Adventure

Adventure is a 1979 action video game released by Atari for the Atari 2600. Adventure is praised by video gamers for being the first action-adventure video game ever released. The game centers around the player's character (marked by a square) as it travels through castles, catacombs, and mazes while trying to recover the chalices and return them to the gold castle. Adventure has also been noted for having one of the first Easter Eggs in a video game; the designer, Warren Robinett, included a secret room that contained "Created by Warren Robinett" that could be accessed on the second and third levels.
== Gameplay ==
The player's character must navigate through a castle's maze to retrieve the chalice from the black castle and return it to the gold castle, which is the starting point of the game. There are three levels, each with a different difficulty setting. The first level is a basic maze with two dragons, both can be killed by using a sword that is the same color as the dragon. The second and third levels are larger and contain catacombs for the player to traverse through and bats that steal any items left on the screen. Dragons may follow the player's character across the maze and "eat" the player, forcing it to turn back.
Items have different purposes; such as, a magnet that attracts keys and chalices, and swords to kill dragons. Items appear scattered around around the maze, and only can be equipped by the player. Completing the level sets the player back to the level select screen.
Category:Games released in 1979
Category:Games released on the Atari 2600