I
am stuck in a game what do I do?
If you are playing one of Scott’s Classic Adventure
games then download the hints from the download page.
If
you are stuck in Return to Pirate’s Island 2 then use
the built in help engine. The help engine is designed to give
hints (or solutions if requested) to all puzzles in the game.
If you are really really stuck and frustrated with a puzzle
then email Scott at msadams@msadams.com
with your problem. Please also describe how you tried to use
the help engine and where it failed you so Scott can improve
the game’s help engine.
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Who
is Scott Adams?
Scott was the first person to put an Adventure game (also
known as Interactive Fiction) on a personal computer. This
was in 1978 and the computer was a 16k Radio Shack TRS-80
model I. Scott went on to write over a dozen different adventure
games for the personal computers of the 1980s. He is credited
with starting the entire multi billion dollar a year computer
game industry. Many people have written Scott and explained
how his early games help led them into a career in computers
today. Scott is 50 years old now and living in Wisconsin.
He is married and has 5 children.
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How do contact Scott Adams?
To write to Scott email him at msadams@msadams.com
He enjoys receiving fan mail and will answer all that come
to him. If you do not receive an answer within a few days
then odds are the Internet ate your email. Please resend it.
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What
is Scott working on now?
After getting Return to Pirate’s Island 2 finished Scott
is now busy PLAYING computer games.
Currently
ONE of his favorite game is Everquest. He plays on “The
Tribunal” server and his character name is Maev. Send
him a tell sometime if you are playing.
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When
is Scott going to write another game?
Right now Scott is working on a new Adventure game based on
the old testament of the Bible. It is called "The
Inheritance".
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Where
can I find pictures of Scott Adams?
A closer look at the Scott Adams Clan!
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How
long has Scott be playing computer games?
Let see I have been playing computer games from the time
before there were any. I had to write them if I wanted to play
them. Actually first I had to build my own computer THEN write
the games.
My first home computer was a Sphere. (they came out same
time as Altair) It was a kit.
I built and designed a graphic video card for this machine
so I could then write a tank war game for it. I also built two
hand controllers. The card and game also won the first annual
"What do you use your Sphere for?" contest.
I also remember putting Star Trek on the tracking monitors
of a SDC RADAR station I worked at downrange. I used to play
after hours when they were not tracking satellites. I had to
use the tracking monitors as everything else was Teletype 35.
I guess you can say I really love computer gaming.
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