Adventure in Time
Adventure in Time is a text-based adventure game, that requires the player to adventure through multiple time zones. All commands are typed via VERB NOUN entries. The player must gather inventory and solve…
Adventure in Time is an adventure developed by Phoenix Software, Inc., released 31 December 1981 on Apple II and Atari 8-bit.
What Adventure in Time is
Adventure in Time is an adventure game developed by Phoenix Software, Inc. and released in 1981. It was published by American Eagles Software, Inc.. It is available on Apple II and Atari 8-bit.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Eons ago, a great weapon was constructed, which could end the human race as we know it. This weapon was eventually dismantled, and pieces distributed through multiple time zones of Earth's history. Alas, a document containing the location of these pieces has gone missing, and the player must hunt the criminal Nostradamus through time to save the human race.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Adventure in Time launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.
Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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