<s>
Swordquest	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
originally	O
produced	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
contest	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
three	O
finished	O
games	O
,	O
Earthworld	B-Application
,	O
Fireworld	O
,	O
and	O
Waterworld	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
planned	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
Airworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
had	O
its	O
genesis	O
as	O
a	O
possible	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
groundbreaking	O
1979	O
title	O
Adventure	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
developed	O
mythology	O
and	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
play	O
that	O
was	O
unique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Swordquest	B-Application
series	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
Raiders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
)	O
were	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
attempts	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
logic	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
genre	O
with	O
the	O
twitch	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
genre	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Atari	O
50	O
:	O
The	O
Anniversary	O
Celebration	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
Atari	O
games	O
for	O
its	O
50th	O
anniversary	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
created	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Airworld	O
that	O
completes	O
the	O
Swordquest	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Swordquest	B-Application
series	O
was	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
classical	O
elements	O
:	O
earth	O
,	O
fire	O
,	O
water	O
,	O
and	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arrangement	O
or	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
rooms	O
varied	O
with	O
each	O
game	O
:	O
Earthworld	B-Application
was	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
Western	B-Algorithm
zodiac	I-Algorithm
,	O
Fireworld	O
after	O
the	O
Kabbalah	O
tree	O
of	O
life	O
,	O
Waterworld	B-Application
after	O
the	O
chakras	B-Language
,	O
and	O
with	O
Airworld	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
I	O
Ching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
find	O
a	O
hidden	O
word	O
that	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Swordquest	B-Application
contest	O
,	O
as	O
by	O
submitting	O
all	O
the	O
correct	O
words	O
in	O
the	O
correct	O
order	O
to	O
Atari	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
entered	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
cases	O
,	O
for	O
Earthworld	B-Application
and	O
Fireworld	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
clues	O
indicated	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
than	O
required	O
to	O
be	O
submitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
had	O
to	O
identify	O
a	O
second	O
clue	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
instruction	O
manual	O
(	O
for	O
Earthworld	B-Application
,	O
indicating	O
prime	O
numbers	O
to	O
use	O
only	O
clues	O
on	O
prime	O
numbered	O
pages	O
)	O
to	O
know	O
which	O
clues	O
to	O
send	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
twins	O
then	O
start	O
running	O
from	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
summoned	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
appears	O
that	O
a	O
jewel	O
they	O
stole	O
attracts	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
smashing	O
the	O
stone	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
,	O
two	O
of	O
Tyrannus	O
's	O
old	O
advisers	O
appear	O
and	O
tell	O
the	O
two	O
about	O
the	O
"	O
Sword	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
Sorcery	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Talisman	O
of	O
Penultimate	O
Truth.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
then	O
transported	O
to	O
Earthworld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
many	O
beasts	O
of	O
the	O
Zodiac	B-Algorithm
and	O
another	O
thief	O
(	O
Herminus	O
)	O
in	O
Earthworld	B-Application
,	O
the	O
twins	O
are	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
central	O
chamber	O
"	O
where	O
the	O
"	O
Sword	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
Sorcery	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Talisman	O
of	O
Penultimate	O
Truth	O
"	O
are	O
kept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herminus	O
then	O
gives	O
them	O
the	O
chalice	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
grows	O
until	O
it	O
becomes	O
large	O
enough	O
to	O
swallow	O
the	O
twins	O
and	O
transports	O
them	O
to	O
Waterworld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reaching	O
Waterworld	B-Application
,	O
the	O
twins	O
become	O
separated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarra	O
travels	O
to	O
a	O
ship	O
made	O
of	O
ice	O
,	O
somehow	O
forgets	O
her	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
meets	O
Cap'n	O
Frost	O
,	O
who	O
desires	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
"	O
Crown	O
of	O
Life	O
"	O
and	O
rule	O
Waterworld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Swordquest	B-Application
originated	O
from	O
Atari	O
's	O
previous	O
Adventure	B-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
documented	O
Easter	O
eggs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
drew	O
more	O
interest	O
once	O
the	O
Easter	O
egg	O
was	O
found	O
and	O
documented	O
,	O
leading	O
Atari	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
sequel	B-Language
where	O
"	O
marketing	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
great	O
idea	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
where	O
players	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
find	O
clues	O
both	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
[	O
and	O
in	O
its	O
physical	O
materials ]	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
described	O
by	O
Atari	O
historian	O
Curt	O
Vendel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
had	O
designed	O
the	O
Swordquest	B-Application
contest	O
to	O
award	O
a	O
winner	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
person	O
with	O
the	O
fastest	O
completion	O
would	O
be	O
named	O
the	O
winner	O
and	O
be	O
awarded	O
a	O
"	O
treasure	O
"	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Franklin	O
Mint	O
,	O
each	O
valued	O
at	O
around	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Swordquests	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earthworld	B-Application
:	O
The	O
"	O
Talisman	O
of	O
Penultimate	O
Truth	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
18-karat	O
solid	O
gold	O
disc	O
studded	O
with	O
12	O
diamonds	O
,	O
the	O
birthstones	O
of	O
the	O
12	O
Zodiac	B-Algorithm
signs	O
and	O
a	O
miniature	O
white	O
gold	O
sword	O
set	O
atop	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waterworld	B-Application
:	O
The	O
"	O
Crown	O
of	O
Life	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
solid	O
gold	O
crown	O
decorated	O
with	O
diamonds	O
,	O
rubies	O
,	O
sapphires	O
,	O
and	O
aquamarines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Earthworld	B-Application
,	O
about	O
5000	O
entries	O
were	O
received	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
eight	O
answered	O
correctly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
was	O
further	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
dealing	O
with	O
fallout	O
from	O
an	O
insider	O
trading	O
scandal	O
by	O
former	O
CEO	O
Ray	O
Kassar	O
;	O
Kassar	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
James	O
J	O
.	O
Morgan	O
in	O
mid-1983	O
,	O
and	O
looking	O
to	O
cut	O
financial	O
losses	O
,	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
the	O
Swordquest	B-Application
project	O
,	O
despite	O
work	O
having	O
already	O
started	O
on	O
Airworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
already	O
advertised	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
the	O
Waterworld	B-Application
contest	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
lawyers	O
required	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
limit	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
entries	O
,	O
Waterworld	B-Application
was	O
only	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	O
Club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tramiel	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
home	O
computers	O
than	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
,	O
placed	O
the	O
Atari	O
divisions	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
Tramel	O
Technology	O
,	O
and	O
reviewed	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
all	O
divisions	O
,	O
furthering	O
the	O
troubles	O
in	O
completing	O
the	O
Waterworld	B-Application
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
who	O
did	O
enter	O
the	O
Waterworld	B-Application
contest	O
were	O
told	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
,	O
but	O
according	O
to	O
Vendel	O
,	O
Atari	O
was	O
legally	O
required	O
to	O
follow	O
through	O
as	O
advertised	O
on	O
the	O
Waterworld	B-Application
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
hold	O
the	O
ultimate	O
final	O
round	O
,	O
Bell	O
and	O
Rideout	O
were	O
both	O
awarded	O
an	O
additional	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
compensation	O
prize	O
,	O
and	O
granting	O
the	O
ten	O
finalists	O
of	O
Waterworld	B-Application
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bell	O
fell	O
out	O
of	O
contact	O
following	O
the	O
Swordquest	B-Application
event	O
,	O
but	O
according	O
to	O
Vendel	O
and	O
Rideout	O
,	O
Bell	O
appeared	O
to	O
have	O
had	O
the	O
disc	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Talisman	O
melted	O
down	O
for	O
its	O
value	O
(	O
about	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
keeping	O
the	O
small	O
sword	O
,	O
diamonds	O
,	O
and	O
birthstones	O
;	O
the	O
current	O
fate	O
of	O
these	O
is	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Vendel	O
believes	O
that	O
the	O
persons	O
who	O
started	O
this	O
rumor	O
may	O
have	O
mistaken	O
a	O
Tramiel	O
family	O
heirloom	O
for	O
the	O
Swordquest	B-Application
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
Atari	O
announced	O
that	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	O
50	O
:	O
The	O
Anniversary	O
Celebration	O
collection	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
team	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Swordquest	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Airworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Dynamite	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
called	O
Swordquest	B-Application
,	O
but	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
actual	O
contest	O
around	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
story	O
within	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Dynamite	O
released	O
a	O
trade	O
paperback	O
volume	O
that	O
reprinted	O
the	O
above	O
3	O
Mini-Comics	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Mini-Comic	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Yars	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
featured	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
who	O
had	O
played	O
the	O
three	O
Swordquest	B-Application
games	O
(	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
two	O
friends	O
who	O
were	O
brother	O
and	O
sister	O
)	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
younger	O
and	O
was	O
anticipating	O
Airworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
man	O
contacts	O
his	O
two	O
childhood	O
friends	O
to	O
accompany	O
him	O
on	O
his	O
new	O
"	O
Swordquest	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trade	O
paperback	O
reprint	O
of	O
all	O
6	O
issues	O
,	O
titled	O
Swordquest	B-Application
:	O
Realworld	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
A	O
.	O
Edwards	O
reviewed	O
Swordquest	B-Application
:	I-Application
Earthworld	I-Application
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edwards	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
only	O
reason	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Swordquest	B-Application
:	I-Application
Earthworld	I-Application
is	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
solve	O
the	O
puzzle	O
and	O
win	O
the	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
Swordquest	B-Application
:	I-Application
Earthworld	I-Application
71st	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
novel	O
Ready	O
Player	O
One	O
and	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
reference	O
the	O
Swordquest	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
