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Title: The Tarturian Publisher: Highlands Computer Services
Type: Game Author:
Author:
Butch Greathouse
Garry Rheinhardt

Year of release:

1981
Platforms: Apple II
Copies sold: 1000-2000

The second game published by Highlands Computer Services, Creature Venture is another black-and-white line graphics and text adventure/role-playing game, which reuses some of the rooms from Oldorf's Revenge. The package claims that the adventurer can explore 160 rooms to gain the weapons and treasure necessary to face the Tarturian. The game features 5 interlocking modules, called Wizard 1 to Wizard 5.

SCREENSHOTS


Apple II


Apple II


Apple II


Apple II

PACKAGING VARIATIONS


Ziploc bag



DISK IMAGES

tarturian.nib (Apple II)
The Tarturian original disk - still copy protected



GAMES
Creature Venture
Goblins
Mummy's Curse
Oldorf's Revenge
The Tarturian

OTHERS
Creature Venture hints
Goblins hints/map
Price list - Dec 1981
Price list - Jun 1981


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