Venture (arcade game)
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| Developer(s) | Exidy |
| Publisher(s) | Exidy |
| Release date(s) | 1981 |
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| Platform(s) | Arcade, Atari 2600, Colecovision, Intellivision |
| Input | 8-way joystick |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright |
Venture is a 1981 arcade game by Exidy. It was ported to a number of platforms, including the ColecoVision console.
[edit] Gameplay
The goal of Venture is to collect treasure from a dungeon. The player, named Winky, is equipped with a bow and arrow and explores a dungeon with rooms and hallways. The hallways are patrolled by large, tentacled monsters (the creatively-named "Hallmonsters", according to Exidy) who cannot be injured, killed, or stopped in any way. Once in a room, Winky may kill monsters, avoid traps and gather treasures. If he stays in any room too long, a Hallmonster will enter the room and try to chase and kill him. In this way, the Hallmonsters serve the same role as "Evil Otto" in the arcade game Berzerk.
The more quickly the player finishes each level, the higher his score.
The goal of each room is only to steal the room's treasure: in most rooms, it is possible (though difficult) to steal the treasure without killing the monsters within. Some rooms have traps that only spring when you pick up the treasure; for instance, in "The Two-Headed Room", two 2-headed ettins appear the moment you pick up the prize.
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