Quest
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About Quest
This is a re-creation of a 1979 text adventure for small computers.
In 1979, most affordable personal computers did not have a lot of memory. One of the "affordable" ones that cost about $795 was the Commodore PET with 8K of memoryof which only 7123 bytes were actually available for a BASIC program. While large mainframe computers with 200K could run that early adventure called Colossal Cave Adventure (1976, Will Crowther) and some of the larger (i.e. more expensive) personal computers with then expensive floppy disks were running games such as Zork or Dungeon, a system without that extra hardware was somewhat limited.
Having enjoyed Colossal Cave, Roger Chafee wondered if it would be possible to create something similar to run on these smaller computers - after a couple of intense work weeks, he wrote a program called Quest. This is a re-creation of that program for Android. It shows what can be done with a bit of creative effort, even with limited resources. As a bonus, it is fun to play.
Most people can complete this adventure in about 2 hours, although it has been done in an hour, and some people haven't finished it after a day of frustrating search.
Can you find the pirate's treasure and get it out of the cave?
Visit the developer's web site (http://www.cyberspyder.com/Android/Quest.html) for more details.
If you enjoy Quest, please leave us a good review. If you run into any problems, please contact us so we can resolve any issues.
In 1979, most affordable personal computers did not have a lot of memory. One of the "affordable" ones that cost about $795 was the Commodore PET with 8K of memoryof which only 7123 bytes were actually available for a BASIC program. While large mainframe computers with 200K could run that early adventure called Colossal Cave Adventure (1976, Will Crowther) and some of the larger (i.e. more expensive) personal computers with then expensive floppy disks were running games such as Zork or Dungeon, a system without that extra hardware was somewhat limited.
Having enjoyed Colossal Cave, Roger Chafee wondered if it would be possible to create something similar to run on these smaller computers - after a couple of intense work weeks, he wrote a program called Quest. This is a re-creation of that program for Android. It shows what can be done with a bit of creative effort, even with limited resources. As a bonus, it is fun to play.
Most people can complete this adventure in about 2 hours, although it has been done in an hour, and some people haven't finished it after a day of frustrating search.
Can you find the pirate's treasure and get it out of the cave?
Visit the developer's web site (http://www.cyberspyder.com/Android/Quest.html) for more details.
If you enjoy Quest, please leave us a good review. If you run into any problems, please contact us so we can resolve any issues.
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Game History & Updates
More downloads Quest reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
More downloads Quest reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
What are users saying about Quest
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Really needs a walkthrough. Since I can't find one, uninstall. EDIT: Colossal Cave, the original Zork Trilogy, and the Adventions games (all legally available for free) didn't come with walkthroughs either, but that hasn't stopped anyone helping others out with them. And if you believe that Quest is simple, then I suggest you try playing it with multiple cognitive disabilities. Jackass.
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Amazing
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Outstanding job recreating this classic. Yes kids...when I was young we really did have to walk 5 miles uphill through the snow, just to play a game.
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Clearly, back in those days there were no hints, no appeals to dev, no mercy. A user hostile experience, and apparently that's just the way they liked it back then. 5 stars for historical accuracy. 1979 was not for wimps.
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Really needs a walkthrough. Since I can't find one, uninstall. EDIT: Colossal Cave, the original Zork Trilogy, and the Adventions games (all legally available for free) didn't come with walkthroughs either, but that hasn't stopped anyone helping others out with them. And if you believe that Quest is simple, then I suggest you try playing it with multiple cognitive disabilities. Jackass.
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Better descriptions, with a list of which directions you can travel would get two stars added.
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Really needs a walkthrough. Since I can't find one, uninstall.
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If you have a brain you'll love this game.
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Like an interactive book. It keeps the imagination going. Classic.
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Colossal caves and Mr Crowther comes to mind. Ideal if you want to show kids how good games were prior to consoles.
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Would be fun, if it went further. Just repeats the same replies, nothing different.
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Amazing
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Been looking for some thing kinda like zork for my phone and I finally got it.
by P####:
This game is a nice introduction to text games, where you have to use your imagination instead of looking at fancy pictures.