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Skull Island

System(s): SC-3000

Publisher: Dotsoft

Developer: Softgold

Genre: Adventure

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
AU	1985

Non-Sega versions
Commodore 16 Commodore 64

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Skull Island is a graphical text adventure game developed by Australian company Softgold (formerly Gameworx Software), which specialised in multi-load text adventures written in BASIC.

It was released on the SC-3000 in 1984 by Dotsoft, exclusively in Australia. The game was also released on Commodore 64 in the same year.

Gameplay is based on the Scott Adams Standard 2-word verb-noun parser.

On first glance, the game appears to be inspired by Treasure Island

Synopsis

“

You stand on the beach of Skull Island ready to make your fortune. Looking out to sea, you see a shipwreck on the rocks of the point.

Ahead lies jungle extending to the base of the cliffs rising to form a snow covered peak in the centre of the island.

In your hand you hold a map of Skull Island, you discovered in your grandfather's sea chest. Strange, it has cryptic signs and a treasure chest. Strange how some people also call this place Treasure Island ......

„

— Box backcover ^[1]

Screenshots

Intro
Instructions
Beach
Cliffs
Wreck

Photo gallery

Front
Side

Physical scans

SC-3000, AU
Cover
Cassette Instructions

SF-7000, NZ (Bootleg/Pirate?)
Cover
Disk (Side A) Disk (Side B)

References

↑ File:Skull Island SC3000 AU Back.jpg

Softgold Graphic Text Adventure Games for the Sega SC-3000
Alien (1984) \| Ninja (1984) \| The Search for King Solomon's Mines (1984) \| The Secret of Bastow Manor (1984) \| Skull Island (1984) \| Thermo Nuclear War Games (1984) \| The Case of the Mad Mummy (1985)

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+{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a graphical text adventure game developed by Australian company [[Softgold]] (formerly [[Gameworx Software]]), which specialised in multi-load text adventures written in BASIC.
 It was released on the [[SC-3000]] in 1984 by [[Dotsoft]], exclusively in Australia. The game was also released on Commodore 64 in the same year.
 Gameplay is based on the [[wikipedia:Scott_Adams_(game_designer)|Scott Adams]] Standard 2-word verb-noun parser.
-On first glance, the game appears to be inspired by [wikipedia:Treasure Island|Treasure Island]
+On first glance, the game appears to be inspired by [[wikipedia:Treasure Island|Treasure Island]]
 ==Synopsis==
-"You stand on the beach of Skull Island ready to make your fortune. Looking out to sea, you see a shipwreck on the rocks of the point.
+{{quote|
+You stand on the beach of Skull Island ready to make your fortune. Looking out to sea, you see a shipwreck on the rocks of the point.
 Ahead lies jungle extending to the base of the cliffs rising to form a snow covered peak in the centre of the island.
-In your hand you hold a map of Skull Island, you discovered in your grandfather's sea chest. Strange, it has cryptic signs and a treasure chest. Strange how some people also call this place Treasure Island ......"
+In your hand you hold a map of Skull Island, you discovered in your grandfather's sea chest. Strange, it has cryptic signs and a treasure chest. Strange how some people also call this place Treasure Island ......
+|Box backcover
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+==Screenshots==
+<gallery>
+Skull Island SC3000 AU Screenshot1.png|Intro
+Skull Island SC3000 AU Screenshot3.png|Instructions
+Skull Island SC3000 AU Screenshot4.png|Beach
+Skull Island SC3000 AU Screenshot5.png|Cliffs
+Skull Island SC3000 AU Screenshot6.png|Wreck
+</gallery>
-==Physical Scans==
+==Photo gallery==
+<gallery>
+Skull Island SC3000 AU Photo1.jpg|Front
+Skull Island SC3000 AU Photo2.jpg|Side
+</gallery>
+==Physical scans==
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+| front=SkullIsland SC3000 AU Box.jpg
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-| item1=Skull Island SC3000 AU Tape.jpg
+| cassette=Skull Island SC3000 AU Tape.jpg
-| item1name=Cassette
+| item1=John Sands Sega SC3000 AU Generic Load Instructions.jpg
-| item2=John Sands Sega SC3000 AU Generic Load Instructions.jpg
+| item1name=Instructions
-| item2name=Instructions
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+{{Scanbox
+| console=SF-7000
+| region=NZ (Bootleg/Pirate?)
+| front=Skull Island SF-7000 NZ Front.jpg
+| back=Skull Island SF-7000 NZ Back.jpg
+| item1=Skull Island SF-7000 NZ Disk SideA.jpg
+| item2=Skull Island SF-7000 NZ Disk SideB.jpg
+| item1name=Disk (Side A)
+| item2name=Disk (Side B)
 }}
+==References==
-==Gallery==
+<references/>
-===Photos===
+{{Softgold}}
-<gallery>
-File:Skull Island SC3000 AU Photo1.jpg|Front
-File:Skull Island SC3000 AU Photo2.jpg|Side
-</gallery>
-===Screenshots===
-<gallery>
-File:Skull Island SC3000 AU Screenshot1.png|Intro
-File:Skull Island SC3000 AU Screenshot3.png|Beginning
-File:Skull Island SC3000 AU Screenshot4.png|Petrol Station
-File:Skull Island SC3000 AU Screenshot5.png|Gate
-File:Skull Island SC3000 AU Screenshot6.png|Dead
-</gallery>