Howarth, Brian There are inofficial sites about Howarth, Brian: http://home.virtual-pc.com/isblpx/adbh.html They are or have been distributed by Molimerx, Channel 8, Adventure International and Digital Fantasia. For more information, see Adventure International UK and Tynesoft. Mysterious Adventures Series Brian Howarth used a basic game design tool for writing Scott Adams databases and wrote his own TRS-80 driver so he could then ship and sell them. This driver became the Adventure International Spectrum driver for all games including Scott's and Brian did a lot of the code used for the graphics system in the later Spectrum games. After all these games Brian was involved in Dungeons & Dragons game stuff. The ScottFree interpreter on ftp.gmd.de will play the Brian Howarth databases. These games were available in both the UK and the US. These games were originally released for the TRS-80. At least some of these games were available for Dragon. The graphics are by someone called Jon. 1: The Golden Baton Type: Drawn graphics Written 1981, 1982 by Brian Howarth in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit BBC Commodore 64 Oric-1 Spectrum [1983; 48K] TRS-80 [Text only; Model I.] TRS-80 Color VIC-20 [1984; Reduced version.] 2: The Time Machine Type: Drawn graphics Written 1981 by Brian Howarth in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit BBC Commodore 64 Oric-1 Spectrum [1983; 48K] TRS-80 [Text only; Model I.] TRS-80 Color VIC-20 [1984; Reduced version.] Comments: A professor has been caught in time. You must travel to four different time zones (prehistoric time, ancient Egypt, Mary Celeste and the future) in order to find three prisms that can rescue the old geezer. 3: Arrow of Death, part 1 Type: Drawn graphics Written 1981, 82 by Brian Howarth in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit BBC Commodore 64 Oric-1 Spectrum [48K] TRS-80 [Text only; Model I.] TRS-80 Color VIC-20 [1984; Reduced version.] Notes: The two parts were sold seperately and can be solved independently. Comments: Find a magic arrow and kill the evil Xerdon. 4: Arrow of Death, part 2 Type: Drawn graphics Written 1982 by Brian Howarth in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit BBC Commodore 64 Oric-1 Spectrum [48K] TRS-80 [Text only; Model I.] TRS-80 Color Notes: The two parts were sold seperately and can be solved independently. Comments: Find a magic arrow and kill the evil Xerdon. 5: Escape from Pulsar 7 Type: Drawn graphics Written 1982 by Brian Howarth and Wherner Barnes in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit BBC Commodore 64 Oric-1 Spectrum [1983; 48K] TRS-80 [Text only; Model I.] Comments: Escape a wrecked space ship. 6: Circus Type: Drawn graphics Written 1982 by Brian Howarth and Wherner Barnes in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit BBC Commodore 64 Oric-1 Spectrum [48K] TRS-80 [Text only; Model I.] Comments: Some poor spirits are trapped within a circus - blow it up! 7: Feasibility Experiment Type: Drawn graphics Written 1983? by Brian Howarth and Wherner Barnes in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit BBC Commodore 64 Oric-1 Spectrum [1983; 48K] Comments: Explore an ancient culture. 8: The Wizard of Akyrz Type: Drawn graphics Written 1983? by Brian Howarth and Cliff J. Ogden in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit BBC Commodore 64 Oric-1 Spectrum [1983; 48K] Comments: Save the king's daughter (and some valuables along the way). 9: Perseus and Andromeda Type: Drawn graphics Written 1983 by Brian Howarth in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit BBC Commodore 64 Oric-1 Spectrum Comments: Perseus, from the ancient Greek legend, must defeat the Medusa and ride a pegasus in order to save Andromeda from a remote island. 10: Ten Little Indians Type: Drawn graphics Written 1983 by Brian Howarth in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit [Text only] BBC Commodore 64 Dragon Oric-1 Spectrum [1984; 48K] Comments: A recently deceased major has converted all his money to gold, which has been shaped into a figurine and hidden somewhere in his home. The whereabouts of this figurine can only be deducted by finding 10 worthless, but otherwise similar figurines. 11: Waxworks Type: Drawn graphics Written 1983 by Brian Howarth and Cliff J. Ogden in Scott Adams database. Runs on: Atari 8-bit BBC Commodore 64 Oric-1 Spectrum Comments: You are trapped within a waxworks. Find statues of famous people (like Hillary and Tensing) to make your way out. Package blurb: You awake with a start, you are alone in the leisure lounge of a deserted waxworks. As events around you take on ominous overtones you begin to wonder if you are dreaming. Beware though because in such macabre surroundings dreams end and nightmares begin....

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