Questron II
Questron II a 1988 role-playing video game published by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, IBM PC compatibles, and Amiga. It is the sequel to 1984's Questron. The story and original design is credited to Quest Software (John and Charles Dougherty), while the programming and artwork is credited to Westwood Associates.
Questron II
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- Questron
- Date
- 1988
- Genre
- role-playing video game
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Questron II a 1988 role-playing video game published by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, IBM PC compatibles, and Amiga. It is the sequel to 1984's Questron. The story and original design is credited to Quest Software (John and Charles Dougherty), while the programming and artwork is credited to Westwood Associates.
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• Title — Questron II • Developer — Quest Software Westwood Associates • Publisher — Strategic Simulations • Designer — Charles W. Dougherty John Dougherty • Programmer — Ethan Grimes Barry Green • Artist — Matthew Au • Composer — Paul Mudra • Released — January 1988 • Genre — Role-playing • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Commodore 64, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Amiga, IBM PC
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• Illustration — Scene from the Commodore 64 version The player's character has been sent back in time to defeat six Mad Sorcerers before they can create the Book of Magic featured in the original game.
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Questron II published.
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Questron II is recorded as published in 1988.
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Reception
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Questron II outsold its predecessor by about 16,000 copies. Scorpia described the game as very similar to, but not as good as, the original. Questron II was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #138 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars. Phantasie I, Phantasie III, and Questron II were later re-released together, and reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #203 by Sandy Petersen in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Petersen gave the compilation 2 out of 5 stars.
Legacy
Legacy
Chuck and John Dougherty also created some similar games that were not direct sequels to Questron: • Legacy of the Ancients • The Legend of Blacksilver
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- 1.Inside the Industry. Computer Game Forum. 2. 5. Winter 1987.
- 2.Atari SA. Questron II box cover art (spine/sides). MobyGames.
- 3.Atari SA. Questron II screenshot (version information 1.0, DOS). MobyGames.
- 4.Maher, Jimmy. Opening the Gold Box, Part 3: From Tabletop to Desktop. The Digital Antiquarian. 2016-03-18.
- 5.Scorpia. Questron II. Computer Gaming World. 8–9, 50. August 1988.
- 6.Scorpia. C*R*P*G*S / Computer Role-Playing Game Survey. Computer Gaming World. 16. October 1991.
- 7.Scorpia. Scorpia's Magic Scroll Of Games. Computer Gaming World. 34–50. October 1993.
- 8.Lesser, Hartley. The Role of Computers. Dragon. 138. 70–75. October 1988.
- 9.Petersen, Sandy. Eye of the Monitor. Dragon. 203. 59–62, 69. March 1994.
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