Secret Grotto, The

benkid77, Mitsu Hadeishi 2025

Language:: English
Authors:: benkid77, Mitsu Hadeishi
Systems:: AmigaVenture
Platforms:: Amiga
Genres:: Fantasy, misc., Treasure hunt
Entered by:: benkid77, iamaran
Added:: 05-11-2025
Edited:: 05-11-2025

Synopsis

You awaken to find yourself in a completely foreign land, filled with creatures and peoples you have never even imagined. After wandering for some time, you come to a deserted castle on a hilltop, overlooking the sea. You climb up to the tower and have a good night's sleep, unaware of the adventures that lie ahead...

Notes

In 1986, Mitsu Hadeishi released the free-to-use AmigaVenture Kernal,
the latest version of which is available from the IF archive.

Mitsu's amigventure.bas as found in the above archive comprises the core engine and a small playable demo (mini-adventure) of a few rooms, but it is not a completable game. This comprises about 90% of the code of "The Secret Grotto".

In 2025, benkid77 added another 10% of code in order to make a simple completable game from this core demo. Some minor puzzles, three more rooms and a few more objects and verbs were added. There is now a goal to collect and drop all available items in the grotto. This completable version has been named
"The Secret Grotto".

In AmigaBASIC you must run the command clear,170000 before loading grotto.bas or you will get an Out of Memory" error.

A YouTube walkthrough is available.