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Adventure Construction Set

Available Platform: Amiga - Alias: Stuart Smith's ACS

Adventure Construction Set (ACS) is not a game but a game-maker tool created by Stuart Smith originally for the Commodore 64.

Year1986
GenreRole Playing
Rating4.5

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PublisherElectronic Arts
DeveloperElectronic Arts
OS supportedWin7 64 bit, Win8 64bit, Windows 10, MacOS 10.6+
Updated24 May 2021

Game Review

Adventure Construction Set (ACS) is not a game but a game-maker tool created by Stuart Smith originally for the Commodore 64. Initially released in 1984, it was later ported to Apple II (1985), Amiga (1986), and MS-DOS (1987).

Despite the title, ACS does not produce graphic adventures; instead, you can build top-down, tile-based RPGs, like Ultima IV. It supports turn-based battles, melee and ranged attacks, spells, shops, and much more.

ACS was the best-selling Electronic Arts title in 1985 and influenced Bethesda when they created The Elder Scrolls Construction Kit. The construction set includes two games/tutorials: Rivers of Light and Galactic Agent (the latter only in the Amiga version of ACS).

It's just a pity that the developers used the Amiga system font in all uppercase. This gives the tool a "cheap" look and feel, but on the other hand, this was the standard in 1986.

Adventure Construction Set this is a nice little gem that you should try. Get ready to share your creations with your friends.

Review by: GN Team
Published: 24 May 2021 5:04 pm


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