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Progress Quest
Progress Quest is a Windows computer program created as a parody of EverQuest, a massively multiplayer computer role-playing game.
On starting a new game, it presents the "player" with a few options, such as what race and character class they want their player character to be. Most of the choices are humorous, for example "Enchanted Motorcycle", "Half Halfling", "Lunatic Bastard", "Demicanadian", and "Tickle Mimic" are some of the races and classes. Then, it plays the game by itself, displaying the character's stats on the screen, including several progress bars representing how far the player character has advanced in the game. The character gains experience points, items (e.g., "dwarf drawers"), and encounters monsters (such as the "Porn Elemental").
Progress Quest parodies computer role-playing games, especially EverQuest, for what many gamers consider to be uninteresting game play. EverQuest is infamous for its "auto-attack" combat system where players press a button to initiate combat mode and from then on there is usually little to do other than watch. Progress Quest also pokes fun at traditional RPG races, classes, stories, quests, items, and more.
The program was made available by Eric Fredricksen in early 2002. Fans quickly joined in on the parody by submitting numerous fake reviews to several popular freeware download sites and game review sites giving the Progress Quest the highest scores possible.
The game has been upgraded several times throughout its history. One particular upgrade added shaded bars to the screen, which caused players to refer to the new version as Progress Quest 3D.
Spells
- Acrid Hands
- Angioplasty
- Animate Nightstand
- Animate Tunic
- Aqueous Humor
- Astral Miasma
- Big Sister
- Braingate
- Clever Fellow
- Cone of Annoyance
- Cone of Paste
- Covet
- Curse Family
- Curse Name
- Dropsy
- Eye of the Troglodyte
- Good Move
- Grognor's Big Day Off
- Gyp
- Hastiness
- Holy Batpole
- Holy Roller
- Hydrophobia
- Infinite Confusion
- Innoculate
- Invisible Hands
- Lockjaw
- Magnetic Orb
- Mulligan
- Nestor's Bright Idea
- Rabbit Punch
- Revolting Cloud
- Roger's Grand Illusion
- Sadness
- Seasick
- Slime Finger
- Spectral Miasma
- Spectral Oyster
- Tonsilectomy
- Tumor (Benign)
- Tumor (Malignant)
- Ursine Armor
- Vitreous Humor
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