Commercial Downloads - Scott Adams - Updated 1st Janaury 2004

Scott Adams is a well-known name to fans of 8-bit gaming. He was responsible for creating a vast number of text adventures and was one of the early pioneers of the genre. Scott has graciously given us permission to include his old 8-bit games here, and we'll be adding more to the site shortly. Hope you enjoy them...

While these games are text based and may seem basic compared to today's adventures, the strength of text adventures were the puzzles themselves and the player's imagination. It made games more exciting building up your own image of the game world and what it looked like, rather than sticking to one persons vision. If you want to know more about what makes Scott tick, click on the button below for an exclusive interview...

Some of the 8-bit versions were converted by Brian Howarth, but are all the copyright of Scott Adams and are included here with his permission. In addition, many of these were converted to raw data files for use with interpreters on other machines and again, thanks to Scott, we are able to bring you these here. Also, if anyone is interested, we may try to add maps, tips and solutions for the adventures.

Scott's current game for the PC, "Return To Pirate's Island II" (released in 2000) is available from his website for just $19.99. If you enjoy the adventures here, please consider buying this latest game from him as a way of saying thanks. You can also visit his site and if you want, make a donation to Scott for his hard work.

	Adventure #1 "Adventureland" (Text) - Atari / Commodore 64 You wander through an enchanted world trying to recover the 13 lost treasures. You'll encounter wild animals, magical beings, and many other perils and puzzles. Can you rescue the Blue Ox from the quicksand? Or find your way out of the maze of pits? Happy Adventuring... This is the text version of the game, although it was later re-issued with graphics.
	Adventure #2 "Pirate Adventure" (Text) - Atari / Commodore 64 / Spectrum 'Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum...' You'll meet up with the pirate and his daffy bird along with many strange sights as you attempt to go from your London flat to Treasure Island. Can you recover Long John Silver's lost treasures? Happy sailing, matey... This is the text version of the game, although it was later re-issued with graphics.
	Adventure #3 "Secret Mission" - Atari / Commodore 16 / Commodore 64 In this exciting Adventure, time is of the essence as you race the clock to complete your mission in time - or else the world's first automated nuclear reactor is doomed! If you survive this challenging mission, consider yourself a true Adventurer! The version here for the C16 and C64 features optional graphics - to change between text and graphics, just press "enter" on it's own during the game. The Atari version is the two disk graphics edition.
	Adventure #4 "Voodoo Castle" - Atari / Commdore 64 / Spectrum The Count has fallen civtim to a fiendish curse placed on him by his enemies. There he lies, with you his only possible hope. Will you pull off a rescue, or is he really down for the Count?! The 8-bit Atari version here is the text version of the game, as is the Commdore 64 version. Sadly, the Commodore 64 release is cracked but we are trying to source a "pure" copy.
	Adventure #5 "The Count" - Atari It begins when you awake in a large brass bed in a castle somewhere in Transylvania. Who are you, what are you doing here and WHY did the postman deliver a bottle of blood? This version for the Atari 8-bit machines is the two disk graphic version.
	Adventure #6 "Strange Odyssey" (Text) - Atari / Spectrum At the galaxy's rim, there are rewards aplenty to be harvested from a long-dead alien civilization, including fabulous treasures and advanced technologies far beyond human ken! Prepare yourself for the incredible! The versions presented here are the original text only releases.
	Adventure #7 "Mystery Fun House - Atari As Adventure #7 begins, you find yourself hopelessly lost in the middle of a carnival fun house. While escape may elude you, one thing is very clear -- you're NOT here to have a good time!
	Adventure #8 "Pyramid Of Doom" - Atari This is an Adventure that will transport you to a dangerous land of crumbling ruins and trackless desert wastes into the PYRAMID OF DOOM! Jewels, gold -- it's all here for the plundering -- IF you can find the way.
	Adventure #9 "Ghost Town" - Atari You must explore a once-thriving mining town in search of the 13 hidden treasures. With everything from rattlesnakes to runaway horses, it sure ain't going to be easy! Includes a special bonus scoring system too!
	Adventure #10 "Savage Island, Part 1" - Atari A small island holds an awesome secret -- will you be able to discover it? This is the beginning of a two-part Adventure. (The story continues in SAVAGE ISLAND PART2, ADVENTURE #11). NOTE: This one's a toughie -- for experienced Adventurers only!
Coming Soon	Adventure #11 "Savage Island, Part 2" - coming soon The suspense begun in Adventure #10 now comes to an incredible conclusion with SAVAGE ISLAND PART II! This Adventure requires you to have successfully finished #10, wherein you where given the secret password to begin this final half. NOTE: For experienced Adventurers only!
	Adventure #12 "The Golden Voyage" - Atari The king lies near death in the royal palace. You have only three days to bring back the elixir needed to rejuvenate him. Journey through the lands of magic fountains, sacred temples, stormy seas and gold, gold, GOLD! This one is for experienced Adventurers only!
	Adventure #13 "Sorcerer Of Claymorgue Castle" - Atari / Commodore 64 / PC Solon the Master Wizard has learnt of Vileroth's destruction and how, in his final days, he concealed the stolen 13 stars of Power within the Castle of Claymorgue, determined that no one should possess them. As Solon's apprentive with a few spells, can you recover Solon's stolen Stars. The Castle contains further spells but beware -- as an apprentice you may find the results unpredictable! The PC version here has been adapted from the disk original. To run this, just unzip the files into a new directory, and run the file called "Yoho.exe". After a few seconds, it will ask you to insert Disk 2 - just press return. After this it will ask you to choose a screenmode - 40 columns or 80. If you want the graphics, choose 40, otherwise select 80. All you need to do then is enjoy the game! For the 8-bit Atari version, this archive contains two disk images and is the graphics version of the game. Just load disk one, and then insert the second disk image for the graphics.
	"Scott Adams Collection" - Amiga This pack contains Scott's first 12 adventures for the Amiga. These are presented here as raw data files which have been extracted from the original titles, and are here for use with one of the many Scott Adams interpreters that are available. Within this archive, we have included the Amiga version of Scott-Free, which can run all of these games. This pack contains the following games:- "Adventureland", "Pirate Adventure", "Mission Impossible", "Voodoo Castle", "The Count", "Strange Odyssey", "Fun House Mystery", "Pyramid Of Doom", "Ghosy Town", "Savage Island Part 1", "Savage Island Part 2", and "The Golden Voyage"! Enough to keep any adventurer happy for a long time! All of the versions of the games in this pack are text only, although many of these were released originally as text and later with graphics on many of the 8-bit and PC formats.
	"Scott Adams Collection" - Commodore 64 This pack contains Scott's first 12 adventures for the Commodore 64 as a single disk image file. There are some slight differences to some of the games presented here as standalone files, so we felt that it was worth their inclusion here. We may update the individual downloads at some point with tips and solutions. This pack contains the following games:- "Adventureland", "Pirate Adventure", "Mission Impossible", "Voodoo Castle", "The Count", "Strange Odyssey", "Fun House Mystery", "Pyramid Of Doom", "Ghosy Town", "Savage Island Part 1", "Savage Island Part 2", and "The Golden Voyage"! Enough to keep any adventurer happy for a long time!
	"Scott Adams Collection" - PC This pack contains Scott's first 13 adventures for the PC. As with the Amiga version, these are presented here as raw data files which have been extracted from the original titles, and are here for use with one of the many Scott Adams interpreters that are available. Within this archive, we have included the PC program Advint, written by Hein Pragt, which can run all of these games. This pack contains the following games:- "Adventureland", "Pirate Adventure", "Mission Impossible", "Voodoo Castle", "The Count", "Strange Odyssey", "Fun House Mystery", "Pyramid Of Doom", "Ghosy Town", "Savage Island Part 1", "Savage Island Part 2", "The Golden Voyage" and "Sorcerer Of Claymorgue Castle"! Enough to keep any adventurer happy for a long time! All of the versions of the games in this pack are text only, although many of these were released originally as text and later with graphics on many of the 8-bit and PC formats.