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
Lost Treasure (board game) Lost Treasure (board game) Lost Treasure is a board game published in 1982 by Parker Brothers. Billed as an electronic deep-sea diving game, "Lost Treasure" centers on the search for sunken treasure chests full of gold and silver. "Lost Treasure" is a guessing game that centers on a handheld electronic device known as the Digital Dive Control Center. The game came at a transformational moment in the industry, when the home video game console was starting to dominate sales. Parker Brothers made aggressive moves into that market by developing game cartridges for the Atari 2500 and Intellivision systems, featuring characters