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| Adventure Soft
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| Type
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Private
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| Founded
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1983 (Adventure International UK)
1986 (Adventure Soft UK)
1989 (Horror Soft)
1993 (Adventure Soft)
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| Headquarters
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Birmingham, England, U.K.
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| Key people
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Mike Woodroffe, founder
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| Industry
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video games
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| Products
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Video games
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| Number of people
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not disclosed
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| Website
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http://www.adventuresoft.com/
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Adventure Soft is an English video game developer and publisher.
Adventure International UK
Adventure International UK was founded by Mike Woodroffe in 1983.
It started out by converting the interactive fiction games by Adventure International to computers that were popular in the United Kingdom to be sold in that market under the trade name Adventure International UK, with their first releases occurring in 1983.
It began creating its own games in 1984, however, it still released its games under the Adventure International UK label until Adventure International went bankrupt in 1985.
Adventure Soft UK
Beginning in 1986, it began releasing games as Adventure Soft UK.
Horror Soft
Starting in 1989, they gained a cult following with their Elvira series of adventure-RPGs. The Elvira series was published under the Horror Soft label, with Personal Nightmare as the first game.
Adventure Soft
Since 1993, they have used the name Adventure Soft for their game releases.
They are most well known for the Simon the Sorcerer series. As the industry was shifting towards 3D action games, they made a pre-rendered adventure game called Feeble Files in 1997 and a 3D first-person adventure game called Simon 3D in 2002. These adventures did not do as well as hoped, and afterward Adventure Soft licensed the Simon the Sorcerer franchise to outside developers.
Video games developed by Adventure International UK (1983-1986)
| Title
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System
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Release
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Notes
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| Adventureland
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64
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1983
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Pirate Adventure
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64
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1983
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Secret Mission
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64
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1983
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| The Count
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Ghost Town
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| The Golden Voyage
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Mystery Fun House
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Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Pyramid of Doom
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Questprobe featuring the Hulk
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Questprobe featuring Spider-Man
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BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Strange Odyssey
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Savage Island: Part One
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Savage Island: Part Two
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Voodoo Castle
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64
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1984
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Gremlins: The Adventure
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Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
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1985
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| Questprobe featuring Human Torch and the Thing
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Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1985
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Port of an Adventure International game.
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| Robin of Sherwood: The Touchstones of Rhiannon
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Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
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1985
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| Seas of Blood
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Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
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1985
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| Super Gran - The Adventure
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Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
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1985
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Video games developed by Adventure Soft UK (1986-1988)
| Title
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System
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Release
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Notes
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| Blizzard Pass
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Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
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1986
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| Kayleth
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Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1986
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| Masters of the Universe: Super Adventure
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BBC Micro, Commdodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1986
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| Masters of Universe: The Arcade Game
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Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commdodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1986
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| Rebel Planet
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Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
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1986
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| Temple of Terror
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Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum
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1986
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| Captain America in: The Doom Tube of Dr. Megalomann
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Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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1987
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Video games developed by Horror Soft (1989-1992)
Video games developed by Adventure Soft (1993-present)
| Title
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System
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Release
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Notes
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| Simon the Sorcerer
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Amiga, Android, Amiga CD32, DOS, iOS, RiscOS
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1993
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| Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe
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Amiga, Android, DOS, iOS
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1995
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| The Feeble Files
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Amiga, WarpOS, Windows
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1997
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| Simon the Sorcerer's Pinball
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Windows
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1998
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| Simon the Sorcerer Puzzle Pack
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Windows
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1998
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| Simon the Sorcerer 3D
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Windows
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2002
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