Unplayable Games-Swordquest Earthworld (Atari 2600)

This is what happens when you make a game that's too complex for the Atari.

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• Swordquest
• Earthworld
• Fireworld
• Waterworld
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• 1995
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[dirtduggler]

I watcher AVGN video and wow...

Playing video games pays! Gold prizes for unlocking the secerts in this game.

This game is playable, You dont even know what to do.

[Alemme01]

LISTEN UP EVERYBODY: This game is not unplayable, it's just a name I have for these videos, instead of having an uninspired title like "Bad Games". Besides, you guys have to realize how hard it is to track down instruction manuals for Atari 2600 games, so how the hell am I supposed to know what to do? Watch 10 minute videos on where every secret is? I shouldn't have to look up strategies and crap just to play a goddamn game. dirtduggler, I'm not yelling at you, I'm just explaining this to others

[iamironpenguin]

@Alemme01 Oh but when it dame with the manual The prizes were OHSO worth it if you dont know what they are WHY DID YOU FUCKING GET THE GAME

[Alemme01]

@iamironpenguin I didn't get the game when the contest was still going on, so how the hell was I supposed to know about it?

[Alemme01]

I just watched the AVGN review, and it has quite the epic backstory, unfortunately, without instruction manuals or anything, it is, well, y'know.

[Alemme01]

Someone (who will remain annonymus) left a comment on my profile telling me basically what he said to me on this comments page, except being more angry about it. Now he's starting to attack me on my channel, yet I'm not the one constantly arguing with him on this page. Out of all of the people to attack, he has to attack the guy who didn't mean any harm with what he said in his video.

[Alemme01]

But I will remove the channel comments so people don't know who I'm talking about. And if you're reading this (you know who you are), I am not going to tolerate your behavior on this video or my channel. All commenting will have approval on my channel and on this video if you don't stop.

[Chaoktarukto]

@Alemme01 exactly

[Endymion766]

Yeah I remember this game. You're right it's unplayable. And I beat E.T. for the 2600 but could not figure out SwordQuest to save my life.

[TheRealThreeP]

Fireworld, its sequel, is more-or-less the origin of the clusterfuck.

[TheVirtualStoa]

...i remember this one...difficult it was...took a while for me to figure out how to beat it...

[InferiorSoftwareC64]

@Alemme01

Lots of Manuals can be found on sites like atariage.com

Now try again! :D

[Bigfriendly15]

Atariage.com has scans of the instruction manuals for almost every game made for the system.

[tsntana]

@StanCatt That was pretty much sums up my experience with the game.

I did enjoy the comic, though. Kinda wish it continued on even without the video game.

[halodoomhpf15]

@DreamNeonBlack it is an atari game made for a contest back in the 80's

[DreamNeonBlack]

This is a game? Looks like the sporadic thoughts of a hardcore meth head.

[StanCatt]

I owned Earthworld and Fireworld brand new back in the day, and could only get the first two EW clues (and none of the FW clues). Both games came with comic books. I remember the clues related to the comics; there was a word hidden in the comic panel referenced by the clue. So, just examine each of the comic book panels carefully to get the clue words. I know that's cheating, but I never figured out any patterns to these frustrating "games", and thus eventually stopped playing them entirely.