Adventure Soft
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| Adventure Soft | |
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1983 (Adventure International UK) 1986 (Adventure Soft UK) 1989 (Horror Soft) 1993 (Adventure Soft) |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, England, U.K. |
| Key people | Mike Woodroffe, founder |
| Industry | video games |
| Products | Video games |
| Employees | not disclosed |
| Website | http://www.adventuresoft.com/ |
Adventure Soft is an English video game developer and publisher.
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Adventure International UK
Adventure International UK was founded by Mike Woodroffe in 1983.
They 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.
They began creating their own games in 1984, however, they still released their games under the Adventure International UK label until Adventure International went bankrupt in 1986.
Adventure Soft UK
Beginning in 1986, they 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 today Adventure Soft licenses the Simon the Sorcerer franchise to outside developers.
Video games developed by Adventure International UK
Video games developed by Adventure Soft UK
| Title | System | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard Pass | Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum | 1986 | Not yet | |
| Captain America in: The Doom Tube of Dr. Megalomann | Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | 1987 | Not yet | |
| Kayleth | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | 1986 | Not yet | |
| Masters of the Universe: Super Adventure | BBC Micro, Commdodore 64, ZX Spectrum | 1986 | Not yet | |
| Masters of Universe: The Arcade Game | Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commdodore 64, ZX Spectrum | 1986 | Not yet | |
| Rebel Planet | Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum | 1986 | Not yet | |
| Temple of Terror | Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum | 1986 | Not yet |
Video games developed by Horror Soft
| Title | System | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Nightmare | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | 1989 | December 29, 2012 | |
| Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS | 1990 | Not yet | |
| Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS | 1991 | Not yet | |
| Waxworks | Amiga, DOS | 1992 | January 22, 2009 |
Video games developed by Adventure Soft
| Title | System | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon the Sorcerer | Amiga, Android, Amiga CD32, DOS, iOS, RiscOS | 1993 | July 29, 2012 | |
| Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe | Amiga, Android, DOS, iOS | 1995 | July 29, 2012 | |
| The Feeble Files | Amiga, WarpOS, Windows | 1997 | August 7, 2015 | |
| Simon the Sorcerer's Pinball | Windows | 1998 | Not yet | |
| Simon the Sorcerer Puzzle Pack | Windows | 1998 | March 16, 2015 | |
| Simon the Sorcerer 3D | Windows | 2002 | July 29, 2012 |
