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3 unusual facts about Maddigan's Quest


Maddigan's Quest

It also won the Best Dramatic Presentation — Long Form Award at the 2007 Sir Julius Vogel Awards for New Zealand science fiction and fantasy.

It was based on an original concept by Margaret Mahy and was developed for television by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang.

Maddigan's Fantasia, re-released under the title Maddigan's Quest, is a novel written by Margaret Mahy as a tie-in for the BBC show Maddigan's Quest (based on her concept).


Decoder pen

Fans of the adventure games released by Sierra Entertainment in the 1980s such as King's Quest and Space Quest are also familiar with the decoder pen, which was used to reveal the answers to hints in the hints book sold for each game.

Flimbo's Quest

The game itself was developed by Laurens van der Donk in the Netherlands who was involved in the Demoscene being in both Boys Without Brains (BWB) and Hotline.

Francis Henry Underwood

Lord of Himself, Man Proposes, and Dr. Gray's Quest, as well as biographies of Lowell, Longfellow, and Whittier, and the novel Cloud Pictures.

Gargoyle's Quest

Allgame editor Brett Alan Weiss called it a "ghoulishly entertaining, though undeniably challenging experience".

Jonathan Elias Weiske

Jonathan Elias Weiske voiced over the character "Frodo" for the The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest video game (in German Die Abenteuer von Aragorn)

King's Quest: Mask of Eternity

But he quickly upgrades to various suits of armor, until he obtains the Armor of Light (inspired by biblical Armor of God).

Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times

Magician's Quest also features Wi-Fi cooperative play, and you will be able to use a "magical alphabet" to chat.

Oakhurst, California

Many industry firsts were achieved in Oakhurst including the development of the first 3D adventure game (King's Quest, 1984) and one of the first online gaming networks (The Sierra Network, 1989).

Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire

There are several references to other games or movies in magician Keapon Laffin's shop: a doll of princess Rosella (from the King's Quest series), a Cookie Monster doll, and an antwerp doll (a reference to the first game), among other things.

Scrooge's Quest

Scrooge McDuck is led in a quest around the world by Magica De Spell.

The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest

Sam, now the mayor of Hobbiton, is preparing a grand party for King Elessar (Aragorn), who is on his way to Hobbiton along with Arwen.

Set following the events of the three books, players guide a young hobbit around The Shire (the hub world), who listens to stories told by Samwise Gamgee (a hobbit) about Aragorn.

In the Wii and PlayStation 3 versions, a second player can drop in and play as Gandalf at any time during the game.

Vader's Quest

Thurlow Harris, a captured Rebel pilot who barely escaped the Death Star battle, informs him of the pilot's identity—Vader's son, Luke Skywalker—and Vader sets up a plan for catching him, which eventually fails.


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