You are in the basement of some structure. There are 20 rooms to investigate in order to find your way out. Along the way you want to obtain 8 treasures, by using 4 tools, all the while avoiding 4 creatures lurking in the rooms.
The game was listed in Writing Basic Adventure Programs for the TRS-80 book (TAB Books, 1982), from which Barry Traver translated the game to the TI-99/4A in 1984.
Complete object list for Basements and Beasties:
Creatures: Giant Mantis, Huge Iguana, Nameless Terror, White Spider.
Tools: enchanted grenade, key, magic axe, torch.
Treasures: coin worth millions, crown of jewels, diamond beetle, golden cube, hour glass, platinum ring, polished onyx, silver belt.
Jim Gerrie has created a version of this game for TRS-80 MC-10.
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