Jewels of Darkness: Colossal Adventure 1982

Level 9 Computing

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Colossal Adventure takes its cue from the very earliest mainframe text adventures. Our hero must rescue the elves and find fifteen pieces of treasure. There are many dark areas, so lights and batteries are at a premium. Be careful of vicious dwarves, who can be killed using axes. You can carry up to four objects at a time; the useful … Colossal Adventure takes its cue from the very earliest mainframe text adventures. Our hero must rescue the elves and find fifteen pieces of treasure. There are many dark areas, so lights and batteries are at a premium. Be careful of vicious dwarves, who can be killed using axes. You can carry up to four objects at a time; the useful ones include a newspaper, keys and sandwiches. The vocabulary includes saying spell names, DROPping items to stay within the carrying limit (and for other specific reasons), CATCHing a bird, and standard directions plus IN and OUT. Read more

Details

Developers
Level 9 Computing
Publishers
Level 9 Computing
Genres
Adventure
Themes
Fantasy
Series
Jewels of Darkness

Release dates

  • 1982 BBC Microcomputer System · Europe
  • 1983 Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum · Europe
  • 1984 Amstrad CPC, MSX · Europe

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Bundled in

  • Jewels of Darkness (Dec 1986) · Amiga, ACPC, Apple][, Atari8bit, Atari-ST, C64, DOS, MSX, Mac, ZXS