| Venture | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Exidy CommaVid (2600)[3] |
| Publisher(s) | Exidy Coleco (ports) |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision |
| Release | August 1981: Arcade[1] 1982: ColecoVision, 2600[2] 1983: Intellivision |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Venture is a fantasy-themed action game released as an arcade video game in 1981 by Exidy. Each level consists of a playable, overhead map view. Upon entering one of the rooms shown on the map, the game zooms in until the room fills the screen. As a round smiley-face named Winky, the goal is to collect the treasure in each of the rooms. Winky can shoot arrows at enemies which turn into slowly disintegrating corpses when hit. Corpses are deadly to the touch. Each room has a different layout, treasure, and enemies, and some rooms have special features, such as moving walls.
A port was released as a launch title for the ColecoVision in 1982, followed by versions for the Atari 2600[2] and Intellivision.
- ^ "Manufacturers Equipment". Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 5 February 1983. p. 35.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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