But swordquest is coming back, at least in comic book form, thanks to. Created and written by roy thomas and gerry conway, with visual concepts and art by george perez and dick giordano. In 1983, atari ran the swordquest contest, in which contestants would play the. Swordquest earthworld classic atari mini comic incentive variant on. Swordquest is published by dynamite entertainment under the atari imprint. According to the comic book, the twins are separated but both meet pretenders to the waterworld throne. If you hit a wall just right, you warp through it or get stuck. Im talking about the swordquest games for the atari 2600. The atari age returns to comics with the most unexpected story of the year.
The series had its genesis as a possible sequel to ataris groundbreaking 1979 title adventure, but it quickly developed a mythology and system of play that was unique. See more ideas about comics, dc comics and comic books. Created and written by gerry conway and roy thomas, with visual concepts and art by george perez and dick giordano. The 3rd of what was to be a series of 4 packin comics. They would follow a trail of esoteric clues from video game to comic book to live tournament, all for the chance to win real prizes valued at tens of thousands of dollars. Back of has a little tear but not affected any of the text.
Swordquest earthworld swordquest fireworld swordquest waterworld swordquest. Swordquest earthworld classic atari mini comic incentive variant. In fireworld, the firegoblins spared by torr later return the favor by summoning tarra to. View the earthworld comic book scanned in by walton c. If you read the comic book, youll get this epic tale of deception and revenge thats enough to inspire any preteen or teenage boy to dreams of greatness. We dont share your credit card details with thirdparty sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. Earthworld, swordquest fireworld and swordquest waterworld.
It was created as the second part of a fourgame adventure series for that system that would, in turn, become part of a series of game playoffs hosted by atari where successful players would be rewarded valuable prizes in the case of fireworld, a chalice made of gold and platinum, adorned with citrines, diamonds, green jade, pearls. The 2nd of what was to be a series of 4 packin comics. Sword quest is the prequel to swordbird, and tells the life of the dove windvoice before he became the legendary swordbird. The quest for the reallife treasures of ataris swordquest. Reier to the next world in the swordquest series, fireworldru. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Transcript of avgn episode swordquest angry video game. Frye, and originally was called the adventure series. The first of two atari graphic novels that dc comics put out. The swordquest series was a series of packin comics developed by dc. Earthworld, fireworld, waterworld, the poster of the movie appears were not talking about the kevin costner movie, and at last, there.
As a warrior, your skills are important for conquering fireworld. Swordquest earthworld classic atari minicomic incentive. The swordquest series of comics, also created by dc, accompanied the. A special fan club offer was provided, allowing those who wanted the game, to also get a tshirt and poster for each game. And the clues arent even there, just numbers from 00 to 09, placeholders for clues that were never coded. Read swordquest 1982 comic online free and high quality. Jul 20, 20 comic based off the atari 2600 video game. They then sent in the correct words and their entry and a certain number of contestants were. The atari force comics shipped with the games defender, berzerk, star raiders, phoenix, and galaxian. Fireworld, was released in february 1983 as an obvious beta. Swordquest fireworld for atari 2600 cib with manual, comic book, map and catalog.
Swordquest is an unfinished series of video games produced by atari, inc. Instead players had to look through the comic book and guess at which words were the correct ones for the phrase. Swordquest fireworld atari more than 30 years ago, atari and dc comics teamed up to release a series of video games for the atari 2600, swordquest, that tied into comic books published by dc. Released with the atari 2600 video game swordquest. In the fireworld comic book, konjuro relates to king tyrannus how the twins adoptive parents were also killed, and how they became the fugitive thieves they were when we first met them. Originally slated to be 4 atari 2600 games with corresponding comics only 3 games were ever produced.
If you dont know what atari force and sqordquest are been hibernating. Players would play the games and discover various numeric codes. Its a stronger story than swordbird by far, but still very cliche and juvenile, sorry to say. Swordquest waterworld the 3rd of what was to be 4 packin comics. Swordquest series group description ataris swordquest series of adventure games. Ataris bringing back its swordquest comics polygon. Atari force would later become a fullsize comic with a run of 20 issues. Swordquest fire world dc comics atari 2600 brand new in box sealed vintage. Once upon a time, video games were more than games.
Swordquest earthworld swordquest fireworld swordquest waterworld swordquest airworld this faq only covers swordquest fireworld. Welcome to the first installment of our swordquest series. 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. Swordquest earthworld, swordquest fireworld and swordquest. The swordquest series of comics, also created by dc, accompanied the games of the. Another example of how this game wasnt properly tested before release. Also, other objects can be in the correct rooms, besides the object s you need. The video game, masters of the universe comic book, phoenix comic book, star raiders comic book, star raiders graphic novel, swordquest earthworld comic book, swordquest fireworld comic book, swordquest fireworld comic book concept, swordquest waterworld comic book, the players strategy guide to atari vcs home video games, warlords. Swordquest fireworld the 2nd of what was to be 4 packin comics. Refer back to the enclosed comic book and hint at the solution to the earthworld ouzzle. 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 that contained hidden words. Game and comic book together provided clues for solving a competition. The swordquest contest, one of the most audacious in video game history, offered players the chance to go on a digital quest for real treasure. Unfortunately, only three of the four games earthworld, fireworld and.
In this installment you will find yourself walking from room to room, finding and dropping items, beating the action stages in order to find more items, seeing the odd set of numbers flash at you. Really enjoyed read this book, a excellent character based epic fantasy and real good start to a brand new series by this author. 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. Fireworld, the second game in the swordquest series, is nearly identical to its predecessor. With nothing else to look forward to, his obsession with swordquest is reignited, in a moreummm, interesting way written by chad bowers and chris sims xmen 92, down set fight and art by scott kowalchuk batman 66, down set fight. Earthworld, fireworld, waterworld, and airworld, which each game having its own contest. Tyrannus, through a spell, offers the twins part of his rule, but they refuse and gently fall to fireworld. Of these ten comics, two formed a related series of books. Nancy yi fan was about 14 when she penned sword quest, and, in a nutshell, sword quest is about, wait for it birdjesus. Used swordquest fireworld and waterworld comic book for. That would make michael rideout, winner of the fireworld contest, the sole owner of one of swordquests treasures in 2017.
Dc comic book orginal swordquest waterworld like new little trear in the back and fireworld like new. The books were an integral part of ataris swordquest adventure game series for the atari 2600. Help you solve the final puzzle of all four swordquest cartridges combined. In total, 10 different comic books were created, most of which were produced by dc comics.
Used swordquest fireworld and waterworld comic book for sale in rochester swordquest fireworld and waterworld comic book posted by dylan van tosh in rochester. The pal version has a different solution and clues. The article currently says, each of the games came with a comic book that explained the plot, as well as containing part of the solution to a major puzzle that had to be solved to win the contest. The swordquest challenge was conceived solely by tod r. The first title in the swordquest series was earthworld, which was inspired by the signs and the organization of the zodiac. I have been reading her deverry series ever since the first book was published, shes in my 10 favourite authors of all time and i have missed reading. Back in 1982, atari launched their swordquest challenge, which would span four games and comic books that were included with the cartridges themselves. They were based on the 4 ancient elements of the cosmos, swordquest. Another oddity in fireworld is the ability to warp through the corners of various rooms. His chalice of light is still, 35 years on, safe and intact. Waterworld was released in february 1984, and is considered the best of the. Fireworld was essentially just like the other swordquest games in that it was just too ambitious for its system. The swordquest series was an ambitious video game comic contest by atari and dc comics.
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