Has anyone here heard the story of SwordQuest? If not buckle up, because have I got a tale for you.
In the early 1980s when Atari was at the height of its power, the company had an ambitious idea the likes of which the gaming world had never seen before, with genuine treasure on the line. The Franklin Mint was commissioned to create five prizes valued at $150,000. And everyone who bought one of the SwordQuest games had a chance to win.
The concept was simple: a quartet of fantasy-themed games based on the four elements - earth, fire, water and air - as well as different aspects of classic mythology; the Western Zodiac, the Tree of Life, Chakra points, and the I Ching. The games were essentially a collection of mini games that rewarded you with secret codes. Each game was sold with a comic book that held within its pages a hidden message, and the codes from the game were used to decipher it.
How the contest worked was that gamers who thought they figured out the message would mail their guess to Atari. The first eight people to correctly guess the message would be invited to participate in a contest where everyone would simultaneously play a custom version of the game, which also had secret codes and a hidden message to uncover. Whoever figured it out first would win one of four prizes: a chalice, a medallion, a crown and a philosopher's stone, each made of gold and other precious metals/stones, and each valued at $25,000. And if that wasn't enough, the plan was for the four contest winners to compete in one final tournament, with the winner receiving the Sword of Ultimate Sorcery worth $50,000.
Sadly, the Video Game Crash of 1983 ended the contest prematurely. Only the first three games Earthworld, Fireworld, Waterworld were released - it wouldn't be until four decades later in 2022 when Airworld finally saw the light of day with the Atari 50th Anniversary Collection. As a result, only the contests for those three games were held, with only the chalice and medallion confirmed as being awarded. (The contest for Waterworld occurred during the height of Atari's financial problems, was hosted for legal obligations and open to a very limited number. It is unknown if the crown was rewarded or if the winner received the cash value of the prize.) The fate of the remaining prizes has long been an urban legend in the world of gaming: some have claimed they were in possession of the man who bought out Atari in 1984, but the likelier explanation is that they were returned to the Franklin Mint and melted down for their base components.
Video games as a whole made a comeback following the Video Game Crash, and even Atari still soldiered on as a shadow of its former self, but SwordQuest was never revived. There have been plenty of video game contests over the years, and these days we have e-sports leagues with huge cash prizes. But nothing like SwordQuest has ever been repeated.
They weren't just video games; they were a true quest, an adventure for the ages.
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