This is a copy of the latest upstream release, v2.4. Prior releases are curated separately as part of Bill Cattey’s PDP-8 Alive project.
This version of Adventure was orginally written by Rick Murphy when he worked at Digital back in 1979 and published as DECUS 8-889. (Back then he went by Dick, instead of Rick.)
Instructions on running ADVENT under the FORTRAN IV Runtime System,
FRTS
, can be found in the text file ADVENT.DC
.
Original DECUS Writeup:
Adventure 8-889
Version: February 1979
Author: Dick Murphy, Digital Equipment Corporation
Operating System: OS/8 V3C, V3D; OS/12
Source Language: FORTRAN IV, RALF
Memory Required: 32KW
Keywords: Games
Abstract: Adventure is a magical, unpredictable and often addicting computer game that has caught on in the United States in near epidemic proportions.
It is a treasure hunt with all the trimmings - mysteries and challenges that grow more and more complex as the game unravels. Adventure is more of a puzzle than a game. Once solved, it's mastered. The mastering, however, often takes months of drawing maps and planning strategy.
Adventure's sweeping popularity lies in it's power to enchant. Players are projected into a world of fantasy, one that blends the heart pounding suspense of "Treasure Island" with the magic of "Alice in Wonderland".
Note: This is a version of the popular PDP-11 Adventure game (DECUS No. 11-340), containing all the features, but modified to run on a PDP-8.
Documentation on magnetic media.
Media Service Charge Code: Write-Up (AA), DECtape (HA), Floppy Diskette (KB)
Format: OS/8
Catalog: June 1985