When was Adventureland released?

Adventureland was released on December 31, 1978.

What platforms is Adventureland available on?

Adventureland is available on Commodore VIC-20, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 8-bit, PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, Dragon 32/64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, TRS-80 Color Computer, Commodore PET, Acorn Electron, Apple II, TRS-80, FM-7, Texas Instruments TI-99.

Who developed Adventureland?

Adventureland was developed by Scott Adams.

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Adventureland

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Released: December 31, 1978

Developer: Scott Adams

Publisher: Creative Computing Software, Adventure International, StarCraft, Texas Instruments Incorporated

Genres

PuzzleAdventure

Platforms

vic-20bbcmicroAtari8bitPC-9800 SeriesPC-8800 SeriesDragon 32/64C64ZXSTRS-80 Color ComputercpetAcorn ElectronApple][TRS-80FM-7ti-99

About

A text based Adventure Game for the TRS-80, later enhanced with visual scenes in various ports. Only allowed 2-Word input and was largely based on Colossal Cave Adventure.

Storyline

"Adventureland" is the first interactive fiction game by Scott Adams. In using two-word verb-noun-combinations the player tries to retrieve 13 lost treausures in a fanatasy world. Initially the game did not feature any graphics at all. As time progressed, though, ports to more advanced systems were enhanced with visuals.