Chex Quest

Chex Quest?  Wait....  What?.....   CHEX QUEST????

Yes, it is a real thing, and yes, it is actually pretty good...

Chex quest was released in 1996 as a promotional game for Chex cereal. In it, you play as a warrior wearing Chex shaped armor who is on a quest to free his planet from slime monsters called "Flemoids." It is a first-person shooter geared towards children. Thus, it is very low in difficulty, and has some very muted violence. The Chex warrior uses zap guns to zap the Flemoids away, and for melee combat, he is equipped with a... spoon. 

A spoon.

The game is built upon the classic Doom engine by Id software, so the controls, graphics, and pretty much every other aspect of the game are very reminiscent of the mega-violent classic Doom games. But, like I said, it is very toned down and made to be quite family friendly. And, it promotes good nutrition!!!! Whenever the hero is low on health, you can regain it by eating bowls of fruit.

There are only a handful of levels, each growing in complexity and difficulty as the game goes on. Mostly, they are some form of maze, in which the player has to find various colored keys that open their corresponding doors. Scattered throughout the levels are various slimy Flemoids that range from mindless blobs, to half-robot slimy cyborgs.

Honestly, the game is decent for what it was, an obvious advertisement for Chex cereal. However, it spawned not one, but two sequels, as the game was successful because of it's target audience, children who eat Chex. The game is not mind-blowing in any way, but was good for an hour or so of fun, and a single playthrough.

Now, to go eat some cereal...

Until next time... Stand tall, breakfast nerds!!!