Explora: Time Run/Chrono Quest (lost DOS port of adventure game; 1988): Difference between revisions

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Box art for Chrono Quest.

Status: Lost

Explora: Time Run (English/American title: Chrono Quest)^[1] is an adventure game developed by Infomedia France and released for the Amiga, Atari ST and DOS.^[2] In this point & click adventure game, the player starts in their mansion, around the year 1920, trying to trace back the murderer of his father.

Availability

The game is very rare, the French version of the game can be seldom found but the English one is practically impossible to find.^[3] There is a Russian DOS gaming website that appears to have published this game, but the files themselves appear to be unavailable to be downloaded.

Gallery

Front cover.^[4]
Back cover.

Title screen.
Gameplay screenshot #1.
Gameplay screenshot #2.

External Link

Chrono Quest walkthrough.

References

↑ Forum thread that mentions the existence of this game for DOS and containing some info about it Retrieved 12 Jun '17
↑ Page about this game on Mobygames. Retrieved 12 Jun '17
↑ Forum thread about this game on Scummvm. Retrieved 12 Jun '17
↑ Image's source. Retrieved 12 Jun '17

[1] Forum thread that mentions the existence of this game for DOS and containing some info about it Retrieved 12 Jun '17

[2] Page about this game on Mobygames. Retrieved 12 Jun '17

[3] Forum thread about this game on Scummvm. Retrieved 12 Jun '17

[4] Image's source. Retrieved 12 Jun '17

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 {{InfoboxLost
-|title=<center>Explora: Time Run/Chrono Quest</center>
+|title=<center>Explora: Time Run/Chrono Quest (DOS port)</center>
 |image=1303198-chrono_front.jpg
-|imagecaption=Box art<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/chrono-quest/3030-14696/images/ Images source] Retrieved 12 June '17</ref>
+|imagecaption=Box art for ''Chrono Quest''.
 |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
 }}
+'''''Explora: Time Run''''' (English/American title: '''''Chrono Quest''''')<ref>[http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/archive/index.php/t-19356.html Forum thread that mentions the existence of this game for DOS and containing some info about it] Retrieved 12 Jun '17</ref> is an adventure game developed by Infomedia France and released for the Amiga, Atari ST and DOS.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/chrono-quest Page about this game on Mobygames.] Retrieved 12 Jun '17</ref> In this point & click adventure game, the player starts in their mansion, around the year 1920, trying to trace back the murderer of his father.
-'''Explora: Time Run''' (English/American title: ''Chrono Quest '')<ref>[http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/archive/index.php/t-19356.html Forum thread that mentions the existence of this game for DOS and containing some info about it] Retrieved 12 June '17</ref> is an adventure game developed by Infomedia France and released for Amiga, Atari ST and DOS.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/chrono-quest Page about this game on Mobygames] Retrieved 12 June '17</ref><ref>[http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/archive/index.php/t-19356.html Forum thread that mentions the existence of this game for DOS and containing some info about it] Retrieved 12 June '17</ref>
+==Availability==
+The game is very rare, the French version of the game can be seldom found but the English one is practically impossible to find.<ref>[http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?p=68085&sid=cfea6a2737d276043106c79ebd651ac5#68085 Forum thread about this game on Scummvm.] Retrieved 12 Jun '17</ref> There is a [http://dosgames.ru/games/dos/chrono_quest/ Russian DOS gaming website] that appears to have published this game, but the files themselves appear to be unavailable to be downloaded.
-In this point & click game the player starts at some time around 1920, in their mansion trying trace back the murderer of his father.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/chrono-quest Page about this game on Mobygames] Retrieved 12 June '17</ref>
+==Gallery==
+<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
-== Availability ==
+1303198-chrono_front.jpg|Front cover.<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/chrono-quest/3030-14696/images/ Image's source.] Retrieved 12 Jun '17</ref>
-The game is very rare. If the French version of the game can be seldom found, the English one is practically impossible to find<ref>[http://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?p=68085&sid=cfea6a2737d276043106c79ebd651ac5#68085 Forum thread about this game on Scummvm] Retrieved 12 June '17</ref>
+1303197-chrono_back.jpg|Back cover.
-There is a [http://dosgames.ru/games/dos/chrono_quest/ Russian DOS gaming website] that appears to have published this game, but the files themselves appear to be unavailable to be downloaded
-== Gallery ==
-'''Box art'''<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/chrono-quest/3030-14696/images/ Images source] Retrieved 12 June '17</ref>
-<gallery>
-1303198-chrono_front.jpg|Front
-1303197-chrono_back.jpg|Back
 </gallery>
-'''Atari ST gameplay screenshots'''<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/chrono-quest/3030-14696/images/ Images source] Retrieved 12 June '17</ref>
+<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
+'''Atari ST gameplay screenshots'''<ref>[https://www.giantbomb.com/chrono-quest/3030-14696/images/ Images source] Retrieved 12 Jun '17</ref>
 <gallery>
--chronoquest.gif|Title screen
+<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
--chronoquest_1_.gif|Gameplay screenshot #1
+-chronoquest.gif|Title screen.
--chronoquest_2_.gif|Gameplay screenshot #2
+-chronoquest_1_.gif|Gameplay screenshot #1.
+-chronoquest_2_.gif|Gameplay screenshot #2.
 </gallery>
+==External Link==
+*[http://www.thecomputershow.com/computershow/walkthroughs/chronoquestwalk.htm ''Chrono Quest'' walkthrough.]
-== External links ==
+==References==
-* [http://www.thecomputershow.com/computershow/walkthroughs/chronoquestwalk.htm Chrono Quest walkthrough]
+{{reflist}}
-== References ==
-<references/>
 [[Category:Lost video games]]
+[[Category:Completely lost media]]