Mystery Quest (video game)

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Mystery Quest
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North American version cover art
Developer(s) Carry Lab
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System
Release
  • JP: May 5, 1987
  • NA: April 1989
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Mystery Quest [lower-alpha 1] is a platform game developed by Carry Lab. It was published in Japan by Square on May 1, 1987, and in North America by Taxan in April 1989. The game follows the journey of Hao on his quest to become a wizard.

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References

  1. Known in Japanese as Hao-kun no Fushigi na Tabi (ハオ君の不思議な旅)