Timequest
Timequest is an interactive fiction game for MS-DOS in which players use time travel to venture into the past and correct temporal disruptions.
BackgroundTimequest was one of the first games released by former Infocom game designer Bob Bates after the founding of his own company, Legend Entertainment, in 1989.
The game centers around time travel, allowing the player to revisit a series of historical events and repair the course of history after it has been disrupted by a nefarious Temporal Corps lieutenant.SettingThe game meanders through a wide array of historical events, spanning from 44 B.C.E. to 1940 C.E. These events include:The assassination of Julius CaesarThe attack on Rome by Attila the HunThe coronation of CharlemagneThe coup against Harun al-Rashid of the Abbasid Caliphate by Yahya the BarmakidThe signing of the Magna Carta by King John of EnglandThe siege of Peking by Genghis KhanThe conquering of the Aztecs by Hernán CortésThe visit to Queen Elizabeth by Sir Francis DrakeThe attack on Egypt by Napoleon BonaparteThe planning of Operation Dynamo in World War II by Winston ChurchillAwardsTimequest earned awards from several games publications after its release, including:1991 Game Player's PC Excellence Award1991 QuestBusters Game of the Year1991 Games Magazine Top 100 Games of the Year Award
