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name=Scott| | name=Scott| | ||
developer= | developer=[[User:dreammaster|dreammaster]]| | ||
companies=[[Adventure International]]| | companies=[[Adventure International]]| | ||
usedBy=See [[Scott#Games|Games]]| | usedBy=See [[Glk/Scott#Games|Games]]| | ||
dateAdded=December 9, 2018| | dateAdded=December 9, 2018| | ||
release= | release=2.2.0 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==About== | ==About== | ||
Scott is short for ScottFree, an implementation by Alan Cox for the Adventure International line of interactive fiction games from the 1970s and '80s by Scott Adams. It has been added to the new Glk text interpreter framework in ScummVM as the first proof of concept sub-engine. | Scott is short for ScottFree, an implementation by Alan Cox for the [[Adventure International]] line of interactive fiction games from the 1970s and '80s by Scott Adams. It has been added to the new [[Glk]] text interpreter framework in ScummVM as the first proof of concept sub-engine. | ||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
* Adventureland (1978) | [[Adventure International]] games: | ||
* Pirate Adventure | *[[Adventureland]] (1978) | ||
* Mission: Impossible | *[[Pirate Adventure]], a.k.a. Pirate Cove (1979) | ||
* Voodoo Castle (1979) | *[[Mission: Impossible]], a.k.a. Impossible Mission, a.k.a. Secret Mission (1979) | ||
* The Count (1979) | *[[Voodoo Castle]] (1979) | ||
* Strange Odyssey (1979) | *[[The Count]] (1979) | ||
* Mystery Fun House (1979) | *[[Strange Odyssey]] (1979) | ||
* Pyramid of Doom (1979) | *[[Mystery Fun House]] (1979) | ||
* Ghost Town (1980) | *[[Pyramid of Doom]] (1979) | ||
* Savage Island, Part I and II (1981) | *[[Ghost Town]] (1980) | ||
* Golden Voyage (1981) | *[[Savage Island]], Part I and II (1981) | ||
* Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle (1982) | *[[The Golden Voyage]] (1981) | ||
* Return to Pirate's Isle (1983) | *[[Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle]] (1982) | ||
* The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) | *[[Return to Pirate's Isle]] (1983) | ||
* Questprobe | *[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]] (1984) | ||
* Questprobe | *[[Questprobe: Featuring the Hulk]] a.k.a Marvel Adventure #1 (1984) | ||
* Questprobe | *[[Questprobe: Featuring Spider-Man]] (1984) | ||
*[[Questprobe: Featuring the Human Torch and the Thing]] (1985) | |||
[[Mysterious Adventures series]] by [[Brian Howarth]]: | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 1: The Golden Baton]] (1981) | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 2: The Time Machine]] (1981) | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 3: Arrow of Death Part 1]] (1981) | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 4: Arrow of Death Part 2]] (1982) | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 5: Escape from Pulsar 7]] (1982) | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 6: Circus]] (1982) | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 7: Feasibility Experiment]] (1982) | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 8: The Wizard of Akyrz]] (1983) | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 9: Perseus and Andromeda]] (1983) | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 10: Ten Little Indians]] (1983) | |||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 11: Waxworks]] (1983) | |||
[[Mega-Venture series]] by [[Jim Veneskey]]: | |||
*''[[Mega-Venture series|Mega-Venture I]]: [[Romulan Adventure]]'' (1984) | |||
*''[[Mega-Venture series|Mega-Venture II]]: [[Top Secret Adventure]]'' (1984) | |||
*''[[Mega-Venture series|Mega-Venture III]]: [[Gamma World]] (1984) | |||
Miscellaneous games: | |||
*[[Marooned]] (1980) by [[Kim Watt]] | |||
*[[Burglar's Adventure]] (1981) by [[Bruce Hansen]] | |||
*[[James Bond Adventure]] (1981) by [[Bruce Hansen]] | |||
*[[Miner's Adventure]] (1981) by [[Bruce Hansen]] | |||
*[[Cloak of Darkness]] (1999) - by [[Roger Firth]], converted from ADRIFT by [[Sam Trenholme]] in 2007. | |||
*[[Desert Adventure]] (2007) - by [[Sam Trenholme]] | |||
*[[Undersea Conquest Part I]], by [[Marc Mandel]] | |||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strong_National_Museum_of_Play The Strong National Museum of Play] in Rochester, New York, USA has [https://archives.museumofplay.org/repositories/3/resources/152/collection_organization a collection of complete source code for most of Scott Adams' games], but it can only be accessed on-site. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:13, 22 May 2022
| Scott | ||
|---|---|---|
| Engine developer | dreammaster | |
| Companies that used it | Adventure International | |
| Games that use it | See Games | |
| Date added to ScummVM | 2018-12-09 | |
| First release containing it | 2.2.0 | |
About
Scott is short for ScottFree, an implementation by Alan Cox for the Adventure International line of interactive fiction games from the 1970s and '80s by Scott Adams. It has been added to the new Glk text interpreter framework in ScummVM as the first proof of concept sub-engine.
Games
Adventure International games:
- Adventureland (1978)
- Pirate Adventure, a.k.a. Pirate Cove (1979)
- Mission: Impossible, a.k.a. Impossible Mission, a.k.a. Secret Mission (1979)
- Voodoo Castle (1979)
- The Count (1979)
- Strange Odyssey (1979)
- Mystery Fun House (1979)
- Pyramid of Doom (1979)
- Ghost Town (1980)
- Savage Island, Part I and II (1981)
- The Golden Voyage (1981)
- Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle (1982)
- Return to Pirate's Isle (1983)
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
- Questprobe: Featuring the Hulk a.k.a Marvel Adventure #1 (1984)
- Questprobe: Featuring Spider-Man (1984)
- Questprobe: Featuring the Human Torch and the Thing (1985)
Mysterious Adventures series by Brian Howarth:
- Mysterious Adventures 1: The Golden Baton (1981)
- Mysterious Adventures 2: The Time Machine (1981)
- Mysterious Adventures 3: Arrow of Death Part 1 (1981)
- Mysterious Adventures 4: Arrow of Death Part 2 (1982)
- Mysterious Adventures 5: Escape from Pulsar 7 (1982)
- Mysterious Adventures 6: Circus (1982)
- Mysterious Adventures 7: Feasibility Experiment (1982)
- Mysterious Adventures 8: The Wizard of Akyrz (1983)
- Mysterious Adventures 9: Perseus and Andromeda (1983)
- Mysterious Adventures 10: Ten Little Indians (1983)
- Mysterious Adventures 11: Waxworks (1983)
Mega-Venture series by Jim Veneskey:
- Mega-Venture I: Romulan Adventure (1984)
- Mega-Venture II: Top Secret Adventure (1984)
- Mega-Venture III: Gamma World (1984)
Miscellaneous games:
- Marooned (1980) by Kim Watt
- Burglar's Adventure (1981) by Bruce Hansen
- James Bond Adventure (1981) by Bruce Hansen
- Miner's Adventure (1981) by Bruce Hansen
- Cloak of Darkness (1999) - by Roger Firth, converted from ADRIFT by Sam Trenholme in 2007.
- Desert Adventure (2007) - by Sam Trenholme
- Undersea Conquest Part I, by Marc Mandel
Status
Resources
- The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, USA has a collection of complete source code for most of Scott Adams' games, but it can only be accessed on-site.
External links
- Original ScottFree on the IF Archive
- Download page of Scott Adams' website (most of the games are freeware with a voluntary contribution asked)
- Wikipedia article on Alan Cox
- Wikipedia article on Scott Adams