The Quest for the Staff of the First Moon
A downloadable game
This is a ZX Spectrum 48k text adventure that I developed using the Quill adventure writer software in 1984.
The game itself is a typical text adventure of the time, with the usual verb based commands (N, S, E, W, GET, LOOK, INVENTORY, etc). It's set in a fantasy world and the title is very much the objective of the game!
I sent it to Gilsoft at the time, who agreed to publish it on a compilation tape. However, as an arrogant 17 year old I turned them down because I thought I could make more money than they were offering elsewhere...
Obviously, it then sat in a box in the attic for forty years!
I've now rescued it and saved it as a .z80 snapshot file.
There is another box somewhere in the attic with a full walkthrough. If I find it I'll scan it in and upload it as an extra document for those who get stuck.
Please don't feel obliged to make a payment! My 17 year old self would be delighted, but I'm now just happy to finally publish the game (in a way that would have been utter science fiction forty years ago).
NOTE: Please excuse the spelling mistakes! How I managed to spell 'hear' as 'here' more than once I'll never know. If I'm able to rescue the original data file I will have a go at correcting them and republishing.
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Development log
- TAP Versions and Adventure DatabaseFeb 13, 2024
- Recovery ProcessFeb 12, 2024
- TZX Version UploadedFeb 12, 2024
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Hi, I’m contacting you because I want to make a homebrew tribute USB. I’m collecting as many content creators as possible. I also want to include a profile for each one, with a few details, such as their logo, avatar, name, work completed, projects, etc., so you can see who’s behind their creations.
That profile, along with any material you allow me to upload, will be placed on a USB drive. This will act as a database of creators and their creations, and will be updated as I connect with new people.
The USB I’m thinking of creating will be one of those rubber-type USBs, shaped like a Spectrum computer, something that looks really nice. The idea is that those who contribute material, and if they want to buy one or more, will get it at cost price, and those who just want to buy one, it will cost a little more.
The idea is that if enough are sold, enough to recover the initial investment, the profits that the rest of the USBs could generate will be distributed among the people who have contributed material to the project, via transfer, PayPal, or however possible, even if possible, that the USB will be free. Obviously, you can buy more than one, but only one of them can be free.
It’s not necessary or mandatory to buy the USB, only if you like it or want it.
If you’re interested in this project, you can contact me at this email, flopping@gmail.com. If you have any questions or concerns, let me know and I’ll answer them. Do you think the idea is a good one? Would you like to participate in the project? Let me know. Best regards.
Juan.
Thanks for the game, and I've got some gameplay here:
We done!!
Wonderful news. It is always good to rescue these hidden gems in the attics. If one day you would like to tell what the experience was like, we would love to hear it and publish it in the pages of our CAAD magazine.
Congratulations.
When I get a chance, I'll add a devlog here with details of how I rescued it, along with my ongoing attempts to load the original Quill data files.
Do you want to drop me a line at joan at cibersheep dot com?
I may have something for you (sounds like a thread but it is not :D)