Quest for the Holy Joystick is an adventure developed by Delta 4 Software, released 31 December 1984 on ZX Spectrum.
What Quest for the Holy Joystick is
Quest for the Holy Joystick is an adventure game developed by Delta 4 Software and released in 1984. It is available on ZX Spectrum only. It runs on The Quill.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Quest for the Holy Joystick is a traditional text adventure and the first satirical output from the then up-and-coming zany Delta 4 Software. It spoofs the contemporary software industry and the ZX Microfairs that took place in the UK in the 80's by sending the player on a magical mystery tour all over London The player starts out at Downing Street number 5 and must take seemingly random journey on a red London bus to get to 'the umpteenth ZX Microfair at Alexandra Palace'. Along the way the player encounters numerous cultural figures as well as some of the gaming press. The game also makes excessive fun of the text adventure scene of the time. The interface is text driven with few static…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Quest for the Holy Joystick launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.
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When did Quest for the Holy Joystick come out?
Quest for the Holy Joystick was released on 31 December 1984 for ZX Spectrum.
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