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   publisher      = [[A B Computers]] (Commodore PET)<br />[[Adventure International|AI]] (Atari 8-bit, C64, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo)<br />[[Adventure International UK|AI UK]] (BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, Electron)<br />[[Creative Computing]] (Apple II, Sorcerer, PET, TRS-80)<br />[[Level IV Products]] (TRS-80)<br />[[Mad Hatter Software]] (PET, TRS-80)<br />[[Small System Software]] (TRS-80)<br />[[SoftSide Magazine]] (TRS-80)<br />[[Texas Instruments]] (TI-99/4A)<br />[[TRS-80 Software Exchange]] (TRS-80)|
   publisher      = [[A B Computers]] (Commodore PET)<br />[[Adventure International|AI]] (Atari 8-bit, C64, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo)<br />[[Adventure International UK|AI UK]] (BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, Electron)<br />[[Creative Computing]] (Apple II, Sorcerer, PET, TRS-80)<br />[[Level IV Products]] (TRS-80)<br />[[Mad Hatter Software]] (PET, TRS-80)<br />[[Small System Software]] (TRS-80)<br />[[SoftSide Magazine]] (TRS-80)<br />[[Texas Instruments]] (TI-99/4A)<br />[[TRS-80 Software Exchange]] (TRS-80)|
   systems        = [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Dragon 32/64]], [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[PET]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]], [[TRS-80 Color Computer]], [[VIC-20]], [[ZX Spectrum]]|
   systems        = [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Dragon 32/64]], [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[PET]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]], [[TRS-80 Color Computer]], [[VIC-20]], [[ZX Spectrum]]|
   release        = '''TRS-80'''<br />US: December 1978 (TRS-80 Software Exchange)<br />US: 1979 (AI, Level IV, Mad Hatter, Small System)<br />US: July 1980 (SoftSide Magazine)<br />UK: 1979 (Creative Computing Software)<br />'''Commodore PET'''<br />United States: 1979<br />'''Exidy Sorcerer'''<br />United States: November 1979<br />'''Apple II'''<br />United States: 1980<br />'''Atari 8-bit computers, TI-99/4A, VIC-20'''<br />United States: 1981<br />'''Commodore 64'''<br />United States: 1982<br />'''TRS-80 Color Computer'''<br />United States: 1983<br />'''BBC Micro'''<br />United Kingdom: 1983<br />'''Acorn Electron, Dragon 32/64'''<br />United Kingdom: 1985|
   release        = '''TRS-80, TRS-80 Color Computer'''<br />US: December 1978 (TRS-80 Software Exchange)<br />US: 1979 (AI, Level IV, Mad Hatter, Small System)<br />US: July 1980 (SoftSide Magazine)<br />UK: 1979 (Creative Computing Software)<br />'''Commodore PET'''<br />United States: 1979<br />'''Exidy Sorcerer'''<br />United States: November 1979<br />'''Apple II'''<br />United States: 1980<br />'''Atari 8-bit computers, TI-99/4A, VIC-20'''<br />United States: 1981<br />'''Commodore 64'''<br />United States: 1982<br />'''TRS-80 Color Computer'''<br />United States: 1983<br />'''BBC Micro'''<br />United Kingdom: 1983<br />'''Acorn Electron, Dragon 32/64'''<br />United Kingdom: 1985|
   added_to_museum = September 8, 2019|
   added_to_museum = ScottFree (game and demo): September 8, 2019|
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'''''Adventureland''''' was a text [[adventure game]] by [[Adventure International]].
'''''Adventureland''''' was a text [[adventure game]] by [[Adventure International]].


It was the first adventure game that was sold commercially. The company went bankrupt in 1985 as a result of the [[video game crash of 1983]]. The rights to the game eventually reverted to [[Scott Adams]], who re-released it for free as [[shareware]].
It was the first adventure game that was sold commercially. The company went bankrupt in 1985 as a result of the [[video game crash of 1983]]. The rights to the game eventually reverted to [[Scott Adams]], who re-released it for free as [[shareware]].
A demonstration version of this game was also released as the '''''Mini Adventure Sampler'''''.


[[Category: Adventure games]]
[[Category: Adventure games]]
[[Category: Digital items owned by WEC Museum]]
[[Category: Digital items owned by WEC Museum]]
[[Category: Interactive fiction]]
[[Category: Interactive fiction]]
[[Category: Previously commercial software re-released for free]]
[[Category: Scottfree]]
[[Category: Scottfree]]
[[Category: ScummVM]]
[[Category: ScummVM]]
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[[Category: Video games released in 1985]]
[[Category: Video games released in 1985]]
[[Category: Video games released on Acorn Electron]]
[[Category: Video games released on Acorn Electron]]
[[Category: Video games released on Apple II]]
[[Category: Video games released on Apple II in the United States of America]]
[[Category: Video games released on Atari 8-bit computers]]
[[Category: Video games released on Atari 8-bit computers in the United States of America]]
[[Category: Video games released on BBC Micro]]
[[Category: Video games released on BBC Micro]]
[[Category: Video games released on Commodore 64]]
[[Category: Video games released on Commodore 64 in the United States of America]]
[[Category: Video games released on DOS]]
[[Category: Video games released on DOS in the United States of America]]
[[Category: Video games released on Dragon 32/64]]
[[Category: Video games released on Dragon 32/64]]
[[Category: Video games released on Exidy Sorcerer]]
[[Category: Video games released on Exidy Sorcerer]]
[[Category: Video games released on PET]]
[[Category: Video games released on PET]]
[[Category: Video games released on TI-99/4A]]
[[Category: Video games released on TI-99/4A]]
[[Category: Video games released on TRS-80]]
[[Category: Video games released on TRS-80 in the United States of America]]
[[Category: Video games released on TRS-80 Color Computer]]
[[Category: Video games released on TRS-80 in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category: Video games released on VIC-20]]
[[Category: Video games released on TRS-80 Color Computer in the United States of America]]
[[Category: Video games released on TRS-80 Color Computer in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category: Video games released on VIC-20 in the United States of America]]
[[Category: Video games released on ZX Spectrum]]
[[Category: Video games released on ZX Spectrum]]

Latest revision as of 22:49, 21 April 2024

Adventureland cover.jpg
Adventureland
Developer Adventure International
AI UK (BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, Electron)
Publisher A B Computers (Commodore PET)
AI (Atari 8-bit, C64, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo)
AI UK (BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, Electron)
Creative Computing (Apple II, Sorcerer, PET, TRS-80)
Level IV Products (TRS-80)
Mad Hatter Software (PET, TRS-80)
Small System Software (TRS-80)
SoftSide Magazine (TRS-80)
Texas Instruments (TI-99/4A)
TRS-80 Software Exchange (TRS-80)
Platforms Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Dragon 32/64, Exidy Sorcerer, PET, TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 Color Computer, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum
Released TRS-80, TRS-80 Color Computer
US: December 1978 (TRS-80 Software Exchange)
US: 1979 (AI, Level IV, Mad Hatter, Small System)
US: July 1980 (SoftSide Magazine)
UK: 1979 (Creative Computing Software)
Commodore PET
United States: 1979
Exidy Sorcerer
United States: November 1979
Apple II
United States: 1980
Atari 8-bit computers, TI-99/4A, VIC-20
United States: 1981
Commodore 64
United States: 1982
TRS-80 Color Computer
United States: 1983
BBC Micro
United Kingdom: 1983
Acorn Electron, Dragon 32/64
United Kingdom: 1985
Added to
Museum
ScottFree (game and demo): September 8, 2019

Adventureland was a text adventure game by Adventure International.

It was the first adventure game that was sold commercially. The company went bankrupt in 1985 as a result of the video game crash of 1983. The rights to the game eventually reverted to Scott Adams, who re-released it for free as shareware.

A demonstration version of this game was also released as the Mini Adventure Sampler.