Have you ever fallen down a well, been shot by an arrow, turned into a toad, and broiled by an angry dragon - all on the same day?
That's what happens when you're the chief character in DRAGON QUEST, a graphic adventure that transports you to a once-happy kingdom nestled in a pleasant wooded valley. There an enormous fire-breathing dragon has settled, attacking people and carrying them off. The peasants live in terror, the princess has vanished, and the king is offering a large reward!
Many perils await the adventurer who attempts this quest. The path is long and hard, sudden death the only reward for the unwary. At the end of the road is the final, inevitable confrontation between good and evil. Can you end the dragon's threat and free the land from oppression? Find out! Play Dragon quest and reap the rewards only a rich colourful adventure can offer. This game has been carefully designed and tested to give many hours of fun. Good luck and good hunting!
This was originally issued through the Atari Program Exchange (APX). As it is listed in the Winter 83/84 APX catalog, the release date is at least as early as 1983.
It was updated to version 2.0 and released by Antic Software in 1985.
It was further updated to version 2.1 and released by Antic Software in 1985.
The author, Ed Churnside, produced a toolkit and library for producing similar games, released as The Dragon's Tail by Antic Magazine.
The game was ported to the PC by the original author in 2000, but this is apparently no longer available online.
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I played the original APX version. It is one of my favourite Atari adventures of all time and, believe me, it really does have a 'twist in the tale'.