Adventure #3: Secret Mission is one of the text adventure games that were originally written by Scott Adams for the TRS-80 Model 1, using a two word VERB NOUN text parser (it had to fit in 16K RAM originally). This one was originally released in 1979, and ported to the Coco by June 1983 by Secret Mission was rated by the company as an Advanced skill adventure game. The mission is race against the clock to prevent a nuclear reactor from being destroyed by a bomb. You have a bomb detector... that for some reason is surgically implanted and changes it's color status depending on the state of the bomb. The game also features a dedication at the beginning to Maegen Adams.
NOTE: By August of 1983, Adventure International was offering Tri-Pack adventures for both the Coco and the Atari 8 bits; these offered 3 adventures for 1 lower price. The packs were Adventures 1-3, Adventures 4-6, Adventures 7-9 and Adventures 10-12.
Title: Adventure #3: Secret Mission Author: Scott Adams (original game), Roger Schrag (Coco port) Publisher: Adventure International Released: June 1983 Requires: Color Computer 1,2 or 3, 16K RAM. (Coco 2B (T1 VDG chip) or Coco 3 required for lowercase version)