Mystery Quest
Is a platform game developed by Carry Lab. It was published in Japan by Square in 1987, and in North America by Taxan in 1989. The game follows the journey of Hao on his quest to become a wizard.
Also recorded as Hao-kun no Fushigina Tabi
Mystery Quest
- Date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Taxan · Square
- Genre
- platformer
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Is a platform game developed by Carry Lab. It was published in Japan by Square in 1987, and in North America by Taxan in 1989. The game follows the journey of Hao on his quest to become a wizard.
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• Title — Mystery Quest • Developer — Carry Lab • Released — Family Computer Disk System'Nintendo Entertainment SystemApril 1989 • Genre — Platform • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System
Development and release
Development and release
Mystery Quest was developed by Carry Lab Co. The game was part of Disk Original Group (DOG), which was established in July 1986 to pool financial resources for the seven then-fledgling companies to develop independently for the Famicom. It was released in Japan by Square for the Family Computer Disk System on May 1, 1987. Taxan presented Mystery Quest at the Winter Consumer Electronic Show (CES) along with Mappy-Land (1986) and Fist of the North Star (1987). It was set for release an early 1989 in the United States, and was released in April 1989.
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In Famicom Tsūshin the four reviewers were split on their opinion on the game. Two reviewers complimented as being fun with one saying it was similar to Super Mario Bros. (1985) while another said it appeared like an ordinary game at first, but you get more drawn in as you progress. The other two reviewers found the game lacking any unique features to make it stand-out. In the German video game magazine Joystick earned their middle-ground ranking of "OK", saying that the graphics and sound were not outstanding, but the game remained fun. In a retrospective review, Skyler Miller of Allgame dismissed Mystery Quest as a "lifeless platformer" that had cute graphics but had "seemingly endless levels" and had graphics that would appear date by 1989.
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- 1.ファミコンソフトに進出、電友社など７社が組む。. Nikkei Marketing Journal. 24 July 1986.
- 2.ハオ君の不思議な旅. Square Enix.
- 3.Nintendo Licensees Show Games; New Licensees Announced. Computer Entertainer includes The Video Game Update. 7. 10. January 1989.
- 4.Nintendo of America. NES Games.
- 5.Lobb, Ken. Taxan Videodiction. Electronic Gaming Monthly. Sendai Publications. May 1989.
- 6.Miller, Skyler. Mystery Quest. Allgame.
- 7.Famibo, Hotofuya. 新作ゲーム クロスレビュー. Famicom Tsūshin. ASCII Corporation. 23. May 15, 1987.
- 8.DMV Daten und Medien-Verlag Widuch. Wie wir Software bewerten. Joystick. September 1989.
- 9.mm. Mystery Quest. Joystick. DMV Daten und Medien-Verlag Widuch. September 1989.
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