Adventure (1982 video game)
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Adventure
| image = Adventure cassette front cover (Acorn Electron).png
| caption=Acorn Electron cassette cover
| developer =
| publisher = Micro Power
| engine =
| released = 1982: Acorn Atom
1983: Electron, BBC Micro
| genre = Text adventure
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Acorn Atom, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro
}}
Adventure is a video game published in the UK by Micro Power.{{cite web|url=http://www.acornelectron.co.uk/mags/eu/revs/micropower/r-adve.html|title=Electron User review archive: ADVENTURE|accessdate=2010-09-28|first=Neil|last=Graham|publisher=Electron User}} It was released on the Acorn Atom in 1982{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/C+VG/Issue010/Pages/CVG01000073.jpg|title=DEALING WITH THE WIZARD...|accessdate=2010-09-28|first=Keith|server=Computer and Video Games (August 1982 edition)|url-status=dead|last=Campbell}} and on the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro in 1983.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.beebgames.com/games.php?company=2|title=The BBC Games Archive - digital memories|accessdate=2010-09-28|first=C.|last=Boylan|publisher=The BBC Games Archive}}
Image:Adventure in-game screenshot (Acorn Electron).png
In this version of the game, the player must rescue a princess from the Magic Caverns.{{cite journal |year=1983|title = Acorn Electron cassette inlay |journal=Adventure}} There are over a hundred different locations and many problems must be solved in order to achieve this goal. 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.
The game's instructions do not reveal all valid verbs, as it is left to the player to discover them. The instructions also mention that the Arabian Nights folk tales may provide useful hints to the player.
The Acorn Atom version of the game requires 12K of RAM and is unrelated to another Acorn Atom title (a text adventure game engine), also called Adventure from Acornsoft.{{cite web|url=http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/images/adve.gif|title=The Acorn Atom Review|accessdate=2010-09-28|first=H.|last=Haydn|publisher=Atom Users Club (Netherlands)}}
Reception
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References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130123203737/http://uk.gamespot.com/bbc/adventure/adventure/tech_info.html?tag=tabs;summary Gamespot entry for Adventure (Micro Power)]
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Category:BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games