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the review system. 1 = Terrible, 5 = Awesome!
Smiley Face plays Dungeons & Dragons.
 | Graphics: 2
Sound: 2
Replay Value: 2
Notes: 1- or 2-player game. Does not work on Intellivision II.
Screen Shots |
Venture is playable, but then the original game wasn't very
sophisticated, either. Not an offensive game, but it does nothing to stand out
as a particularly good game, either. Winky is faithfully rendered, but has an
invisible bow. The Hall Monsters have been reduced to nearly featureless squares. This
version has three levels - I'm not sure how many levels there are in the
arcade game, and therefore how many treasures there are.
| ROM |
It's been reported that a ROM variant exists. |
| Box |
So far, five variations have been found. |
| Manual |
Four variants have been identified. |
| Overlays |
Custom overlays have been designed and distributed by Psycho Stormtrooper. |
| Label |
To date, three labels have been recorded. |
| Easter Eggs |
No Easter Eggs have been found. |
A total of five Venture box variants have been documented.
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Coleco |
2477 |
1982 |
U.S.A. |
Has 'NOT FOR USE WITH INTELLIVISION® II' sticker; standard 'Intellivision™' banner; small top flaps have proof of purchase w/ part number on one and date of manufacture on the other |
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Coleco |
2477 |
1982 |
Canada |
French-Canadian; has artwork next to picture of arcade machine; standard 'Intellivision®' banner; has barcode on back; dual-language 'NOT FOR USE WITH INTELLIVISION®II' sticker |
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CBS Electronics |
60.241703.68 |
1983 |
Holland |
International Edition; there are several part numbers on the box in addition to the one listed on the tab on the bottom flap: ICI 241703 and 7628-1R1 appear on back and sides above and below the CBS Electronics logo—these may be part numbers for the game; 3P4089 appears on the tab on the top flap |
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CBS Electronics |
7628-1A |
1983 |
Holland |
English (U.K.) edition; has warrior wrapped up by a serpent on the cover; haven't cracked shrinkwrap to find other part numbers within—there must be something to uniqify it from the other U.K. variant |
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CBS Electronics |
7628-1A |
1983 |
Holland |
English (U.K.) edition; has fighter aiming some kind of high-tech spear launcher on the cover; back cover has several screen shots compared to other U.K. version; haven't cracked shrinkwrap to find other part numbers within—there must be something to uniqify it from the other U.K. variant |
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Reportedly, a ROM variant was released (Europe only?) that fixed the
'Intellivision II' bug.
A total of four Venture manual variants have been documented.
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Coleco |
78083 |
1983 |
U.S.A. |
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Coleco |
56640 |
1983 |
Canada |
French-Canadian |
| Image not available. |
CBS Electronics |
2L2053 |
1983 |
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International Edition; languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish; no origin printed on manual; a second part number appears on the manual as well: 60.241703.71 |
| Image not available. |
CBS Electronics |
?????? |
1983 |
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NEED CONFIRMATION: haven't opened a U.K. version of the game to get info |
Only one version of the overlay has been found for Venture.
| Image not available. |
coleco |
N/A |
None |
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Custom overlay designed by Psycho Stormtrooper |
A total of three Venture label variants have been documented.
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Coleco |
N/A |
1982 |
U.S.A. |
Standard black label; game logo upside down on edge; word wraps: Incorpo-, Intellivi-, Sears, of, 1982, York |
| Image not available. |
CBS Electronics |
CI 241703 |
1983 |
England |
English text on label (this one found in an International Edition box); has another (part?) number: 4L 2281 |
| Image not available. |
CBS Electronics |
???? |
1983 |
England |
NEED CONFIRMATION: haven't opened a U.K. boxed version of the game to see what its label looks like; English text on label |
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Title screen for Venture. |
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*yawn* |
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Hallway view for Level One. |
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A room on Level One. |
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Bonus! |
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Loot progress report. |
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Hallways for ... Level Two! |
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A room from Level Two. |
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You're never gonna guess.... Hallway view for Level Three! |
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The Lamp Room on Level Three. |
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