Return to Pirate's Isle
Return to Pirate's Isle is an Adventure video game created by Scott Adams exclusively for the TI-99/4A home computer system. Return to Pirate's Isle is considered adventure #14 in the Scott Adams adventure series. Unlike other adventure games that Scott Adams created, Return to Pirate's Isle was created only for the TI-99/4A and had graphical elements in the game as well. It was released on Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module cartridge during the first quarter of 1984 as part #: PHM 3189. It originally retailed for $39.95 (USD).
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| Publisher(s) | Adventure International |
| Original Retail Price | $39.95 (USD) |
| Programmer(s) | Scott Adams |
| Part# | PHM 3189 |
| Format(s) | Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module |
| Release | 1984 (1st Quarter) |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
Contents
Gameplay
Like all other text-based adventure games, Return to Pirate's describes a series of scenes that the player finds himself/herself facing, and the player enters a series of terms specifying his/her desired response to the circumstance. The game then responds to the player's choice presenting additional information. The player continues with these text-based decisions until the game ends. Unlike earlier adventure games, however, Return to Pirate's Isle presents visual elements of the story which may help the player decide what to choose.
Advertising Blurbs
Front Cover of Manual
Step into a fantasy world where logic and ingenuity are your keys to success. Return to Pirate's Isle, another in the popular Adventure series, challenges you to find hidden treasure in a treacherous environment.
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. (Disk or Cassette System recommended.)
Manual
The World of Adventure
The world of Adventure takes you to many exotic locations. In each Adventure you face unexpected danger as you carry out your mission. Whether your goal is to explore a mysterious pyramid or escape from a savage jungle, your reasoning power is challenged at every turn.
To help you select your next Adventure, here is a brief summary of the Adventures currently available.
Pirate's Adventure
Your adventure begins in a flat in London, but you soon find yourself on a strange island filled with treasure. Explore it thoroughly and make friends with its inhabitants, whose help you need for success.
Adventureland
The Adventureland game begins in the forest of an enchanted world. By exploring this world, you can locate 13 treasures, as well as the special place for storing them to score points. However, be careful not to wake the sleeping dragon!
Secret Mission
Your impossible mission starts with a tape recorder in a briefing room. Can you find the mysterious person who just ran out of the room as you try to save the world's first nuclear reactor from destruction?
Voodoo Castle
When the Voodoo Castle adventure begins, you are in a chapel looking at a closed coffin. By exploring the castle, you try to find the information necessary to free Count Cristo from the fiendish curse placed on him by his enemies.
The Count
In The Count, you wake from a nap to find yourself in a strange bed holding a tent stake. Now it's up to you to discover who you are, what you are doing in Transylvania, and why the postman delivered a bottle of blood.
Strange Odyssey
Your Strange Odyssey begins as you realize that you are stranded on a small planetoid and must repair your ship before you can go home. As you search the planet for the necessary parts, you find the ruins of an ancient civilization. Try to discover the civilization's secrets, collecting treasures as you go.
Mystery Fun House
Before exploring the Mystery Fun House, you must figure out how to get inside. Once inside, you'll see all the typical Fun House sights, concealing a valuable prize.
Pyramid of Doom
The Pyramid of Doom adventure starts in a desert near a pool of liquid, with a pole sticking out of the sand. As you investigate further, you find a pyramid only recently uncovered by the shifting sands. Find its entrance, collect the treasures, and then try to escape from the pyramid.
Ghost Town
All ghost towns are mysterious, but this one holds a particular fascination-it contains both treasures and real ghosts. Explore all of the old buildings and the entire area thoroughly to see how many treasures you can locate.
Savage Island I & II
You begin the two-part Savage Island Series on the edge of an impenetrable jungle. As you explore the island, you may meet some very unusual creatures. Upon the successful completion of Part 1, you receive the password that enables you to begin Part 2. If you complete the second part of the series, you become the world's greatest hero. However, if you fail, you suffer a quick, horrible death.
The Golden Voyage
Before embarking on your Golden Voyage, you must locate the royal palace in the Persian city. In the palace, you meet an aging king who only has three days to live, unless you can restore his youth. Starting with only a bag of gold, you eventually set sail for the four corners of the globe on a quest for the mythical fountain of youth.
More to Come
Check with your local dealer or Adventure International for a list of other available Adventure games.
To order an Adventure game, write to:
Adventure International, Incorporated P.O. Box3435 Longwood, Florida 32750 or call, toll free, 1 (800) 327-7172
Downloads
Return to Pirate's Isle Cartridge
Return to Pirate's Isle Manual Cover
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Adventure: Pirate's Adventure Manual Complete (pdf format)
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Pirate's Adventure MAME/MESS Rom (rpk format)
