Adventure Master

Adventure Master was a US-based computer program that could be created with simple graphics without programming text adventures. The program was developed by Cristopher chance and published in 1984 by the CBS software. The program was produced for the home computer Apple II / IIe / IIc, Atari, Commodore 64 and PC / PCjr. It was delivered with some test games: Clever Catacombs ( Christopher Chance), Becca in Outlaw Cave and Wild Trails ( by Jean Craighead George ).

Reception

Adventure Master was founded in 1984 by the American PC Magazine PC World ( the German edition called PC world ) discussed and described as a program to create your own Text Adventures. ("A program did lets you design your own text adventure games "). It should be noted that three Adventures are already included, of which a playable, which had been developed with Aventure master. ( "Adventure Master includes three adventures: a complete ready- to-play adventure game written by adventure Master" ) In addition, Adventure Master has built-in graphics, with which you can create illustrations. ( "Adventure Master Has built-in graphics for creating illustrations. " ) Teaching and computers certifies the program is that it greatly facilitates the creation of Adventures. ( "Make the job a lot easier" ) Newsweek, the program in 1985 very enthusiastic before: "With Adventure Master of CBS software can her family dream of fun, it is a game with which you can create and play his own exotic adventures. " ( " with CBS software, your family can dream up some fun with Adventure Master -. the game where you create and play out your own exotic adventures " )

Professional game development

Graham Nelson certifies to the U.S. program Adventure Master in his book, The Inform Designer's Manual, that it was with regard to the development of commercial adventure games less profitably ( "less fruitful " ) as The Quill by Graeme Yeandle and Graphic Adventure Creator by Sean Ellis.