Quest 1

1981 video game


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::summary 1981 video game ::

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FieldValue
imageQuest 1 title.png
captionLogo and title illustration from Best of SoftSide
publisherSoftSide
designerBrian Reynolds
programmerTRS-80
Brian Reynolds
Apple II
Rich Bouchard
Atari 8-bit
Alan J. Zett
released1981
genreRole-playing video game
modesSingle-player
platformsTRS-80, Apple II, Atari 8-bit
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|title = |image = Quest 1 title.png |caption = Logo and title illustration from Best of SoftSide |developer = |publisher = SoftSide |designer = Brian Reynolds |programmer = TRS-80 Brian Reynolds Apple II Rich Bouchard Atari 8-bit Alan J. Zett |engine = |released = 1981 |genre = Role-playing video game |modes = Single-player |platforms = TRS-80, Apple II, Atari 8-bit

Quest 1 is a single-player role-playing game originally written for the TRS-80 and translated for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit computers. Published by SoftSide Magazine in 1981 as a type-in program, it is the first-known published game by Brian Reynolds. Quest 1 was republished in The Best of SoftSide (1983) and released on accompanying 5¼-inch floppy disks.

References

References

  1. Reynolds, Brian. (August 1981). "Quest 1". Roger Robitaille Sr..
  2. . (August 1981). ["Softside Magazine 35"](https://archive.org/details/softside-magazine-35/mode/2up). *Internet Archive*.
  3. (1983). "The Best of SoftSide". SoftSide Publications, Inc..

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