This is a CP/M port of "Beatle Quest", a text adventure written in 1985 by Garry Marsh for Number 9 Software, on the ZX Spectrum. This version has been rebuilt to run on the NABU & CP/M, following the original game's original game's own data and puzzles.

BQ.COM is located on the N: drive in user area 2. To run this, look in the Internet Adapter or Headless menu and select Cloud CPM. After CPM loads and you are presented with an A:0> prompt, type the drive (N:), and then type the user area (user 2). If you type DIR, look for the COM file (BQ.COM). Enter that filename at the prompt to execute Beatle Quest - Text Adventure.

BEATLE QUEST (Text) NABU CP/M Release

WHAT THIS IS

This is a CP/M port of "Beatle Quest", a text adventure originally written in 1985 by Garry Marsh for Number 9 Software, running on the ZX Spectrum. This was a Text Adventure with simple pictures displayed in the top panel. This version is Text Only and has been rebuilt to run on the NABU PC under CP/M, faithfully following the original game's own data and puzzles.

The original cassette manual is included alongside this file - it has the full story setup and background, so give that a read too. See the article "Blake’s 7, Beatle Quest, and a Very Practical Text Adventure Path" for details.

Latest update (2026-10-04)

Beatle Quest, game data build 2026-10-04a: the sheep can now be taken where the game describes it.

CREDITS

This NABU CP/M port and runtime by Intangybles.

Beatle Quest - Text Adventure

BEATLE QUEST (Text) NABU CP/M Release

WHAT THIS IS

Latest update (2026-10-04)

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