Colossal Adventure

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Colossal Caves is one of the most important pieces of software released in the early years of computing.

It allowed the user to play through a whole expansive adventure by just using words, because as soon as computer programmers added graphics and sound into games, it would use huge amounts of what meagre RAM the home micros had.

Using just single words or phrases the gamer could explore a large world, using objects and interacting with the environment around them, just using text.





Platform : Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Format : Cassette
Publisher : Level 9 Computing
Authors : Level 9 Computing
Date : 1st January 1983
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Other Software by Level 9 Computing:

Item Manufacturer Platform Format Date
Emerald Isle Level 9 Computing Atari 8 Bit Cassette Unknown
Colossal Adventure Level 9 Computing Ltd BBC Micro Cassette 1982
Dungeon Adventure Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1982
rqForth for BBC Micro Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1982
Snowball Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1983
Lords of Time Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1983
Adventure Quest Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1983
Dungeon Adventure (early release) Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1983
Lords of Time Level 9 Computing Commodore 64 Cassette 1983
Colossal Adventure Level 9 Computing Amstrad CPC Cassette 1983
Ingrid's Back! (Disk) Level 9 Computing BBC Micro 5.25 Disk 1983
Lords of Time (Disk) Level 9 Computing BBC Micro 5 1/4 Disk 1983
Snowball (Earlier Cover) Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1983
Snowball Level 9 Computing Sinclair ZX Spectrum Cassette 1983
Dungeon Adventure Level 9 Computing MTX 500 Cassette 1983
Colossal Adventure Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1983
Dungeon Adventure Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1983
Colossal Adventure Level 9 Computing Sinclair ZX Spectrum Cassette 1 Jan 1983
Return to Eden Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1984
Emerald Isle Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1984
Return to Eden Level 9 Computing Amstrad CPC Cassette 1984
Adventure Quest Level 9 Computing Amstrad CPC Cassette 1984
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 Level 9 Computing Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
The Worm in Paradise Level 9 Computing Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Red Moon Level 9 Computing Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
The Worm In Paradise Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1985
Red Moon Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1985
Red Moon Level 9 Computing Amstrad CPC464 Cassette Sep 1985
The Price of Magik Level 9 Computing Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
The Price of Magik Level 9 Computing BBC Micro Cassette 1986
Gnome Ranger Level 9 Computing Commodore 64 5.25" floppy disk 1987
Gnome Ranger Level 9 Computing BBC Micro 5.25" Floppy Disk 1987
Lancelot Level 9 Computing MS-DOS 5.25" Floppy Disk 1988
Scapeghost Level 9 Computing BBC Micro 5.25" Floppy Disk 1989

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This exhibit has a reference ID of CH47792. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History. 		  Colossal Adventure Click on the Images
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