and power.

I really enjoyed this game at the time and graphically it was a huge leap from my old Amstrad CPC464.