Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure: Difference between revisions

|title=Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure

|publisher=[[Synergistic Software]]

|genre=[[RPG]]

|modes=[[Single player]]

|preceded by=[[Wilderness Campaign]]

Although primitive by today's standards, Odyssey was considered cutting-edge for its time, making use of the Apple II's two graphics modes (high-resolution and low-resolution), and text. The game was written in Integer BASIC and was one of the first microcomputer games to be created using multiple programs, requiring floppy disc activation and access mid-game. (This feature, however, led to a way in which the player could cheat: by removing the disk when the computer required access, a cursor flashes on screen; typing "goto 770" would fool the computer into thinking that the player had just opened up a treasure box. This is one of the earliest known examples of a cheat code.) Prior to this, most games were self-contained, single programs; Odyssey was split into several different programs and took up an entire disk. The game also made use of rudimentary sound effects.

A forerunner of [[Akalabeth]] and [[Ultima]], Odyssey is a multi-part [[adventure]] game that places the player in the role of the leader of an army who sets out to vanquish an evil wizard. Elements of {{c|Dungeons & Dragons}} can be found within the game, which combines elements of two earlier games written by Clardy: [[Dungeon Campaign]] and [[Wilderness Campaign]].

[[Category:Synergistic Software]]

[[Category:RPG]]

[[Category:Single player]]