In the game, the player takes on the role of the book's protagonist Jim Hawkins and has to battle through hordes of pirates before a final showdown with Long John Silver.

The programming was done by Greg Duddle, and the music was rendered by David Whittaker.

Players control Treasure Island protagonist Jim Hawkins, using various tools to get through the levels with a limited number of supplies.

Having changed the theme from pirates to Asia, the similar game was released as The Willow Pattern Adventure for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum.

Another adventure game named Treasure Island was published by Windham Classics in the year 1985.