"Shouldn't someone have been taking photos or video?" - JAMIE LOFTUS, Stay Gold, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #JamieLoftus

« Swordquest Fireworld », 1982

by Warren Chang (American artist, born 1957)
Cartridge box cover illustration for Atari 2600 videogame "Swordquest Fireworld", Atari Inc., 1982

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #WarrenChang #Swordquest #Atari2600 #Atari #VRPG

"And Atari was at the forefront." - JAMIE LOFTUS, The Sword and the Stoned, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #JamieLoftus

"Pac-Man did not sell well!" - LARRY KAPLAN, Descent Into Darkness, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #NationalVideoGameDay #LarryKaplan

"In 1955, he moved to Toronto, and soon started a typewriter company!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, The Swordsman, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #NationalTypewriterDay #JamieLoftus

"The rules were the rules!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, The Chalice, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #JamieLoftus

"It had seemed like a great idea, just two years prior." - JAMIE LOFTUS, Descent Into Darkness, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #JamieLoftus

"The game didn't tell them!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, Gentlemen, Start Your Joysticks, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #JamieLoftus

"There are a lot of unknowns here!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, Endgame, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #JamieLoftus

"It also meant meeting Steven Spielberg to get the director's approval!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, The Sword and the Stoned, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #HappyBirthdayStevenSpielberg #StevenSpielberg #JamieLoftus

"Atari is one of the most well-known brands in the world!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, The Chalice, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #NationalBrandDay #JamieLoftus

"Make sure it smells terrible!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, Bonus Episode: The Landfill, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #JamieLoftus

There is a podcst about one of my favorite tech history stories (that involves litteral lost treasure)

When I was 5ish, my older cousin gave me his old Atari including Swordquest and it's comic. I was intrigued by it even though I had no idea what to do. I eventually found out about it being a contest (which was over by the time I had the game) in order to win real treasure which have been eventually lost through Atari's backruptcy. I still hope that the sword turns up in a landfill in New Mexico like the ET cartriges :) #retrogaming #swordquest #unsolvedmysteries

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-legend-of-swordquest/id1766671671

"Gremlins, based on the movie, is one of the more rare Atari titles!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, Stay Gold, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #JamieLoftus

"Sometimes he grabbed a dictionary!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, Gentlemen, Start Your Joysticks, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #DictionaryDay #JamieLoftus

"To be clear, E.T. didn't kill Atari!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, Descent Into Darkness, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #JamieLoftus

"Only the best of the best had a hope in Hell, or FireWorld, of doing it!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, The Chalice, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #JamieLoftus

"Each would have a comic book, created by DC Comics!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, The Sword and the Stoned, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #NationalComicBookDay #JamieLoftus

"It was ubiquitous!" - HOWARD SCOTT WARSHAW, The Sword and the Stoned, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #HowardScottWarshaw

"At the time, Atari was the cutting edge in video games!" - JAMIE LOFTUS, 1: The Sword and the Stoned, The Legend of SwordQuest #SwordQuest #Atari #NationalVideoGamesDay #JamieLoftus