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Publisher(s) | U.S. Gold |
Designer(s) | Scott Adams |
Platform(s) | BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64/ 128, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre(s) | Text adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Scott Adams Scoops is a compilation of video games designed by Scott Adams and published by U.S. Gold for a variety of home computers: Pirate Adventure, Strange Odyssey, Voodoo Castle, and Buckaroo Banzai.
The compilation features text–only versions of four games designed by Scott Adams and previously published by Adams' Adventure International: Pirate Adventure (1979), Strange Odyssey (1979), Voodoo Castle (1979), and Buckaroo Banzai (1985). Buckaroo Banzai (co-written with Philip Case) is based on the 1984 film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and was previously only released for the TI-99/4A. [1] [2]
Publication | Score |
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Computer Gamer | 58% [4] |
Scott Adams Scoops received mixed to negative reviews. Peter Sweasey from ZX Computing Monthly rated the game as "Grim". [5] A reviewer for Computer and Video Games considered Buckaroo Banzai to be their least favorite game by Scott Adams. [2]