Max's Adventure

Max Manowski 1981

Aka:: Adventure
Language:: English
Authors:: Max Manowski
Platforms:: Atari 400/800
Genres:: Fantasy, misc.
Entered by:: Garry, Strident
Added:: 03-08-2010
Edited:: 17-05-2021

Synopsis

Plot

You have made a powerful magician very angry. He has put you into a strange land with nothing but the clothes you are wearing. Your task is to escape from this land without getting yourself killed in the process.

Notes

This program does not have a title within the program itself, but is traditionally referred to as "Max's Adventure" (after the author) or just "Adventure" (after the filename used to run the program).

As this was public domain, the original publisher is not known. It was widely available from many user group libraries. The most commonly available version was from Eugene Atari Computer Enthusiasts, but this version was missing the CAVE1 file. You should try to find the complete version, if you can. Eugene ACE also published some hints in ACE Newsletter, March 1981, p. 10.

The program is also capable of creating new adventures or modifying existing adventures using the special commands \NEW, \GOTO, \LIST, \PRINT, \CHANGE and \EXTEND. There is no documentation provided for this on the disk, but if you hunt around, you may be able to find Mike Hall's three page summary of how to use it.

This program appears to be an early version of the author's Wizard's Revenge, published by Atari Program Exchange (APX).