Quest

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BASIC version from Byte Magazine, July 1979

trs.zip *
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Contains BASIC1.DSK
Contains BASIC1.DSK containing QUEST/BAS
Defaults - All Systems Application
advc64.zip *
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Contains a version "adapted for the pet by david a. hook": CBMADV.ZIP contains ASCII QUEST30.BAS, and ADVD64.ZIP containing ADV.D64 containing "quest 3.0" (tokenised BASIC).
quest.bas
GWBasic port.
VMC10_073I.zip *
Contains VMC10.exe
Type CLOAD & hit ENTER. Select PTREAS.C10 in the JimG subdirectory of the Cassette directory. Type RUN...
Windows Application (Windows XP and later)

* The file is compressed with ZIP.

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About the Story

Inspired by Adventure, Quest is a simple exploratory game originally written for the Commodore PET 2001 in early 1978; it was published in Byte magazine, vol 4 no 7, July 1979, pp176-186. The goal is to search the cave for the pirate's treasure and escape with it. There are no items; the only commands are directional -- N, S, E, W, U, and D.

Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: May 1, 1978
Current Version: 3.0
License: Freeware
Development System: BASIC
Baf's Guide ID: 280
IFID: Unknown
TUID: 4s6xy0r9wbztg7y2

Inspired by Colossal Cave Adventure, by William Crowther and Donald Woods

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