Treasure Hunt
Treasure Hunt
Publisher: CodeWorks - CursorGenre: Puzzle
Programmer: Chris Torkildson
Year: 1980
Uploaded by: admin
Language: English
Downloads: 54
Website: Moby Games
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The keyboard graphic responds to mouse clicks, touch events, and key presses.
Hold your shift key while clicking the PET keyboard to get the graphics
characters.
(The emulator simulates pressing the PET's left shift-key at the
same time as the clicked key.)
Changing the size of memory or changing the ROM version forces a reset of the PET.
The emulator has an IEEE-488 device at address 8. It can be used load and save (.prg) files.
Some programs don't run on ROM1 and some require more memory than the default 8K.
Game Notes
May include inaccurate AI generated content
"Treasure Hunt" is a text-based adventure game written by Chris Torkildson and published by CodeWorks - Cursor for the Commodore PET. The game was part of a series of text adventures created by CodeWorks, which were known for their simplicity and focus on exploration and puzzle-solving. As with many games of its era, "Treasure Hunt" relied heavily on text descriptions and player input to navigate the game world, with no graphical elements.
The objective of "Treasure Hunt" was to explore a virtual environment, solve puzzles, and locate hidden treasures. Players interacted with the game by typing commands, such as "go north," "take key," or "examine chest," to progress through the story. The game's design was typical of early text adventures, emphasizing imagination and logical thinking to overcome challenges.
CodeWorks - Cursor was a small software company active in the late 1970s and early 1980s, specializing in games for the Commodore PET. While specific details about "Treasure Hunt" are scarce, it is known that the game was part of a broader trend of text-based adventures popular during the early days of personal computing. The Commodore PET's limited graphical capabilities made text adventures a natural fit for the platform, and games like "Treasure Hunt" were among the first to introduce players to interactive storytelling.
The objective of "Treasure Hunt" was to explore a virtual environment, solve puzzles, and locate hidden treasures. Players interacted with the game by typing commands, such as "go north," "take key," or "examine chest," to progress through the story. The game's design was typical of early text adventures, emphasizing imagination and logical thinking to overcome challenges.
CodeWorks - Cursor was a small software company active in the late 1970s and early 1980s, specializing in games for the Commodore PET. While specific details about "Treasure Hunt" are scarce, it is known that the game was part of a broader trend of text-based adventures popular during the early days of personal computing. The Commodore PET's limited graphical capabilities made text adventures a natural fit for the platform, and games like "Treasure Hunt" were among the first to introduce players to interactive storytelling.
