The Quest! (found Cartoon Network point-and-click game; mid-1990s)
The Quest is a Space Ghost point and click computer game made by Cartoon Network in 1995. The game is widely remembered by many people, but for a long time, the CD disk was nowhere to be found. The supposed CD disk was rumored to be on a game sampler of the same name.
Development
The Quest released in 1995 was a special edition CD "companion" that AOL gave out produced by Kidsoft who is known for thier mid 90s "Club Kidsoft" releases that were point and clicks in a virtual club room featuring demos to educational games and acted as a portal to Kidsoft's AOL channel with fanart and contests.
"The Quest" is unique from a the standard club kidsoft productions in that it features a story and main objective along with the club kidsoft room. Three cartoon characters find themselves on a "quest" to solve 20 riddles featured though out the games content as ordered by the giant shrunken heads and are teleported to a point and click environment. Various other companys including Cartoon network are featured in this game with a Space Ghost game where you can ask him questions and hear Borak's music, along with a TV room with a Space Ghost Movie Clip and WB Animaniacs Clip.
The content listed in the games directory are
America Online Art Upgrade
Blackberry Creek Activities
Cartoon Network Concentration Game
Cartoon Network Space Ghost Band
Cartoon Network Space Ghost Videos
DC Comics
Discovery Channel Pharaoh Senet Game
AOL Game Arcade
Kids WB Animaniacs Video
Kidsoft Club Art
Kidsoft Club ROom
KIdsoft Club Stories
Kidsoft SuperStore with PC demos -Oregon Trail -Computer Fun Set -Jigsaw it! -Student Writing Center -Troggle Trouble Math
Odyssey Silk Journey
Quick,Quack,Quote Game
Scholastic Diaries
Smithsonian Dinosaur Game
Smithsonian Music Around the World
All the answers to the riddles are found in this content that is accessed through the point and click world or in game directory.
Mentioning
Though many people remember playing this game, the CD for it is nowhere to be found. This game was first mentioned on YouTube when the intro for it was shown by timdashryan on May 21st, 2008. The game was later mentioned on Twitter by Captain B. Z. @PAXEAST. For a long time, The Quest was considered to be lost.
On March 17th, 2019, Twitter user AlexMcG uploaded the entire game to MEGA, therefore making the game found.[1]
Gallery
External Link
- A Twitter post from user CaptainB_Z mentioning the game. Retrieved 12 Mar '19
Reference
- ↑ A MEGA link to the game. Retrieved 17 Mar '19