230: Quest 64 (with Mike aka Quest64Official)

About this episode

Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Discord, Socials and more- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog What's the worst game you've ever played? That's the question of the day, and a fairly common answer to that question for a long time has been Quest 64 (Imagineer, 1998). But does Quest deserve to be in that conversation? What is it actually like as a game, outside of the memes and reputation? That's what we're exploring in this episode, and to do so, I brought on the man doing his part to heal the conversation around Quest, "bad" games, and the Nintendo 64 in general, Mike aka Quest64Official. As always, no spoilers for a while- enjoy! Guest info: Mike aka Quest64Official • Follow Mike on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/quest64official.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS • 0:00 Beginning • 0:16 Introductions • 4:50 Our Histories with Quest 64 • 14:44 Top-Level Thoughts • 22:35 Story Setup and the Adventure as Story • 28:32 The Solo RPG Experience • 40:24 Big Dungeons • 44:39 Character Building • 49:19 Combat • 1:06:25 Visuals and Music • 1:15:59 Who Should Play Quest 64? • 1:24:34 Quest64Official and the Power of Memes • 1:32:50 Spoil