PLATFORMS

Water of Life is a roleplaying game for the Dragon 32/64. The far-off world of Valgorin is slowly being overtaken by the forces of evil, led by the Warlocks of the Eye. Standing against the Evil is the aging ruler of Valgorin, Great Onin. A great spell of everlasting sleep has been cast upon Onin, and … Continue reading “Pendragon: Water of Life”

Your task in this arcade game is to guide a frog across a treacherous road and river, and to safety at the top of the screen. Both these sections are fraught with a variety of hazards, each of which will kill the frog and cost you a life if contact is made. The road is … Continue reading “Frogger”

An ultima clone created for the Dragon 32 and late the ZX Spectrum. You are tasked with finding four rings which can ultimately help to lead you to the Ring of Darkness. You can read about my experience with the game HERE

After a terrible confrontation between forces of evil from another universe and the elves, dwarves, and animals, the seeds of the mother of all trees were lost. The only being knowing where to find the seeds, without which nothing will grow, is the elfin princess Edora. Your task is to find and rescue the princess … Continue reading “Volcanic Dungeon”

Savage Island is the only multi-part game in Scott Adams’adventure series, all of which have a very similar parser and interface. At the completion of this game, players receive a password which allows part two to be played. The Savage Island games are also probably the most difficult adventures in the series! The player begins trapped on a small … Continue reading “Savage Island Part One”

Number 8 in the Scott Adams adventure series. On an Egyptian treasure hunt, you find yourself deep inside a recently discovered pyramid. Find all the treasures and escape alive! This still uses the same simple 2-word parser as the other ones in the series, and is of moderate difficulty. You can read about my experience … Continue reading “Pyramid of Doom”

Strange Odyssey is the sixth game of the Scott Adams text adventures series, marketed by Scott’s company, Adventure International. It is an old-style text adventure sporting a two word parser and split screen interface. You play a space traveller whose space ship breaks down while orbiting a remote asteroid. Starting with only a phase pistol, space suit, and shovel, … Continue reading “Strange Odyssey”

Mystery Fun House is the seventh entry in the original Scott Adams adventure series. The events of the game take place at an amusement park. The first puzzle involves figuring out how to get in past the turnstiles. Once inside, the player must solve the mystery of the place, going through a house of mirrors and so forth. … Continue reading “Mystery Fun House”

This is adventure #3 in Scott Adam’s text adventure series. It takes place in a nuclear power plant. You must race against time to fulfill your mission or the reactor may be doomed. You use one or two word commands to move around and manipulate objects. You can read about my experience with the game … Continue reading “Secret Mission (a.k.a. Impossible Mission)”

Adventureland is the first of Scott Adams’ text adventures. Using simple two word commands you explore an enchanted world, solve puzzles and try to recover 13 lost treasures. You can read about my experience with Adventureland HERE