Quest 1
Encyclopedia
Quest 1 is a single-player text adventure
game originally written for the TRS-80
and translated for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit
computer families. It was created by Brian Reynolds
and published by SoftSide Magazine
in 1981. It was subsequently republished in The Best of SoftSide (1983) and released on accompanying 5¼-inch disk floppy disks
.
Interactive fiction
Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as video games. In common usage, the term refers to text...
game originally written for the TRS-80
TRS-80
TRS-80 was Tandy Corporation's desktop microcomputer model line, sold through Tandy's Radio Shack stores in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The first units, ordered unseen, were delivered in November 1977, and rolled out to the stores the third week of December. The line won popularity with...
and translated for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit
Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992. All are based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU and were the first home computers designed with custom coprocessor chips...
computer families. It was created by Brian Reynolds
Brian Reynolds
Brian Reynolds is a well known videogame designer who now designs online social games . Reynolds has designed at Zynga, Big Huge Games, Firaxis Games, and Microprose. He presently works as chief game designer at Zynga and has been chairman of the International Game Developers Association...
and published by SoftSide Magazine
SoftSide
SoftSide Magazine is a defunct computer magazine, begun in October 1978 by Roger Robitaille and published by SoftSide Publications of Milford, New Hampshire.-History:...
in 1981. It was subsequently republished in The Best of SoftSide (1983) and released on accompanying 5¼-inch disk floppy disks
Floppy disk
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles...
.