title: Scott Adams Scoops
text: # Scott Adams Scoops
  
  Scott Adams Scoops is a compilation of video games designed by Scott Adams and published by U.S. Gold for a variety of home computers: Pirate Adventure, Strange Odyssey, Voodoo Castle, and Buckaroo Banzai.
  
  ## Development
  
  The compilation features text–only versions of four games designed by Scott Adams and previously published by Adams' Adventure International: Pirate Adventure (1979), Strange Odyssey (1979), Voodoo Castle (1979), and Buckaroo Banzai (1985). Buckaroo Banzai (co-written with Philip Case) is based on the 1984 film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and was previously only released for the TI-99/4A.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Review scores :
  
  | Publication | Score |
  | - | - |
  | Sinclair User | |
  | Computer Gamer | 58% |
  
  Scott Adams Scoops received mixed to negative reviews. Peter Sweasey from ZX Computing Monthly rated the game as "Grim". A reviewer for Computer and Video Games considered Buckaroo Banzai to be their least favorite game by Scott Adams.
  
  