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![]() Spiderman, one of the games in the Questprobe series | |
Developer(s) | Adventure International |
Publisher(s) | Adventure International |
Designer(s) | Scott Adams |
Programmer(s) | Scott Adams |
Platform(s) | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS, Acorn Electron, ZX Spectrum, MSX |
Release | 1984, 1985 |
Genre(s) | Text adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Questprobe is a trilogy of graphical adventure video games featuring Marvel Comics characters. The three games are Questprobe featuring The Hulk, Questprobe featuring Spider-Man and Questprobe featuring The Human Torch and The Thing.
Design[]

Spider-Man encounters The Lizard
The games were designed by Scott Adams, developed and published by Adventure International and the first was originally released in 1984 for the Atari 8-bit family, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 with the sequels being published each following year. The original plan was for a series of twelve games, but Adventure International's bankruptcy in 1985 brought a rapid and premature end to the line.
The manual of Questprobe featuring the Hulk credits John Romita Sr., Mark Gruenwald and Kem McNair with creating the art; however, it is not clear if this is the in-game art, or the artwork in the manual. The manual feature quite detailed images. After this first title in the series, Scott Adams did a major upgrade to his adventure game engine. Because of this, Questprobe featuring The Hulk was much rougher than the subsequent titles in the series. It could only handle two word directions at a time and understood very few terms.
The second Questprobe adventure which featured Spiderman improved on the "verb noun" command interface of The Hulk and allowed fuller sentence inputs. The title also incorporated improved graphics.[1]
Games[]
- Questprobe featuring The Hulk (1984) for Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Dragon 32, ZX Spectrum
- Questprobe featuring Spider-Man (1984) for Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Dragon 32, ZX Spectrum, MSX
- Questprobe featuring Human Torch and the Thing (1985) for Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum
In addition, a compilation entitled Adventure Series 13+ was released by Tex-Comp in 1984 for the TI-99/4A.[2]
Cancelled X-Men game[]
The fourth title in the series was to include the X-Men. This game was partly coded by Scott Adams but never saw the light of day as a published game, as Adventure International became bankrupt during its development in 1986.[citation needed]
Comic book tie-ins[]
A Questprobe comic book tie-in was also released. Originally intended as a 12-issue miniseries, this series was canceled after issue #3 (November 1985) due to Adventure International's bankruptcy.[3] The story intended for issue #4, featuring the X-Men, was published in Marvel Fanfare #33 (July 1987).[4] The events of the Questprobe comic book were later followed up on in the Quasar series.
References[]
- ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/game/spider-man
- ↑ "Scott Adams Questprobe series". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
{{cite web}}
: - ↑ Questprobe at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Marvel Fanfare #33 at the Grand Comics Database
External links[]
- Questprobe series at MobyGames
- Questprobe series at World of Spectrum
- Questprobe series screenshots and statistics
Template:Fantastic Four in popular media
Hulk | ||
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Creators | Stan Lee • Jack Kirby | |
Hulk family | Hulk (Bruce Banner) • She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) • Skaar • Red Hulk (Thunderbolt Ross • Robert Maverick) • A-Bomb (Rick Jones) • She-Hulk (Lyra) • Hiro-Kala • Red She-Hulk (Betty Ross) • Hulk (Amadeus Cho) • Weapon H | |
Supporting characters |
Amphibion • Avengers • Captain America • Doc Samson • Gamma Corps • Glorian • Iron Man • Jarella • Jim Wilson • Marlo Chandler • Namor • Pantheon • Rebecca Banner • Thor • Warbound (Caiera • Elloe Kaifi • Hiroim • Korg • Miek • No-Name) • Wolverine | |
Enemies | Common villains | Abomination • Absorbing Man • Bi-Beast • Gargoyle • Leader • Maestro • Tyrannus • U-Foes • Wendigo • Zzzax |
Group enemies | Alpha Flight • Circus of Crime • Hulkbusters • Intelligencia • Riot Squad • Thunderbolts | |
Other enemies | Boomerang • Brian Banner • Cobalt Man • Constrictor • Devil Hulk • Flux • Gargoyle • Galaxy Master • Glob • Gremlin • Grey Gargoyle • Halflife • Hammer and Anvil • John Ryker • Juggernaut • Killer Shrike • Madman • Man-Beast • Maximus the Mad • Metal Master • Missing Link • Mister Hyde • Moonstone • Nightmare • Ogress • Piecemeal • Psyklop • Puffball Collective • Ravage • Red King • Rhino • Super-Adaptoid • Trauma | |
Neutral rivals | Doc Samson • Glenn Talbot • Hulkbuster suit (Iron Man) • Namor • Sabra • Sasquatch • Thing • Thor • Thunderbolt Ross • Wolverine | |
Television | Live action | The Incredible Hulk (1977–1982) (episodes • soundtrack • home video releases) • The Incredible Hulk Returns • The Trial of the Incredible Hulk • The Death of the Incredible Hulk |
Animation | The Marvel Super Heroes (1966) • The Incredible Hulk (1982–1983) (characters) • The Incredible Hulk (1996–1997) • Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (episodes) | |
Films | Live action | Hulk (2003) • The Incredible Hulk (2008) (soundtrack) • Bruce Banner (Marvel Cinematic Universe) |
Animation | Marvel Animated Features • Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United • Where Monsters Dwell | |
Video games | Questprobe featuring the Hulk • The Incredible Hulk (1994) • The Pantheon Saga • Hulk (2003) • Ultimate Destruction • The Incredible Hulk (2008) | |
Titles | The Incredible Hulk • Hulk Comic • The End • The Manga • Tales to Astonish • The Rampaging Hulk • 5 Ronin | |
Storylines | "Planet Hulk" • "World War Hulk" • "Fall of the Hulks" • "World War Hulks" | |
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Wolverine | X-Men Origins: Wolverine • The Wolverine • Logan | |
Deadpool | Deadpool (soundtrack) • Deadpool 2 (soundtrack) | |
Other films | The New Mutants • Development of Gambit | |
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Television | Animated | Pryde of the X-Men • X-Men (characters • episodes) • X-Men: Evolution (characters • episodes) • Wolverine and the X-Men (episodes) • Marvel Anime: X-Men |
Live-action | Generation X • Mutant X (episodes) • Legion (season 1 ("Chapter 1") • season 2 • characters) • The Gifted (season 1 ("eXposed" • "rX") • season 2 • characters) | |
Characters | Firestar • Spyke • X-23 | |
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Wolverine | Wolverine • Wolverine: Adamantium Rage • X-Men: Wolverine's Rage • X2: Wolverine's Revenge • X-Men Origins: Wolverine | |
Characters in other media |
Apocalypse • Cyclops • Gambit • Magneto • Jean Grey • Professor X • Psylocke • Rogue • Storm • Wolverine |