If you were young in the early 90s, your parents might have looked less than favorably on you playing the ultra-violent demon killer, Doom. Thankfully, Ralston Foods had the foresight to release a non-violent advergame based on the game called Chex Quest, which went on to become a surprising cult classic.
Chex Quest released in 1996 as a free pack-in with Chex cereal, putting players in the role of an interstellar cereal warrior rescuing his friends from an ungainly group of slime monsters. The game’s lead artist was Charles Jacobi, who has continued to work on the unlikely franchise through the years, helping to create multiple sequels. Now it seems he’s working on a full HD remake of the original game, built in Unreal 4.
You probably know that Chex Quest isn’t the only old-school shooter remake we’ve had. Check out our Doom review!
”I’ve always kind of wondered about like ‘Well, what would it be like if I just did a remake of the first one, but with a modern game engine?’” said Jacobi in an interview. ”And at my professional job, I use the new Unreal, Unreal 4, and I love it. It’s a really powerful tool set, especially for content people…I don’t necessarily need to be a programmer and I can build lots of functionality with it. So I’ve started building, basically, a high-def remake of the first one.”
This interview is courtesy of Zam, and is a fascinating rundown of one of the more unlikely cult classics in gaming. As a one-man project, there’s no telling when Chex Quest HD will eventually become available, but we look forward to seeing what comes of its development.
