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Adventure Master

Adventure Master was a system for writing text adventures with graphics. It was written by Christopher Chance and published by CBS Software in 1984. It ran on Apple II+/IIe/IIc, Atari, Commodore 64 and IBM Personal and PC/PCjr computers. It came with a few test adventures such as Clever Catacombs, Becca in Outlaw Cave, and Wild Trails.

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Adventure Master
DeveloperCBS Software
PublisherCBS Software
PlatformsApple II+/IIe/IIc, Atari XL/XE, Commodore 64, IBM Personal and PC/PCjr computers

Adventure Master was a system for writing text adventures with graphics. It was written by Christopher Chance and published by CBS Software in 1984.1 It ran on Apple II+/IIe/IIc,2 Atari,3 Commodore 644 and IBM Personal and PC/PCjr computers.5 It came with a few test adventures such as Clever Catacombs (by Christopher Chance), Becca in Outlaw Cave, and Wild Trails (by the author Jean Craighead George).

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References

  1. Adventure Master - Program Guide, CBS Software - Museum of Computer Adventure
  2. Adventure Master for Apple II (1984) - MobyGames
  3. Adventure Master, Atari, Atarimania
  4. Adventure Master (C64, 5 1/4" Disk) Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine CBS Software - 1984 USA, Canada Release - Eli's Software Encyclopedia
  5. Makers of Entertainment Software Shoot for New High Scores, By Phil Wiswell, Page 52, 1985-01-08, PC Magazine, CBS Software was disappointed with the PCjr's performance last year....What CBS will push instead is adult-oriented games, Adventure Master, an adventure construction set..


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