The Adventure

The Adventure is an improved implementation of the Crowther and Woods original (later known as "Colossal Cave"). The Crowther and Woods adventure is seen as the very first adventure game ever written for a computer - although their version was written for an early mainframe computer, not for people ot use at home.

This implementation is text only and is based around the premise that you need to explore your world, gathering treasure and working out how to get around obstacles using the items which can be found littered about the game. All the treasure has to be returned to the treasure room in order to complete the game.

With magic spells to transport you back to locations, this game has always proved popular amongst fans of interactive fiction (or text adventures).

The program was only released as part of the QL Classic Adventures package by Sinclair Research which also featured Mordon's Quest.

The Adventure was also released by Abersoft as Adventure 1 for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and ZX81 computers and as Classical Adventure for the Commodore 64.

Title: The Adventure
Language: 68000 Machine Code
Author: Abersoft Limited
Publisher: Sinclair Research
Year of Publication: 1985
Platforms Suitable for: All Sinclair QLs and emulators
Commercial Status: Commercial

Sources Available from: n/a
Latest Version available from: RWAP Software website