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'''Adventure Soft''' is a video game company founded by Mike Woodroffe.  
'''Adventure Soft''' is a video game company founded by Mike Woodroffe.  


Adventure Soft started out by licensing the interactive fiction games by Adventure International for sale in the United Kingdom.
Adventure Soft started out by licencing the interactive fiction games by Adventure International for sale in the United Kingdom.


They began creating their own games in 1984, and starting in 1989, gained a cult following with their [[Elvira series]] of adventure-RPGs. The first being [[Personal Nightmare]].
They began creating their own games in 1984, and starting in 1989, gained a cult following with their [[Elvira series]] of adventure-RPGs. The Elvira series was published under the Horror Soft label with [[Personal Nightmare]] as the first game.


Today, they are most well known for creating the [[Simon the Sorcerer series]].
Today, they are most well known for creating the [[Simon the Sorcerer series]].


They have been of much support to the [[ScummVM]] project, permitting us access to the source code for their games [[The Feeble Files]] and [[Simon the Sorcerer Puzzle Pack]].
They have been of much support to the [[ScummVM]] project, permitting us access to the source code for their games [[Elvira: Mistress of the Dark]], [[The Feeble Files]] and [[Simon the Sorcerer Puzzle Pack]].


Adventure Soft produced many adventures like the [[Elvira series]] and the [[Simon the Sorcerer series]] based on the [[AGOS]] engine.
Adventure Soft produced many adventures like the [[Elvira series]] and the [[Simon the Sorcerer series]] based on the [[AGOS]] engine.
* [[Elvira: Mistress of the Dark]] (1990)
* [[Elvira: Mistress of the Dark]] (1990)
* [[Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus]] (1991)
* [[Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus]] (1991)
* [[Waxworks]] (1992)
* [[Waxworks]] (1992)
* [[Simon the Sorcerer]] (1993)
* [[Simon the Sorcerer]] (1993)
* [[Simon the Sorcerer 2: The Lion, the Wizard, and the Wardrobe|Simon the Sorcerer 2]] (1995)
* [[Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe]] (1995)
* [[The Feeble Files]] (1997)
* [[The Feeble Files]] (1997)
* [[Simon the Sorcerer Puzzle Pack]] (1998)
* [[Simon the Sorcerer Puzzle Pack]] (1998)


They are now making three dimensional games.  These games are not, and never will be a part of ScummVM.
They are now making three dimensional games.  These games are not, and never will be a part of ScummVM.
* Simon the Sorcerer 3D
* Simon the Sorcerer 3D
* Simon the Sorcerer's Pinball
* Simon the Sorcerer's Pinball
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