Information about Interactive Fiction Games - Part Two ------------------------------------------------------ Original author Hans Persson unicorn@lysator.liu.se Supplied by The Grue @~Continued from issue 38 Adventure International: *********************** American company founded by Scott Adams. All the adventures in the Scott Adams Classic Adventures, Others and Questprobe series use the same datafile and interpreter format and can be run using the ScottFree interpreter found on ftp.gmd.de. His games are mainly verb-noun, but had exciting plots and were well-designed. All these games are available for TRS-80, Apple II, Spectrum, Commodore 64, Atari 400/800, PC and other machines. Brian Howarth wrote the Commodore 64 and Spectrum interpreters that was used with a lot (all?) of these games. They (at least some of them) were originally written in BASIC. They distribute Brian Howarth Mysterious Adventures Series. Scott Adams Classic Adventures ------------------------------ These games were later re-released with graphics as Scott Adams Graphic Adventures. 1: Adventureland [TO, 1978/G] By Scott Adams. For VIC-20 (ROM). 2: Pirate Adventure [TO/G] By Scott and Alexis Adams. For VIC-20 (ROM). 3: Mission Impossible [TO, 1979/G] Later renamed Secret Mission. By Scott Adams. Also for Commodore Plus 4, VIC-20 (ROM). 4: Voodoo Castle [TO/G] By Alexis Adams. For VIC-20 (ROM). 5: The Count [TO, 1981/G] By Scott Adams. For BBC B, VIC-20 (ROM). 6: Strange Odyssey [TO/G] By Scott Adams. 7: Fun House Mystery [TO/G] Later renamed Mystery Fun House. By Scott Adams. 8: Pyramid of Doom [TO/G] By Scott Adams and Alvin Files. 9: Ghost Town [TO/G] By Scott Adams. 10: Savage Island, part 1 [TO/G] By Scott Adams. 11: Savage Island, part 2 [TO/G] By Scott Adams and Russ Wetmore. 12: Golden Voyage [TO/G] By Scott Adams and William Demas. 13: Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle [TO/G] By Scott Adams. 14: Return to Pirate's Island [TO/G] By Scott Adams. 14: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai [TO/G] By Scott Adams and Phil Case, graphics by Kem McNair. (Something is obviously wrong here. I have gotten lists of Scott Adams' games from two different places, and they list different games as number 14.) Questprobe ---------- The adventures in this series features characters from Marvel Comics. The deal was that five games should be made, but I don't know if all of them were published. 1: The Hulk [BG, 1984] By Scott Adams. For Atari, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Spectrum. 2: Spiderman [BG, 1984] By Scott Adams. For Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Spectrum. 3: Fantastic Four [BG, 1984] By Scott Adams. For Amstrad [BG], Atari 8-bit (disk) [BG], Atari ST, BBC [TO], Commodore 16, Commodore 64 [BG], Electron [TO] Spectrum [BG], PC. There were two versions of this game, an American disk version and a British cassette version. They differ in graphics and commands but not in text. The new British parser was written by Roger Taylor. Other Ventures -------------- These games use a different data file format than the Scott Adams games. See also under Med Systems. 1: (unknown title) 2: Crowley Manor / The Curse of Crowley Manor [1981] By Jymm Pearson. For Apple II. 3: Escape from Traam [1980] By Jymm Pearson. For Apple II. 4: San Francisco 1906 / Earthquake San Francisco 1906 [1981] By Jymm Pearson. For Apple II [1982]. ?: Last Days of Saigon I don't know where these belong ------------------------------- Preppie For Atari 400/800. Preppie II For Atari 400/800. Labyrinth of Crete For Apple II. The Fourth Sarcophagus Adventure International UK -------------------------- See also under Tynesoft. Gremlins [BG (some animated screens)] For Amstrad [BG], BBC [TO], Commodore 16 [TO], Commodore 64 [BG], Electron [TO] Spectrum [BG]^. Also available in German. Robin of Sherwood: The Touchstones of Rhiannon [BG (some animated screens), 1985] For Amstrad [BG], BBC [TO], Commodore 16, Commodore 64 [BG], Electron [TO], Spectrum [BG]. By Michael Woodroffe and Brian Howarth. Art by Teoman Irmak. Help from Simon and Alan. Dedicated to Tricia. Three windows: graphics/room description and things/interaction. 93 locations (about half a dozen of these lack graphics and some have identical pictures). Seas of Blood [G] For Amstrad, Commodore 64, Spectrum. Fighting Fantasy based on the book of the same name by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson. Rebel Planet [G] For Commodore 64. Fighting Fantasy. Appointment with F. E. A. R. Fighting fantasy. I have only seen an announcement of this, I don't know if it was ever released. Adventure Soft UK: ***************** See also under Adventure International. They took over converting Scott Adams' games when Adventure International UK closed down. They also produced adventures on their own. Distributed by U. S. Gold. Quest for the Holy Grail Temple of Terror All American Adventures: *********************** A subsidiary of U. S. Gold, a European distributor for many different American software companies. They distributed Sierra On-Line, Inc, Screenplay and Med Systems. ASYLUM [G, 1985] By William F. Denman, Jr. Graphics by Michael O. Haire. American Eagle: ************** American company. Fractured Faebles Analog Comp.: ************ Adventure in the Fifth Dimension [ca 1983] By Brian Moriarty. Crash Dive! [ca 1983] By Brian Moriarty. Angelsoft, Inc: ************** Distributed by Mindscape, Inc. James Bond 007 in: A View to a Kill [1985] Stephen King's The Mist [1985] Forbidden Castle [1985] By Mercer Mayer. Voodoo Island [1985] By M. J. Sayer. Rambo: First Blood Part II James Bond 007 in: Goldfinger Indiana Jones in: Revenge of the Ancients Dick Francis: High Stakes Argus Press/A. P. S. Software: ***************************** The Detective Game [1986] By Sam Jay and Paul Jay. Artic Computing: *************** 1: Planet of Death 2: Inca Curse [TO] For Commodore 64, Spectrum. 3: The Ship of Doom [1982] For Commodore 64, Spectrum 48K. 4: Espionage Island For Commodore 64, Spectrum. Dead at the Controls [DG] For Commodore 64, Spectrum 48K. ASP: *** Demon Knight For Spectrum. Atlantis: ******** Venor's Lair For Commodore 64. Automata UK Ltd: *************** Pimania [G] For Commodore 64, Spectrum. Written in Basic. Avalon Hill: *********** Ripper [TO (sound effects)] By John Winnie and Stanley Baronett, Jr. For Commodore 64. Map included in package. Avant-Garde Creations: ********************* Chambers of Xenobia For Apple II. Bantam Imagic: ************* Sherlock Holmes: Another Bow [1985] Broderbund Software: ******************* American company. They distribute Synapse Software and Ultrasoft. Kabul Spy Buffer Micros: ************* Mysterious Fairground For Spectrum 48K. Written with The Quill. Bug-Byte: ******** Twin Kingdom Valley [DG, 1983] By Trevor Hall. For Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Spectrum 48K. @~More in Issue 39 - o -