Quester © 1987 Namco ltd.
The player must move a paddle left and right across the bottom of the screen deflecting a ball to hit bricks. Some bricks contain special power-ups to enhance play.
Namco System 1 hardware
Game ID: QS
Screen orientation: Vertical
Video resolution: 224 x 288 pixels
Screen refresh: 60.61 Hz
Palette colors: 24-bit RGB palette
Players: up to 2 (alternate)
Control: Dial
Buttons: 1
[A] = shoot the ball
Quester was released in September 1987 in Japan only. It represented at its time the Namco's response to Taito's Arkanoid.
Round #2 is inspired by round #3 of Arkanoid, although the red blocks can be destroyed after a few shots. Round #5 shows a flagship from Galaxian. Round #6 shows Pac-Man.
Completion of the game gives you the image of Earth, eastern hemisphere with western side of the Pacific ocean and then appears the CGI sequence with the capsule landing in the aeronautical base during daytime.
Creative staff is written in white, engineering - in yellow (programming section) and red (hardware section).
Even if you complete entire game, you'll still a game over.
The high score allows you to put 8 characters.
Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Namco Video Game Graffiti Vol.4 - VDR-5282) on 08/03/1989.
