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Fantasyland 2041 A.D. is a fantasy themed RPG. It is the year 2041 AD, and the programmers Patty and John Bell of Crystalware have used the newest advances in robotics and terraforming to create in the Australian Outback six lands filled with rewards and dangers to challenge all those who wish to be adventurers. They created … Continue reading “Fantasyland 2041 A.D.”

Year: 1981

Platforms: Apple II, Atari 8-bit

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: RPG elements


Journey Through Time represents the last of the Joel Mick games. It is an interactive text adventure that was published in 1980. The game involves time travel and has you journeying through time to “collect” or steal a treasure from each time period. You can read about my experience with the game HERE

Year: 1980

Platforms: TRS-80

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Interactive fiction / text adventure


Odyssey #2: Treasure Island is an interactive text adventure from 1980 by Joel Mick & James Taranto and it is the second game in Joel Mick’s Odyssey series. The majority of the game does take place on an island and while there is a pirate, a ship, and treasure, the similarities between itself and Robert … Continue reading “Odyssey #2: Treasure Island”

Year: 1980

Platforms: TRS-80

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Interactive fiction / text adventure


Odyssey #1: Damsel in Distress was an interactive text adventure programmed by Joel Mick & Jeffrey M. Richter and published in 1980. The game is a medieval fantasy adventure where you attempt to rescue a princess held captive within a castle. You can read about my experience with the game HERE

Year: 1980

Platforms: TRS-80

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Interactive fiction / text adventure


Mystery Mansion is a text-based adventure game for the TRS-80. The player must explore a large puzzle-filled mansion to recover the 3 million dollar treasure of J. B. Hoggs, the eccentric millionaire. During their adventure, the player must brave snake pits, poison rats, and overcome a number of other puzzles. All commands are via VERB NOUN … Continue reading “Mystery Mansion”

Year: 1980

Platforms: TRS-80

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Interactive fiction / text adventure


Mad Scientist is a text adventure for multiple systems. You must sneak into the Mad Scientist’s house to rescue the fiend’s beautiful daughter. Monsters will pop up at inopportune to to bar your path and try to kill you, so it is imperative that you find some way of defending yourself. The player must search the … Continue reading “Mad Scientist”

Year: 1980

Platforms: TRS-80

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Interactive fiction / text adventure


World’s Edge is a text adventure game for the TRS-80. Smog problems have reached critical proportions. The people of Earth desperately need 2.2 kg of APC-80 to absorb all of this air pollution. Spectrographic analysis indicates that this mineral is only available on Planet AW-8, orbiting Alpha Centauri. Inhabitants of AW-8 will try to prevent you … Continue reading “World’s Edge”

Year: 1980

Platforms: TRS-80

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Interactive fiction / text adventure


Halls of Death is an adventure game where you play the role of one of many explorers who have entered the caverns and rooms over many floors, searching for the treasure within, the only difference hopefully is that you make it out alive. The screen is split into five different parts with two parts text, one … Continue reading “Halls of Death”

Year: 1982

Platforms: Commodore 64

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Turn-based strategy


Devil’s Palace is a text adventure for the TRS-80. The player has arrived just outside of the Devil’s palace, surrounded by a moat of red hot lava. The player must infiltrate the palace and recover a number of treasures including the Devil’s crown, wand, and scepter. The player will face numerous dangers, including the dog Cerebrus, … Continue reading “Devil’s Palace”

Year: 1980

Platforms: TRS-80

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Interactive fiction / text adventure


Escape from Vulcan’s Isle is a fantasy-themed adventure game with light RPG elements. A navigator of great renown, you are swept up in a tropical storm, and shipwrecked upon an uncharted volcanic isle. Exploring a nearby cave, you discover the diary of Alcemnon, a sailor who perished years before. The pages speak of magical artifacts and … Continue reading “Forgotten Island a.k.a. Escape from Vulcan’s Isle”

Year: 1981

Platforms: Apple II, Atari 8-bit

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Graphic adventure, RPG elements