Adventurescape

Adventurescape
Authoring system
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Developer
Format
Interaction style	Parser
System	BBC Micro/Acorn Electron
System details
Latest version	N/A
Status	Unmaintained
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Multimedia support
License
Notes	Games can be played on a BBC Emulator or the AScape interpreter
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Adventurescape was an IF Authoring System release on a cover disc on the magazine A&B Computing. It was exclusively for the BBC Micro series of computers.

The system itself was primitive, yet powerful: it only allowed a two word parser, and wouldn't allow editing of descriptions, once the game was created. But it was a starter for several of the IF authors on the Acorn platform and it was free!

It was expanded for several game by Heyley Software, mutating into the HATRACK system.

Games

There were very few games release under the system.

• 2002: A Space Oddity (??; 1986; A&B Computing)
• Amnesia! (Jonathan Evans and Jane Evans; 1985; A&B Computing)
• Anthrosin (S. Falkingbridge; 1986; A&B Computing)
• Creepy Adventure (Jane Evans and Jonathan Evans; 1986; A&B Computing)
• Dungeon Adventure (Jonathan Evans; 1985; A&B Computing)
• Jungle Quest (Richard York; 1986; A&B Computing)
• Live Aid Magical Mystery Tour (??; 1986; A&B Computing)
• Lost in Xanadu (Jonathan Evans; 1985; A&B Computing)
• Murder at the Abbey (Jane Evans and Jonathan Evans; 1985; A&B Computing)
• The Cube of Zoth (Jonathan Evans and Jane Evans; 1985; A&B Computing)
• The Island (??; 1986; A&B Computing)
• The Pobjoy Special (??; 1986; A&B Computing)
• The Silicon Jungle (??; 1986; A&B Computing)
• The Snow Queen (??; 1986; A&B Computing)
• Heyley Software games (slightly different engine)
  • The Ultimate Prize (Howard Roberts and Tony Heap; 1986; Heyley Software)
  • Pirate's Peril (Howard Roberts and Tony Heap; 1986; Heyley Software)
  • Dreamtime (Howard Roberts and Tony Heap; 1987; Heyley Software)
  • The Taroda Scheme (Howard Roberts and Tony Heap; 1987; Heyley Software)
  • Stranded! (Howard Roberts and Tony Heap; 1987; Heyley Software)
    • Also released by Robico Software in 1989.
    • Released on the BBC and Archimedes
  • Rise in Crime (Howard Roberts and Tony Heap; 1988; Robico Software)
    • Released on the Archimedes

Interpreter

The games can be played on a BBC emulator. There is a basic Adventurescape interpreter (AScape) which will allow the games to be played natively on modern platforms.

External links

Sources for some of the dates on this page:

• Youtube: Rise in Crime (1988) (Robico Software) - "Very short play of Rise in Crime, running on the Pi under ADFFS"
• Complete BBC Micro Games Archive (bbcmicro.co.uk)