Treasure Island Treasure Island Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders. "Treasure Island" was originally considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. It was originally serialized in the children's magazine "Young Folks" from 1881 through 1882 under the title
Treasure Island (1984 video game) kill him with it, thus advancing progress through the game. This strategic rationing of cutlasses (i.e. knowing where to pick them up and where to use them) in order to progress around the island was a major gameplay element. Having changed the theme from pirates to Asia, the game was rereleased as "The Willow Pattern Adventure". Another adventure game named "Treasure Island" was published by Windham Classics in the year 1985. Treasure Island (1984 video game) Treasure Island is a 1984 computer game based on the book "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson. In the game, the player takes on