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'''''Adventure: Pirate's Adventure''''', more commonly known simply as '''Adventure''', is a video game developed for It was programmed by [[Alexis Adams|Alexis]] and [[Scott Adams]] and released in the TI 99/4A home computer system (and many other computer systems) distributed on both [[:Category:Solid State 1981 Software Command Module|Solid State Command Modulefourth quarter of 1981]] with accompanying cassette tape. This cartridge and cassette contain Adventure #2by [[:Category: Pirate's Adventure. The cartridge can be used to play International|Adventure's 1 - 12International]], along with two Questprobe titles, although all other Adventure game cassettes had to be purchased separately. <br> It was programmed a company created by Scott and Alexis and Scott Adams and released in the fourth quarter of 1981. Adventure sold for $49.95 (USD). Scott Adams had completed Adventure #1 earlier, although to do so, he ended up ignoring his then-pregnant wife , Alexis, who seemingly disapproved of his endeavor. However, shortly thereafter, Alexis unexpectedly announced her desire to write a follow-up Adventure, and helped Scott with the endeavor programming. <ref>{{cite web|title=Videogame House: AlpinerByte Magazine, 05/121980|url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-12/1980_12_BYTE_05-12_Adventure#page/n193/mode/1up}}</ref>
==Manual==
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'''''Adventure: Pirate's Adventure''''', more commonly known simply as '''Adventure''', is a video game developed for the TI-99/4A home computer system (and many other computer systems) distributed on both [[:Category:Solid State Software Command Module|Solid State Software<sup>TM</sup> Command Module]] with accompanying cassette tape or floppy disk. This cartridge and cassette or disk contain Adventure #2: Pirate's Adventure. The cartridge can be used to play Adventure's 1 - 12, along with two Questprobe titles, although all other Adventure game cassettes or floppies had to be purchased separately. <br>
{{Infobox video game
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| image = 1982_adventure_manual_cover.jpg
| alt = Adventure Manual Front Cover
| caption = Adventure (Front Cover)<ref>{{cite web|title=TI99ers On-Line User Group: TI-99 Cartridge Listing|url=http://www.ti99ers.org/timeline/cartbytitle.html#A}}</ref>| publisher = [[Adventure International]]
| part = PHM 3041
| programmer = [[Alexis Adams ]] & [[Scott Adams]]| format = [[:Category:Solid State Software Command Module|Solid State Software Command Module]]<sup>TM</sup> Command Module]] & Cassetteor Floppy Disk| released = [[:Category:1981 Software|1981 (4th Quarter)]]| genre = [[:Category:Adventure|Adventure]]| price = $49.95 (USD)
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All games playable with this cartridge (although only game #2 - Pirate Adventure can be played without purchasing the remaining cassettes cassette tapes or floppy discs, include the following:<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
# Adventureland
# Pirate Adventure
# Questprobe 1: The Hulk
# Questprobe 2: Spiderman
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==Gameplay==
Adventure is a text-based game lacking any graphical elements. The game proceeds based upon the player's decisions when faced after each with various question. Due to its decision-based gaming model, each adventure can be played multiple times producing unique endings based upon the decision sequence the player chooses on each attempt. <gallery mode="packed">File:1981 adventure cartridge with adventure international copyright.png|200px|1981 Adventure cartridge with Adventure International copyright (black cartridge with black label)File:1981 adventure cartridge with ti copyright.png|200px|1981 Adventure cartridge with TI copyright (black cartridge with black label)</gallery><gallery mode="packed">File:1982 adventure cartridge red labeling.png|200px|1982 Adventure cartridge (black cartridge with red label)File:1983 adventure cartridge beige.png|200px|1983 Adventure cartridge (beige cartridge with red label)</gallery> ==Advertising Blurbs=====Front Cover of Manual===Adventure takes you on a variety of challenging adventures, depending on the cassette- or diskette-based game you use with the command module. Pirate's Adventure, the game included with the module, challenges you to score points by discovering treasures. ===Back Cover of Manual===Have you ever dreamed of going on an Adventure and facing numerous challenges along the way? With the Adventure [[:Category:Solid State Software Command Module|Solid State Software<sup>TM</sup> Command Module]] and one of the many cassette- or diskette- based games developed by [[Adventure International]] Incorporated, you can experience many different adventures without leaving the comfort of your home. ===Triton Catalog - Spring 1984===You're on a fantasy island - a world teeming with monstrous evils. But you've got to stay, because 13 treasures are hidden here and you must unearth them and escape! Only logic and ingenuity can help you defend yourself. <!-- Manual --><div id="mp-lower" class="MainPageBG" style="margin-top:4px; border:1px solid #ddcef2; background:#f5fffa; overflow:auto;"><div id="mp-bottom"><h2 id="mp-tfp-h2" style="margin:0.5em; background:#cef2e0; font-family:inherit; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #afa3bf; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em">Manual<span style="font-size:85%; font-weight:normal;"></span></h2><div style="padding:0.6em">
'''Adventure<sup>TM</sup>''' Cartridge Instructions TI-99/4A
To play a cassette-based Adventure game, insert the tape into your recorder and position it at the start of the game (see "Loading Cassettes"). Then type CSl and press ENTER. Now follow the step-by-step instructions on the display to load the game into the computer's memory.
If the game is on diskette, insert the appropriate diskette into Disk Drive 1. Then enter the name of the data base as DSKlDSK1.filename, where filename is the name of the game on the diskette. For example, with a file name of A2, you would type:
DSK1.A2
Each game begins with a brief introduction to the Adventure series. When you finish reading this information, press ENTER to continue.
The program now explains the word or direction abbreviations that are allowable in the game and then asks, "Do you want to restore a previously saved game?" At this point, you choose to continue a previous game or begin a new game. To continue a game from a previous session, remove the Adventure tape from the cassette recorder or the diskette from Disk Drive 1. Next, insert the tape or diskette which contains your previous game. (For a tape, be sure it's positioned properly as explained in "Loading Cassettes.") Now, type Y for "yes." The program then asks for the file name of the saved game. With a cassette tape, enter the name as CSl. For a diskette, enter DSKlDSK1.filename, where filename is the name you gave the game when you saved it. The computer then loads the program into memory, and the game continues from the point where you stopped.
If you are starting a new game or did not save your previous game, answer N for "no" to the question about restoring a previous game. The adventure then begins.
===Playing the Game===
You are now ready to start an adventure. If you are playing "Pirate's Adventure," the game included with the Adventure module, the following display appears next.
[[imageFile:Adventure_Screenshot.png|500px400px|center|thumb|Adventure Opening Screen]]
In most Adventure games, the top of the display gives a brief description of your location, the visible items, the directions in which you can move, and the items you are carrying. Any additional background information needed for the game appears below the line and moves down to about the middle of the display. The question
"WHAT SHALL I DO?" is then displayed below the line, followed by the cursor (a flashing underline).
====Common Verbs====
To help you enter commands, some of the common acceptable verbs are listed here.
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DROP
ENTER
EXAMINE
GO
HELP
LEAVE
LIGHT
LOOK
MOVE
PULL
PUSH
QUIT
READ
SAVE
SAY
TAKE
WEAR
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The nouns or directions that you enter to complete your commands are taken from the list of visible items or directions shown at the top of the display. Note: Sometimes when you enter a command to TAKE an item, the program tells you that you are wearing it; at other times, you must enter WEAR item if you want to put the item on.
You now have the basic information needed to play the game. To keep up the spirit of adventure, you're on your own from here. Good luck!
===Saving Adventure===
[[File:1981 adventure manual cover.jpg|300px|thumb|frame|right|1981 Adventure Manual Cover]]As you play an Adventure game, you may decide that you want to continue the current game at another time. Or, you could be faced with the possibility of losing the game on your next move. If so, save the game before entering your next command. Then, if you lose, you can reload the game and try a different move.
To save an Adventure in progress, enter the command SAVE GAME when the program asks, "WHAT SHALL I DO?" Next, the program asks you to type the file name for saving the game. Remove the Adventure game cassette tape from the recorder or the diskette from Disk Drive 1. Then insert the tape or diskette on which you want to save the game. Now type the file name as explained here.
For a cassette tape, type CS1, and press ENTER. Then follow the instructions on the display. The game you save replaces any other information on the tape.
With a diskette, type DSK1.filename (the name you give the game}, and press ENTER. Be sure that a file with the name you choose is not already on the diskette. Otherwise, the game replaces that file.
After you save the game, the computer asks again, "WHAT SHALL I DO?'' To continue the game, enter a command. To stop the program, enter the QUIT command. If you are playing "Pirate's Adventure" and enter QUIT, you see the number of stored treasures and the corresponding score. The program then asks if you want to try this Adventure again. To leave the program and return to the master title screen, type N and press ENTER. To play the same game again, enter Y. You are then asked if you want to reload a previously saved game. Press either Y or N, and continue as you did at the beginning of the game.
Note: The module allows you to save a game played with one Adventure program and then load it back into the computer with a different Adventure program. However, if you do this, you can get unusual results as you play the game, unless you are playing a multi-part Adventure game.
===Ending the Game===
If you enter the command QUIT or lose the game in some way, such as being eaten by a dragon or getting trapped in a tunnel, the program asks, "Want to try the adventure again?" To start the same game again without reloading it, type Y and press ENTER. To stop the program and return to the master title screen, type N and press ENTER.
Note: If you enter the QUIT command, all data stored in the computer's memory is lost. To continue a game at another time, save it on a cassette tape or diskette before entering QUIT.
===Other Adventure Games===
In addition to the "Pirate's Adventure" game which comes with the Adventure module, the following games are available on either cassette tape or diskette from
* Adventure International, Incorporated.
* Adventureland - Explore an enchanted world and try to find all 13 treasures.
* Mission Impossible Adventure - Decide whether to accept the mission to save the world's first automated nuclear reactor.
* Voodoo Castle - Save Count Cristo from the fiendish curse placed on him by his enemies.
* The Count - Discover who you are, what you are doing in Transylvania, and why the postman delivered a bottle of blood.
* Strange Odyssey - Collect treasures from an ancient alien civilization on the edge of the galaxy. Also, try to repair your ship so that you can return home.
* Mystery Fun House - Attempt to enter the fun house and discover its mysteries.
* Pyramid of Doom - Explore a pyramid recently uncovered by the shifting sands, and try to collect its treasures and then escape.
* Ghost Town - Search for treasures among the ghosts in a deserted western mining town.
* Savage Island - Discover the awesome secret of a small island in a remote ocean in this first installment of a multi-part adventure.
* And More - Check with Adventure International, Incorporated or your local dealer for a list of other available Adventure games.
To order an Adventure game, write to:
[[Adventure International]], Incorporated<br>
P.O. Box 3435<br>
Longwood, Florida 32750<br>
or call, toll free, 1-800-327-7172.
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==Downloads==
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1981 adventure cartridge with adventure international copyright.png|1981 Adventure Cartridge with Adventure International Copyright (Black Label on Black Cartridge)
1981 adventure cartridge with ti copyright.png|1981 Adventure Cartridge with TI Copyright (Black Label on Black Cartridge)
1982 adventure cartridge red labeling.png|1982 Adventure Cartridge (Red Label with Beige Cartridge)
1983 adventure cartridge beige.png|1983 Adventure Cartridge (Red Label on Beige Cartridge)
Pirate Adventure Cassette.png|Pirate's Adventure Cassette Tape
Aventure Floppy.png|Pirate's Adventure Floppy Disk
1981 adventure manual cover.jpg|1981 Adventure Manual Front Cover (Old-Style)
1982 adventure manual cover.jpg|1982 Adventure Manual Front Cover (Modern-Style)
Adventure Screenshot.png|Pirate's Adventure Screenshot
1982 adventure manual cover.jpg|Adventure: Pirate's Adventure Manual Complete (pdf format)|link=https://4apedia.com/manuals/Adventure%20Manual.pdf
1983 adventure cartridge beige.png|Pirate's Adventure MAME/MESS Rom (rpk format)|link=https://4apedia.com/roms/Adventure.rpk
Aventure Floppy.png|Pirate's Adventure Floppy Disk Image (dsk format) (right click and save link)|link=https://4apedia.com/roms/Adventure.dsk
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==References==
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==External Links=* [http://www.videogamehouse.net/gamemain/cartsab/adventure/ Video Game House: Adventure]=
* [https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-12/1980_12_BYTE_05-12_Adventure#page/n193/mode/2up/ The Internet Archive: Byte Magazine, Vol 05: Number:12, Page 192]
* [http://www.pixelatedarcade.com/games/pirate-adventure/ Pixelated Arcade: Pirate Adenture]* [http://www.videogamehouse.net/gamemain/cartsab/adventure/ TI-99/4A Video Game House: Adventure]* [http://www.ti99ers.org/timeline/cartbytitle.html#A TI-99ers On-line User Group: TI-99 Cartridge Listing]* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Adventure/ WikiPediaWikipedia:Pirate Adventure]
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