<s>
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sirius	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
scavenger	O
hunt	O
game	O
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
from	O
room	O
to	O
room	O
in	O
the	O
mansion	O
of	O
Professor	O
Jonathon	O
William	O
Faulkner	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
bequeathed	O
1	O
million	O
dollars	O
to	O
any	O
student	O
who	O
can	O
solve	O
the	O
puzzles	O
he	O
has	O
laid	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
featured	O
11	O
songs	O
by	O
Jody	O
Marie	O
Gnant	O
(	O
daughter	O
of	O
Sirius	B-Application
Publishing	I-Application
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
Richard	O
A	O
.	O
Gnant	O
,	O
)	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
contained	O
clues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Resource	O
Guide	O
(	O
Sirius	B-Application
Publishing	I-Application
,	O
1996	O
)	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Steve	O
Schwartz	O
with	O
guidance	O
from	O
Sirius	B-Application
Publishing	I-Application
and	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
completed	O
by	O
David	O
Whipple	O
and	O
Christian	O
Huygen	O
of	O
Motion	B-Application
Pixels	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sister	O
company	O
to	O
Sirius	B-Application
Publishing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EST	O
,	O
with	O
Richard	O
Gnant	O
commenting	O
"	O
Everything	O
about	O
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
clue.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
unique	O
marketing	O
ploy	O
,	O
Sirius	B-Application
Publishing	I-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
offered	O
a	O
$	O
1,000,000	O
prize	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
eligible	O
player	O
who	O
could	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
submit	O
an	O
explanation	O
of	O
the	O
solution	O
to	O
the	O
complete	O
satisfaction	O
of	O
a	O
panel	O
of	O
judges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimate	O
solution	O
,	O
as	O
given	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
Cerise	O
Casper	O
(	O
now	O
Cerise	O
Vablais	O
)	O
to	O
Sirius	B-Application
Publishing	I-Application
,	O
was	O
"	O
The	O
Tree	O
of	O
Life	O
"	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
both	O
wisdom	O
and	O
the	O
love	O
of	O
the	O
professor	O
's	O
lost	O
fiancée	O
Rose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
afterwards	O
,	O
Sirius	B-Application
Publishing	I-Application
released	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
the	O
$1	O
million	O
prize	O
was	O
won	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Sirius	B-Application
Publishing	I-Application
is	O
using	O
a	O
time-honored	O
motivator	O
to	O
get	O
skeptical	O
shoppers	O
to	O
cough	O
up	O
50	O
bucks	O
for	O
its	O
latest	O
game	O
,	O
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
avarice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
the	O
25th-worst	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
"	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
146	O
(	O
Sept	O
1996	O
)	O
:	O
164	O
–	O
167	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
at	O
Multimedia	O
Exploration	O
Journal	O
(	O
Feb	O
16	O
,	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
"	O
in	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
70	O
(	O
Sept	O
1996	O
)	O
:	O
108	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
at	O
GameSpot.com	O
(	O
Jun	O
14	O
,	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
"	O
in	O
PC	O
Games''	O
(	O
Jul	O
1996	O
)	O
:	O
56	O
.	O
</s>
