Alaskan Adventure

SoftSide Publications 1982

Language:: English
Authors:: Peter Kirsch
Systems:: BASIC
Platforms:: Apple II, Atari 400/800, TRS-80
Genres:: Treasure hunt
Related:: SoftSide Adventure of the Month [1: Arabian Adventure, 2: Alien Adventure, 3: Treasure Island, 4: Jack the Ripper Adventure, 5: Crime Adventure, 6: Around the World, 7: Black Hole, The, 8: Windsloe Mansion, 9: Klondike Adventure, 10: James Brand Adventure, 11: Witches' Brew, 12: Dateline Titanic, 13: Arrow One, 14: Robin Hood, 15: Mouse That Ate Chicago, The, 16: Menagerie, 17: Deadly Game, The, 18: Dalton Gang, The, 19: Alaskan Adventure, 20: Danger Is My Business]
Entered by:: dave, gamingafter40, Garry, Gunness, Strident
Added:: 03-08-2010
Edited:: 23-10-2022

Synopsis

The player's goal is to collect 15 treasures in the Alaskan wilderness, by assembling a team of sled dogs and bargaining with the indigenous Eskimo population.

Notes

This was adventure #19 in the SoftSide Adventure of the Month Club subscription service. It was released in December 1982 and first advertised in SoftSide magazine, issue 36, vol. 6, no. 3, December 1982, p. 81.

It was (probably unofficially) published by Keypunch Software and placed on an Atari 400/800 compilation disk called 'Dungeons of Despair', along with 'Kidnapped' and 'Escape from the Dungeon of the Gods'.

This adventure is difficult for all the wrong reasons -- the puzzles are straightforward, but many critical items are hidden, and the map is full of small, confusing mazes.