<s>
Thayer	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
LaserDisc	O
video	O
game	O
initially	O
developed	O
by	O
RDI	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
in	O
1984	B-Application
for	O
their	O
unreleased	O
Halcyon	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Device
Ace	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
and	O
PC	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Kingdom	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Far	I-Application
Reaches	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
fully	O
animated	O
like	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
but	O
requires	O
more	O
than	O
simply	O
choosing	O
when	O
to	O
fight	O
or	O
which	O
way	O
to	O
dodge	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
,	O
Roger	O
Sharpe	O
concluded	O
"	O
For	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
adventurer	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
long	O
eschewed	O
joysticks	O
and	O
buttons	O
for	O
the	O
headier	O
comforts	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	O
,	O
Thayer	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
reason	O
enough	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
computer	O
behind	O
for	O
awhile	O
and	O
pass	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
local	O
arcade	O
again.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
disparaged	O
the	O
trial-and-error	O
gameplay	O
,	O
general	O
repetitiveness	O
,	O
limited	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
unimaginative	O
and	O
poor	O
quality	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
likened	O
by	O
many	O
critics	O
to	O
a	O
Saturday-morning	O
cartoon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
for	O
being	O
much	O
less	O
linear	O
than	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
,	O
he	O
felt	O
this	O
was	O
insufficient	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
appeal	O
to	O
seasoned	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
,	O
Thayer	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
home	O
computers	O
and	O
CD-based	O
consoles	O
titled	O
Kingdom	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Far	I-Application
Reaches	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
names	O
changed	O
(	O
Thayer	O
Alconred	O
became	O
Lathan	O
Kandor	O
,	O
Sorsabal	O
became	O
Torlock	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
because	O
creator	O
Rick	O
Dyer	O
thought	O
the	O
original	O
character	O
and	O
names	O
were	O
"	O
too	O
70	O
's	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
additional	O
animation	O
and	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Kingdom	O
II	O
:	O
Shadoan	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
CD-i	B-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
kingdoms	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
with	O
Torlock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
the	O
original	O
Thayer	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Digital	O
Leisure	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Halcyon	B-Device
version	O
)	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
an	O
ordinary	O
DVD	O
player	O
using	O
the	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thayer	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
by	O
Digital	O
Leisure	O
.	O
</s>
