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'''Adventure International''' was a [[video game]] developer.
'''Adventure International''' was a [[video game]] developer.
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The rights to the Adventure International games eventually reverted to Scott Adams, who released them for free as shareware through the website of Scott Adams Grand Adventures.
The rights to the Adventure International games eventually reverted to Scott Adams, who released them for free as shareware through the website of Scott Adams Grand Adventures.
==Video games developed by Adventure International==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| System
!| Release
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Adventureland]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Dragon 32/64]], [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[PET]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]] [[TRS-80 CoCo]], [[VIC-20]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1978
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Count]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Dragon 32/64]], [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[PET]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]] [[TRS-80 CoCo]], [[VIC-20]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Mystery Fun House]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Dragon 32/64]], [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[FM-7]], [[PC-8801]], [[Sharp X1]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]], [[TRS-80 CoCo]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pirate Adventure]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Plus/4]], [[Dragon 32/64]], [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[PET]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]] [[TRS-80 CoCo]], [[VIC-20]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1978
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pyramid of Doom]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Dragon 32/64]], [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]] [[TRS-80 CoCo]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Secret Mission]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Plus/4]], [[Dragon 32/64]], [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[PET]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]] [[TRS-80 CoCo]], [[VIC-20]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Strange Odyssey]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Plus/4]], [[Dragon 32/64]] [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[FM-7]], [[PC-8801]], [[PC-9801]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]] [[TRS-80 CoCo]],
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Voodoo Castle]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Dragon 32/64]], [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[PET]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]] [[TRS-80 CoCo]], [[VIC-20]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Ghost Town]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Dragon 32/64]], [[Exidy Sorcerer]], [[TRS-80]], [[TRS-80 CoCo]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Savage Island|Savage Island: Part One]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Plus/4]], [[Dragon 32/64]] [[TRS-80]] [[TRS-80 CoCo]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Golden Voyage]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Dragon 32/64]] [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]], [[TRS-80 CoCo]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Savage Island|Savage Island: Part Two]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore Plus/4]], [[Dragon 32/64]] [[TRS-80]] [[TRS-80 CoCo]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Plus/4]], [[DOS]], [[Dragon 32/64]] [[TI-99/4A]], [[TRS-80]], [[TRS-80 CoCo]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Return to Pirate's Island]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[TI-99/4A]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (video game)|The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Plus/4]], [[DOS]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Questprobe featuring the Hulk]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Plus/4]], [[DOS]], [[Dragon 32/64]] [[TRS-80 CoCo]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Questprobe featuring Spider-Man]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Plus/4]], [[DOS]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Questprobe featuring Human Torch and the Thing]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Acorn Electron]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}


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Latest revision as of 03:00, 3 April 2024

Adventure International logo.png
Adventure International
Type Private
Founded 1978 (ceased operations in 1985)
Headquarters Longwood, Florida, USA
Key people Scott Adams, founder
Alexis Adams, founder
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people Not disclosed
Website https://www.msadams.com/adventures.htm

Adventure International was a video game developer.

Foundation

Adventure International was founded by Scott and Alexis Adams in 1978. It sold text adventure games, now commonly known as interactive fiction. Their first game, Adventureland, was the first adventure game that was sold commercially.

Adventure International UK

There was also a company called Adventure International UK, which converted the Adventure International games to computers that were popular in the United Kingdom at the time and also made some games of their own using the same interpreter used in the Adventure International games.

Closure

The company went bankrupt in 1985 as a result of the video game crash of 1983.

Aftermath

After Adventure International went bankrupt, Adventure International UK began to release games as Adventure Soft UK in 1986, Horror Soft beginning in 1989, and in 1992 it began using the name Adventure Soft.

The rights to the Adventure International games eventually reverted to Scott Adams, who released them for free as shareware through the website of Scott Adams Grand Adventures.

Video games developed by Adventure International

Title System Release Notes
Adventureland Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, Exidy Sorcerer, PET, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 TRS-80 CoCo, VIC-20 1978
The Count Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, Exidy Sorcerer, PET, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 TRS-80 CoCo, VIC-20 1979
Mystery Fun House Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, Exidy Sorcerer, FM-7, PC-8801, Sharp X1, TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo 1979
Pirate Adventure Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, Dragon 32/64, Exidy Sorcerer, PET, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 TRS-80 CoCo, VIC-20 1978
Pyramid of Doom Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, Exidy Sorcerer, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 TRS-80 CoCo 1979
Secret Mission Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, Dragon 32/64, Exidy Sorcerer, PET, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 TRS-80 CoCo, VIC-20 1979
Strange Odyssey Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, Dragon 32/64 Exidy Sorcerer, FM-7, PC-8801, PC-9801, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 TRS-80 CoCo, 1979
Voodoo Castle Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, Exidy Sorcerer, PET, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 TRS-80 CoCo, VIC-20 1979
Ghost Town Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, Exidy Sorcerer, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo 1980
Savage Island: Part One Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, Dragon 32/64 TRS-80 TRS-80 CoCo, ZX Spectrum 1980
The Golden Voyage Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64 TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo 1981
Savage Island: Part Two Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, Dragon 32/64 TRS-80 TRS-80 CoCo, ZX Spectrum 1981
Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, DOS, Dragon 32/64 TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo 1982
Return to Pirate's Island TI-99/4A 1983
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, DOS, ZX Spectrum 1984
Questprobe featuring the Hulk Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, DOS, Dragon 32/64 TRS-80 CoCo, ZX Spectrum 1984
Questprobe featuring Spider-Man Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, DOS, ZX Spectrum 1984
Questprobe featuring Human Torch and the Thing Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum 1985
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