’90s children – American largely, although the online has made it a part of our shared consciousness – bear in mind Chex Quest fondly. Arguably one of the best factor ever to be packed right into a cereal field, it was successfully a re-skinned, kid-safe Doom, proper all the way down to the behaviour of the weapons. Original Chex Quest artist Chuck Jacobi has been carrying a torch for the 90s anomaly ever since, and has spent the previous couple years engaged on Chex Quest HD, a contemporary 3D remake. See some footage under, that includes the intro and a few in-game motion. Plus, the unique (and expanded) game free.
Aside from the inexcusable oversight of the Chex Trooper’s helmet not sliding shut through the intro under, I’m impressed. The game seems precisely like a goofy 90s laptop animation – like a mock game that you just’d see in a lower-mid funds film, with the cutscene and fight footage wanting virtually indistinguishable from one another. Jacobi plans to launch the HD remake totally free, and it’ll cowl the unique five-level marketing campaign. Apparently he’s even received General Mills’s blessing on this launch, and is utilizing the title, emblem and all that jazz with permission. It’s free promoting, I suppose, however it’s additionally a weird and entertaining a part of gaming’s historical past.
This isn’t Chuck’s first main Chex Quest mission, both. Folks with sharp reminiscences will recall that Chex Quest was meant to be a trilogy – three episodes, cut up throughout three discs. Unfortunately, solely the primary two received made. Ten years late, however Jacobi went and launched his personal, unofficial third episode, and mixed it with the unique two as a standalone free game for contemporary WIndows techniques. Grab it here, and if you would like it to look and run just a little nicer, replace it to the latest ZDoom or GZDoom build. The third episode is the strongest of the three, in my view – the results of years of Chex analysis.
Fun truth: Both Brutal Doom and multi-character mod Samsara (each on Mod DB) are appropriate with Chex Quest, too. Ever wished to play as Duke Nukem on a brunch rampage? Now you may. You can even learn extra about Chex Quest HD on its official Facebook page here. It’ll be executed when it’s executed, however hopefully earlier than it turns soggy.
