Scott Adams

Developer BIO

Scott Adams (b. 10th July 1952) is considered the founder of adventure-style games (interactive fiction) for personal computers. Together with his wife Alexis, he founded Adventure International as a publisher of games for home computers.

Inspired by ADVENTURE written by college students Will Crowther and Don Woods for a DEC computer in 1977, Scott Adams wrote his first game Adventureland in 1978. It was originally created for the TRS-80 in the BASIC programming language. Between 1978 and 1984 he wrote many games, all interactive fiction, and some versions contain bitmap graphics and animations. He remade his original games as SAGAs (Scott Adams Graphical Adventures).

In the mid eighties, the company went out of business and Scott became a senior programmer for Avista, Inc (Formerly Insight Industries, Inc) in Platteville, Wisconsin. After a hiatus of 15 years, he returned briefly with the release of Return to Pirate's Island 2 in August 2000, written for modern platforms.

Websites

• Scott Adams Interview -- Eric Rickase of Just Adventure talks with Scott Adams about himself, his gaming history and other projects.
• Scott Adams Grand Adventures (SAGA) -- The Interactive Fiction designer's web site includes historical information on his classic games and news about his current roles in gaming, both as a player and a programmer.
• Matt Chatt 79 -- Video interview with Scott Adams about how his early days

Games Credited

• C64 Classix (2005), magnussoft Deutschland GmbH
• Voodoo Castle (2005),
• Plasmaworm (2001), Cheapass Games
• Return to Pirate's Island 2 (2000),
• StarCraft (1998), Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
• The Scott Adams Collection (1997),
• Stock Market: The Game (1990), ComputerEasy
• Adventure Series (1989), Starsoft Development Laboratories, Inc.
• Psycho (1988), Box Office, Inc.
• Black Monday (1987), Keypunch Software, Inc.
• Pirates of the Barbary Coast (1987), Keypunch Software, Inc.
• Questprobe: Featuring Human Torch and the Thing (1985), Adventure International
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension (1984), Adventure International
• The Hulk (1984), Load'N'Go Software
• Scott Adams' Graphic Adventure #3: Secret Mission (1984), Adventure International
• Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle (1984), Adventure International
• Spider-Man (1984), Adventure International
• Return to Pirate's Isle (1983), Texas Instruments Incorporated
• Ghost Town (1982), Adventure International
• Savage Island Part Two (1982), Adventure International
• Scott Adams' Graphic Adventure #2: Pirate Adventure (1982), Adventure International
• Adventure Value Pack #1 (1981), Adventure International
• Adventure Value Pack #2 (1981), Adventure International
• Adventure Value Pack #3 (1981), Adventure International
• Adventure Value Pack #4 (1981), Adventure International
• The Count (1981), Commodore Electronics Ltd.
• The Curse of Crowley Manor (1981), Adventure International
• The Golden Voyage (1981), Adventure International
• Mystery Fun House (1981), Adventure International
• Savage Island (1981), Adventure International
• Secret Mission (1981), Commodore
• Strange Odyssey (1981), Adventure International
• Pyramid of Doom (1979), Adventure International
• Adventureland (1978),
• Pirate Adventure (1978), Adventure International