Chrono Quest

{{Short description|1988 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

| title = Chrono Quest

| image = Chrono Quest cover.jpeg

| caption =

| developer = Infomedia

| publisher = 16/32 Diffusion
Psygnosis

| platforms = Amiga, Atari ST

| released = September 1988

| genre = Adventure

| modes = Single-player

}}

Chrono Quest (Explora in France) is an adventure game released in September 1988 for the Amiga and Atari ST. It was developed by French developer Infomedia and published by 16/32 Diffusion in France and Psygnosis in the United Kingdom. Chrono Quest is an historical adventure where the player (accused of murdering their father) travels to different time periods on a quest to find their father's true murderer. The box art was designed by Roger Dean.{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/5839158/giant-plastic-alien-heads-badass-fantasy-art--video-games/|title=Giant Plastic Alien Heads, Badass Fantasy Art & Video Games|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|work=Kotaku|publisher=Gizmodo Media Group|date=September 12, 2011|accessdate=December 5, 2017}}

The game received mixed reviews from video game critics. A sequel to the game, Chrono Quest 2, was released in 1989. Explora III: Sous le signe du serpent was never released in English, but saw a French release in 1990. Chrono Quest 2 had a similar critical reception.http://www.stformat.com/stf12/pages_nx1500/stf12_069.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=11527|title=Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!|website=www.kultboy.com|access-date=2017-12-30}}{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/ace-magazine-34|title=ACE Magazine Issue 34|date=July 1990}}

References

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{{Cite magazine|magazine=The Games Machine|publisher=Newsfield Publications|url=https://archive.org/stream/thegamesmachine-11/TheGamesMachine_11_Oct_1988#page/n13/mode/2up|title=Tough Guide|page=14|date=October 1988|issue=11}}

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