Quest for Fame

Quest for Fame
DeveloperVirtual Music
PublishersIBM
Sony Computer Entertainment (PS)
PlatformsOS/2, Windows, PlayStation, Arcade, Classic Mac OS
Release1995
GenreMusic video game
ModeSingle player

Quest for Fame is a 1995 interactive music CD-ROM and video game developed by Virtual Music Entertainment and published by IBM.

Gameplay

The gameplay shows the player entering locations such as a garage, a studio, and bars where members of Aerosmith perform several classic rock songs. The player uses a pick‑shaped controller included with the game to accompany these songs by tapping in rhythm. The game presents this as a virtual rock‑and‑roll experience in which the player follows along with the music while interacting through the specialized input device.

Development

BMG Interactive marketed Quest for Fame in Europe.

Reception

Newsday called Quest for Fame one step above air guitar.

Quest for Fame was named one of the top 100 CD-ROMs by PC Magazine.

Notes

  1. ↑ Additional work for the PlayStation version by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan.

References

  1. ↑ "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 1998年～1994年" [List of Japan Studio works 1998–1994] (in Japanese). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Quest for Fame". PC Joker (in German). April 1996. p. 44. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ Rosenberg, Ronald (December 6, 1995). "Virtual heir guitar". The Boston Globe. p. 54. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Errity, Alex (August 16, 1996). "Ready to rock ?". Liverpool Echo. p. 58. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Blondel, Helene (March 1996). "Quest for Fame". PC Team [fr] (in French). Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Quest for Fame". Power Play (magazine) [de] (in German). March 1996. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Quest for Fame". PC Player (in German). February 1996. p. 114. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ Gelmis, Joseph (April 9, 1995). "Quest for Fame featuring Aerosmith". Newsday. p. 105. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Ulanoff, Lance. "The Top 100". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on December 19, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  10. ↑ Lambert, David. "Quest for Fame". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on December 22, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2026.