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Language: English (en)
Current Version: 1.80 License: Freeware Baf's Guide ID: 1
Translated to Swedish in Äventyr, by William Crowther and Donald Woods |
Editorial Reviews
Baf's Guide

Ignoring the profound historical significance for a moment, it's a treasure hunt in a cave, like most of the early adventures (including Zork). It has a verb-noun parser, minimal detail, two big annoying mazes, magic words, nonsense puzzles, and occasional death without warning. None of this matters. Download it anyway. You cannot consider yourself a true adventurer until you've played this game.
There are many different versions of this game, some of which include additions by later authors. The original gave a total of 350 points. Later additions usually award a higher final score.
-- Carl Muckenhoupt
SPAG
[...] All in all, one might conclude from this that Adventure is the greatest Adventure game ever written, but this is not quite the case. It's continued popularity stems from a) its hauntingly compelling atmosphere, b) its colourful imagery, c) the fact that for many it was their first adventure game, and d) the fact that many people first played it 70's style. [...] (Graeme Cree)
[...] Overall, this is a great game. I recommend it to everyone who is interested in adventure games. [...] (Alex Freeman)
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