Scott Adams Scoops

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Scott Adams Scoops
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Publisher U.S. Gold
Designer Scott Adams
Platforms BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64/128, Commodore 16, Plus/4
Release1987
Genre Text adventure
Mode Single-player

Scott Adams Scoops is a compilation of video games designed by Scott Adams and published by U.S. Gold for a variety of home computers: Pirate Adventure , Strange Odyssey , Voodoo Castle , and Buckaroo Banzai.

Contents

Release

The compilation includes text–only versions of four games designed by Scott Adams and previously published by Adams' Adventure International: Pirate Adventure (1979), Strange Odyssey (1979), Voodoo Castle (1979), and Buckaroo Banzai (1985). Buckaroo Banzai (co-written with Philip Case) is based on the 1984 film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and was previously only released for the TI-99/4A. [1] [2]

Reception

Scott Adams Scoops received mixed to negative reviews. Peter Sweasey from ZX Computing Monthly rated the game as "Grim". [5] A reviewer for Computer and Video Games considered Buckaroo Banzai to be their least favorite game by Scott Adams. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Compilation Corner". Crash . No. 37. February 1987. p. 11.
  2. 1 2 "Helpline". Computer and Video Games . No. 67. May 1987. p. 67.
  3. ↑ Rook, Garry (May 1987). "Chronos". Sinclair User . No. 62. p. 87.
  4. ↑ "Scott Adams Scoops". Computer Gamer . No. 27. June 1987. p. 21.
  5. ↑ Sweasey, Peter (June 1987). "Mindplay". ZX Computing. No. 27. pp. 63–64.


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