Details about the games themselves can be found here years later, a spinoff comic book story swordquest realworld by chad. Swordquest was a series of atari games that were more than just a game. The pal version has a different solution and clues, the inventory bar extends to the bottom of the screen, and. Of these ten comics, two formed a related series of books. Back in the heyday of the atari 2600, several games were shipped with minicomic books as an added bonus.
For the first time in 35 years, the classic swordquest. An in house comic book included with atari vcs yars revenge, drawn by former marvel. Swordquest earthworld classic atari mini comic incentive variant on. Unfortunately, only three of the four games earthworld, fireworld and. Refer to the next world in the swordquest series, fireworldtm.
Swordquest is an unfinished series of video games produced by atari, inc. The game play boils down to walking from room to room, finding and dropping items, beating the action stages in order to find more. Swordquest earthworld classic atari minicomic 2017. Back in 1982, atari launched their swordquest challenge, which would span four games and comic books that were included with the. Swordquest earthworld the 1st of what was to be 4 packin comics. Gibson earthworld story summary the first leg was earthworld. The quest for the reallife treasures of ataris swordquest. Ataris bringing back its swordquest comics polygon. Reier to the next world in the swordquest series, fireworldru. But swordquest is coming back, at least in comic book form, thanks to. Contest in 1983, atari ran the swordquest contest, in which contestants would play the game to get clues 2 numbers that would lead them to a certain page and panel in the included comic book. Swordquest earthworld classic atari mini comic incentive variant. Swordquest is the name for an unfinished comic book series developed and published by dc comics, written by roy thomas and gerry conway and illustrated by george perez and dick giordano.
The first title in the swordquest series was earthworld, which was inspired by the signs and the organization of the zodiac. The swordquest series was an ambitious video game comic contest by atari and dc comics. The swordquest series was a unique attempt to combine comic books and videogames into a contest of epic proportions. Back in 1982, atari launched their swordquest challenge, which would span four games and comic books that were included with the cartridges themselves. No, there was no airworld story ever written or drawn. Created and written by roy thomas and gerry conway, with visual concepts and art by george perez and dick giordano. The four worlds encompassing the quest came from ancient science, when earth, fire, water and air were though to be the four basic elements of the cosmos. Each game contained clues that revealed hidden messages in an accompanying comic book, and sending the correct message to atari earned you a chance to compete for a real, honestto. In total, 10 different comic books were created, most of which were produced by. Because the game was the polar opposite of the comic book earthworld was slow, plodding, obtuse, and crashingly dull. It was also drawn for a different size and wouldnt necessarily adapt to the traditional comic book trim size. Earthworld is a game in which you need an active knowledge of the signs of the zodiac as well as a comic book to even play. In 1984, peter case was on his way to being crowned champion of. Swordquest series group description ataris swordquest series of adventure games.
Featuring the creative talents of comic book industry legends roy thomas, gerry conway. It was created as the first part of a fourgame adventure series for that system that would, in turn, become part of a series of game playoffs. Here we have history being offered for the first time in 22 years. The game and the comic book that shipped with the cartridge are. Refer back to the enclosed comic book and hint at the solution to the earthworld puzzle. Earthworld, fireworld, waterworld, and airworld, which. Swordquest earthworld classic atari minicomic incentive.
Featuring the creative talents of comic book industry legends roy thomas, gerry conway, george perez, and dick giordano, this 48page minicomic measuring 5 x 7. Swordquest earthworld atari 2600 downloads replacementdocs. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. In total, 10 different comic books were created, most of which were. Unfortunately while the comic books were well thought out, the games themselves. Swordquest, with gorgeous george perez, is owned by atari, which is now longer an aol time warner company. The swordquest series of comics, also created by dc, accompanied the games of the same name and were part of a grand contest comprising four games with spectacular prizes created by the franklin mint.
Earthworld minicomic is gloriously remastered and rereleased. In its true essence, the idea of the swordquest game series is a great one. Swordquest is the name for an unfinished comic book series developed and. The game and the comic book that shipped with the cartridge are linked. Released by atari for the 2600, swordquest was a large scale. Help you solve the final puzzle of all four swordquest cartridges combined. Players would play the games and discover various numeric codes. Swordquest earthworld classic atari minicomic 2017 dynamite. Originally slated to be 4 atari 2600 games with corresponding comics only 3 games were ever produced. Refer back to the enclosed comic book and hint at the solution to the earthworld ouzzle. Swordquest earthworld classic atari minicomic remastered. View the earthworld comic book scanned in by walton c.
The whole swordquest project was terminated by atari before. The packin comics for earthworld, fireworld, and waterworld can be read here. Fireworld, was released in february 1983 as an obvious beta. Unfortunately while the comic books were well thought out, the games themselves were boring, difficult, and about as much fun as smashing your thumb over and over again with a hammer. If you hit a wall just right, you warp through it or get stuck. For the first time ever, the classic swordquest minicomics created by comic book industry legends roy thomas, gerry conway, george perez, and dick giordano and originally packaged with the atari. Earthworld is an action game with adventure elements. Frye, and originally was called the adventure series. Each game included clues that, when used in conjuction with an included dc comic book.
The first of two atari graphic novels that dc comics put out. Fireworld is the second in a series of four worlds that. Lets play the first swordquest game ntsc version is it to late to enter if i am 29 years late. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. The games were accompanied by a small comic book which, in addition to providing entertainment, also yielded clues to helping complete that particular game and the series as a whole. The swordquest challenge was conceived solely by tod r. The books were an integral part of ataris swordquest adventure game series for the atari 2600. Gerry conway pencils george perez inks dick giordano colors adrienne roy. Swordquest earthworld, swordquest fireworld and swordquest waterworld.
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