) | |
Native name | 株式会社クエスト |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Kuesuto |
| Formerly | Bothtec |
| Type | Division |
| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Dissolved into Square Enix |
| Founded | July 1988 |
| Defunct | April 1, 2003 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | |
| Products | Ogre Battle series |
| Parent | Square (2002) |
Quest Corporation (株式会社クエスト, Kabushiki gaisha Kuesuto) was a Japanese video game company founded in 1988. They were originally known as Bothtec, which had developed The Scheme, a Metroidvania-style open world action role-playing game featuring music by Yuzo Koshiro, that same year.[1] Quest is best known for its critically acclaimed tactical role-playing game series Ogre Battle.
In 1995, key members Yasumi Matsuno, Hiroshi Minagawa, and Akihiko Yoshida left Quest to join Square,[2] where they developed Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story, and have worked on Final Fantasy XII as part of Square Enix. In 2002, Quest was purchased by Square;[2] and the acquisition reunited some of Quest's developers with their former colleagues. These former Quest staff continued to work on the Final Fantasy Tactics sequels Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy Tactics A2, while the Ogre Saga creator Yasumi Matsuno left the company in 2005. Matsuno later reunited with his former team to help design and direct the PSP remake of Tactics Ogre on a freelance basis.
List of games
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Scheme | NEC PC-8801 |
| Daisenryaku | Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| 1989 | Maharaja | |
| 1990 | Conquest of the Crystal Palace | |
| Dungeon Kid | ||
| Musashi no Bouken | ||
| Battle Ping Pong | Game Boy | |
| Musashi no Bōken | ||
| 1991 | Legend: Ashita e no Tsubasa | |
| Magical Chase | TurboGrafx-16 | |
| 1993 | Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
| 1994 | Taiyou no Tenshi Marlow: O Hanabatake wa Dai-Panic | Game Boy |
| 1995 | Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
| 1998 | Puyo Puyo 2 | Classic Mac OS |
| 1999 | Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber | Nintendo 64 |
| 2000 | Magical Chase | Game Boy Color |
| Ogre Battle: Legend of the Zenobia Prince | Neo-Geo Pocket Color | |
| 2002 | Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis | Game Boy Advance |
See also
- Atlus USA
- Square Co.
References
- ^ Kurt Kalata. "The Scheme". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
Released in 1988 for the PC-88 by a company called Bothtec (which would later become the studio known as Quest, who eventually went on to create Ogre Battle), The Scheme is a side-scrolling action-RPG vaguely similar to Castlevania II: Simon's Quest and Metroid.
- ^ a b IGN Staff (19 June 2002). "Square Completes Acquisition of Quest". www.ign.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-20.