Underplayed Gems

Ring Quest (1985)

Ring Quest cover
Platforms
Apple II, FM-7, PC-88
Where to get it
My Abandonware
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Playing Ring Quest feels like navigating a clunky but earnest text-driven adventure, where you slowly piece together solutions through patient trial and error.

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About

Released in 1985, *Ring Quest* is an adventure game available on the Apple II, FM-7, and PC-88. The title presents a gameplay experience across these three distinct home computer platforms from that era.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.