Venom is a text based adventure game with graphics.
Many, many years ago the great Lord Mirosima defeated the evil Traklan and condemned him to spend eternity underground. Time passed and Traklan has arisen and once more threatens the land of Armosin. The player takes the role of Rikka, a warrior and friend of the current ruler, Arrel. The game starts outside an inn, the Dancing Drayman, where Rikka has arranged to meet his friends Arrel and Beris, and unfolds as they explore the land.
This game can be played either with the keyboard or by joystick. The commands needed to play the game, 'Go North', 'Examine', 'Give' etc are listed in a window on the right of the playing area. The player selects one by scrolling to it and the game then allows the player to select a suitable subject from either the inventory, the list of companions, or the text describing the current location.
Added
February 15, 2021
Published By
Mastertronic Ltd.
Developed By
Softel
Softec
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The game's title screen
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This is the start of the game.
The commands are on the right. The central bar displays the names of the game's authors followed by the exits from this location
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Here the EXAMINE command has been selected. The game then allows the player to scroll through the narrative text to select what is to be examined
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An example of the game's humour. The LOOK command was used to look at Rikka, the players character
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After mounting his horse Rikka rides off and the story begins to unfold
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The game starts here, outside the inn. The commands are in the window on the right. The window beneath the picture shows the authors names and then the exits from this location
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Rikka starts the game on his horse. To enter the inn he must first dismount. To do that the MOUNT command is selected and used
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This is the inside of the inn, wasn't really worth the trouble of dismounting
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The story unfolds as Rikka explores. text such as this is displayed when there's no artwork for the current location
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Here the EXAMINE command has been selected. The game displays it in the pane beneath the artwork and then allows the player to scroll through the text to find something to examine
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This should be the good guy's castle
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This is the game's title screen. The available commands can be seen on the right
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The game starts here, outside the inn, waiting for Rikka's companions. The window below the picture shows the available exits from this location
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The EXAMINE command has been selected and now appears in the window below the picture. The game then allows the player to scroll through the text to select an object or person to examine.
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The EXAMINE command was used to view the inn. This is the result.
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This is the inside of the inn.
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Back on his horse Rikka sets off exploring and the story begins to unfold
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A little further on and there's a new location
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