Today, General Mills cereal (house owners of all issues Chex) formally launched Doom-alike advergame FPS Chex Quest 3, free and Windows-friendly. It’s simply barely delayed in comparison with the primary two episodic releases in 1996 and 1997 respectively. Today’s launch by way of an adorably ’90s themed page isn’t completely new, however the work of unique Chex Quest developer Charles Jacobi, who has been carrying a torch for the sequence for many years. Below, a surprisingly good mini-documentary on the game’s historical past, together with some enjoyable info on its unpredecented mass manufacturing course of.
For those that by no means received to play it within the 90s, Chex Quest is Doom with all of the laborious edges sanded down. Guns are changed with bizarre techno-devices that appear like TV remotes. Demons are changed by alien goo-monsters, and capturing is changed by teleporting them again to their slimy dwelling dimension. You’re not utilizing medkits to heal, however simply cleansing up for a balanced meal. All kid-friendly but nonetheless unmistakably Doom, and it’s the place quite a lot of American children received their first style of the FPS style. Let’s be trustworthy; the disc was in all probability the tastiest factor within the field anyway.
Taken by itself, and by fashionable requirements, it’s not that extraordinary a game – there’s dozens of free Doom-based games now – however Chex Quest is a nostalgic artifact. Seeing the powers that be formally undertake the unofficial third episode as canon now warms my coronary heart. As far as company advertising strikes go, this one’s okay.
Today’s Chex Quest three runs on the open-source ZDoom engine, giving it help for contemporary display screen resolutions, widescreen and extra. It additionally contains the unique two cereal-bundled episodes, plus a newer third and unofficial chapter by Jacobi, given official Chex blessing immediately. The third episode, whereas not notably difficult for modern-day Doom followers, is a little bit of a step up in problem. Still, if what you’re doing, even the best issue shouldn’t be too tough. Give it a zap, and should you final performed it again within the ’90s, see should you keep in mind the place the secrets and techniques are.
This isn’t the tip of the Chex Quest story, both. Jacobi’s subsequent venture is Chex Quest HD, an formally branded, full 3D remake of the primary Chex Quest episode. Personally, I’m hoping we’ll see all three episodes ultimately. While we wait, there’s Flemoids to Zorch. Grab the game free on the official page here.
