 Adventure is a video game for the Atari 2600 video game console , released in ca. late 1979 – 1980 . In the game , the player controls a square avatar whose quest is to explore an open world environment to find a magical chalice and return it to the golden castle . The game world is populated by roaming enemies : three dragons , one giant spider , and a wizard .
The game was designed by David Crane , who also created the Atari 2600 game E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial .
The game is the first in a series of Adventure games that Crane would develop