tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post829193725020513208..comments2024-03-28T06:43:37.598-07:00Comments on Gaming After 40: Adventure of the Week: Dragon-Quest Adventure (1980)StillGaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366215127642090500noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-54914266641756904152014-08-05T18:06:58.659-07:002014-08-05T18:06:58.659-07:00Who was the artist for the cover of the manual- a ...Who was the artist for the cover of the manual- a warrior fighting a dragon.?Curioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088711656010136803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-45789752189193032052010-11-12T11:27:16.624-08:002010-11-12T11:27:16.624-08:00Thanks very much, Harry! And Charles himself has ...Thanks very much, Harry! And Charles himself has confirmed his authorship. I would have been surprised if it had been written by someone not otherwise known in the genre, as there is indeed a good level of technical polish visible here.StillGaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366215127642090500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-5139878359476324882010-11-12T11:10:36.252-08:002010-11-12T11:10:36.252-08:00Charles is definitely the author of Dragon Quest--...Charles is definitely the author of Dragon Quest--I saw him code a fair amount of it myself. I mostly remember being impressed by/envious of his Z-80 machine-language skills...<br /><br />--HarryHarry McCrackenhttp://www.technologizer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-55825660008226543772010-11-12T08:19:16.059-08:002010-11-12T08:19:16.059-08:00Thank you for the information. A lot of these ear...Thank you for the information. A lot of these early games are not formally credited onscreen, but it sounds like Mr. Forsythe was indeed the author. At least we now have TWO data points indicating that such is the case. Much appreciated!StillGaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366215127642090500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274560874062585311.post-85605235131779844162010-11-12T06:32:46.713-08:002010-11-12T06:32:46.713-08:00I went to high school with Charles Forsythe while ...I went to high school with Charles Forsythe while he was developing computer games. We used to admire him as a computer prodigy back in the day and he ended up going to MIT. Dragon Quest was his first published game (for the TRS-80, although he later developed games for the Color Computer). Charles now works as lead architect at Hotels.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com