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Adventure

Adventure is a video game for the Atari 2600 video game console, released in 1980. In the game, the player controls a square avatar whose quest is to hunt an open world environment for a magical chalice…

31 December 1980

Adventure is an adventure developed by Atari, released 31 December 1980 on Atari 2600. The main story takes about 2.7 hrs to finish.

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What Adventure is

Adventure is an adventure game developed by Atari and released in 1980. It was published by Polyvox. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

According to the game's instructions, an evil magician has stolen the Enchanted Chalice and hidden it somewhere in the kingdom. The player's goal is to find the Chalice and return it to the Golden Castle. The player character, represented by a square avatar, explores a multi-screen landscape containing castles, mazes, and various rooms, with thirty rooms in all. Hidden throughout the world are a sword, keys that unlock each of the three castles (golden, black, and white), a magic bridge that allows the avatar to travel through barriers, and a magnet that attracts the other items toward it. Roaming the world are three dragons. Yorgle, the yellow dragon, is afraid of the gold key and will run…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 2.7 hrs.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Adventure — frequently asked questions

When did Adventure come out?
Adventure was released on 31 December 1980 for Atari 2600.
How long does it take to beat Adventure?
The main story of Adventure takes around 2.7 hrs, or 1 hrs for 100% completion.

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