<s>
Flimbo	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
British	O
publishing	O
house	O
System	O
3	O
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Studio	O
3	O
Interactive	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
produced	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Deenen	O
arranged	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
's	O
music	O
which	O
follows	O
Bjerregaard	O
's	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Flimbo	O
through	O
seven	O
distinct	O
levels	O
,	O
collecting	O
scrolls	B-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
wizard	O
Dazz	O
Bazian	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
spell	O
that	O
will	O
send	O
Flimbo	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
are	O
free-roaming	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
exploration	O
is	O
necessary	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
scrolls	B-Operating_System
from	O
enemies	O
dotted	O
around	O
the	O
lair	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
secrets	O
such	O
as	O
banks	O
and	O
various	O
power-ups	O
:	O
a	O
super	O
weapon	O
,	O
which	O
extends	O
the	O
range	O
and	O
power	O
of	O
Flimbo	O
's	O
shooting	O
enabling	O
longshots	O
to	O
be	O
fired	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
invulnerability	O
which	O
lasts	O
for	O
30	O
secondsthis	O
does	O
not	O
protect	O
from	O
water	O
or	O
holesand	O
in	O
level	O
6	O
,	O
hourglasses	O
which	O
add	O
2	O
minutes	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flimbo	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
over	O
seven	O
levels	O
:	O
a	O
normal	O
rural	O
landscape	O
,	O
a	O
fishing	O
village	O
,	O
a	O
mountain	O
landscape	O
,	O
a	O
weird	O
alien	O
world	O
,	O
a	O
forest	O
,	O
a	O
graveyard	O
and	O
Fransz	O
Dandruff	O
's	O
laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
level	O
5	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
kill	O
an	O
antelope	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
possible	O
to	O
tell	O
from	O
the	O
mugshot	O
alone	O
where	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
it	O
is	O
(	O
an	O
enemy	O
carrying	O
a	O
scroll	B-Operating_System
will	O
flash	O
on	O
the	O
8-bit	O
versions	O
,	O
or	O
have	O
an	O
arrow	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
power-ups	O
available	O
are	O
superscrolls	O
,	O
item	O
upgrade	O
(	O
free	O
heart/heart	O
to	O
scroll/scroll	O
to	O
superscroll	O
)	O
,	O
2	O
minutes	O
extra	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
smart	O
bomb	O
"	O
which	O
will	O
destroy	O
all	O
enemies	O
on	O
and	O
just	O
outside	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
level	O
seven	O
,	O
the	O
letters	O
that	O
Flimbo	O
has	O
collected	O
are	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
instructions	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
programmed	O
into	O
Dandruff	O
's	O
computer	O
to	O
free	O
Pearly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
gaming	O
press	O
gave	O
Flimbo	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
a	O
lukewarm	O
reception	O
as	O
standard	O
and	O
unoriginal	O
platform	O
fare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
C64	O
version	O
achieved	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
distribution	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
distributed	O
on	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
with	O
four	O
games	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
with	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
was	O
also	O
distributed	O
with	O
the	O
ill-fated	O
Commodore	B-General_Concept
64	I-General_Concept
Games	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
console	B-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
C64GS	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
