Cranston Manor
Encyclopedia
Cranston Manor is a graphic adventure game
released in 1981. It was created by Ken Williams and Harold DeWitz. In the game, the player must invade a mansion
that was occupied by a millionaire
and steal the sixteen treasure
s that are inside of it. The game allows players to switch between graphics-based and text-based gameplay.
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
released in 1981. It was created by Ken Williams and Harold DeWitz. In the game, the player must invade a mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
that was occupied by a millionaire
Millionaire
A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency. It can also be a person who owns one million units of currency in a bank account or savings account...
and steal the sixteen treasure
Treasure
Treasure is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered...
s that are inside of it. The game allows players to switch between graphics-based and text-based gameplay.