Adventure (1982 video game)

This article is about the game for Acorn computers published by Micro Power. Not to be confused with Adventure (1980 video game) or Colossal Cave Adventure.
Adventure
Acorn Electron cassette cover
Publisher(s)Micro Power
Platform(s)Acorn Atom, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro
Release1982: Acorn Atom
1983: Electron, BBC Micro
Genre(s)Text adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Adventure is a video game published in the UK by Micro Power.[1] It was released on the Acorn Atom in 1982[2] and on the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro in 1983.[1]

Gameplay

The game is a text adventure, being an attempted reconstruction of the original Adventure computer game, although it is not very faithful to the original mainframe version.[3]

In-game screenshot (Acorn Electron)

In this version of the game, the player must rescue a princess from the Magic Caverns.[4] There are over a hundred different locations and many problems must be solved in order to achieve this goal.[4] The game supports one or two word commands and the most useful commands are available via function key shortcuts e.g. INVENTORY, CHECK SCORE etc.[4]

The game's instructions do not reveal all valid verbs, as it is left to the player to discover them.[4] The instructions also mention that the Arabian Nights folk tales may provide useful hints to the player.[4]

The Acorn Atom version of the game requires 12K of RAM[2] and is unrelated to another Acorn Atom title (a text adventure game engine), also called Adventure from Acornsoft.[5]

Reception

References

  1. ^ a b Graham, Neil. "Electron User review archive: ADVENTURE". Electron User. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  2. ^ a b Campbell, Keith. "DEALING WITH THE WIZARD..." Computer and Video Games (August 1982 edition). Retrieved 2010-09-28.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Boylan, C. "The BBC Games Archive - digital memories". The BBC Games Archive. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Acorn Electron cassette inlay". Adventure. 1983.
  5. ^ Haydn, H. "The Acorn Atom Review". Atom Users Club (Netherlands). Retrieved 2010-09-28.