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Treasure Quest

Treasure Quest was a puzzle FMV CD game in which the player moves from room to room in the mansion of Professor Jonathon William Faulkner, who has bequeathed 1 million dollars to any student who can solve the…

31 December 1996

Treasure Quest is a puzzle, released 31 December 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Treasure Quest is

Treasure Quest was released in 1996. It was published by Sirius Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Treasure Quest, the player moves from room to room in the mansion of Professor Jonathon William Faulkner, who has bequeathed 1 million dollars to any student who can solve the puzzles he has laid out. To move from one room to the next, players must find a famous quote from visual clues, words and anagrams, and then derive an ultimate solution to the game.[1] The soundtrack featured 11 songs by Jody Marie Gnant (daughter of Sirius Publishing's CEO, Richard A. Gnant,[2][3]) some of which contained clues. In a unique marketing ploy, Sirius Publishing, Inc. offered a $1,000,000 prize to the first eligible player who could solve the mystery of Treasure Quest and submit an explanation of the…
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How it plays

Its themes are mystery.

What it launched against

Treasure Quest launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

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When did Treasure Quest come out?
Treasure Quest was released on 31 December 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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