Jonny Quest: Cover-Up At Roswell

Jonny Quest: Cover-Up At Roswell is a computer game for The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest television series. It was released by Virgin Sound and Vision in August 1996. The game was also called Jonny Quest: Crisis at Area 51.CD-Roms in Print 1998: An International Guide to CD-ROM, CD-I, 3DO, MMCD, CD32, Multimedia and Electronic Products, "Jonny Quest: Crisis at Area 51", page 487. September 1997. ISBN . (Archived.)
In 1999, the game was re-released as The Adventures of Jonny Quest and distributed by DreamCatcher Interactive.
== Premise ==
The general premise of Jonny Quest: Cover-Up At Roswell is that alien artifacts have fallen to Earth, and the Quest Team must find them before Dr. Surd does.
From the box back cover:
From the official website:Official website (archived): Cover-Up At Roswell on Virgin Sound and Vision
== Appearances ==
=== Characters ===
* Jonny Quest
* Hadji Singh
* Jessie Bannon
* Dr. Benton Quest
* Race Bannon
* Iris
* General Tyler
* Man working for General Tyler (uses the character design of Commander Bennett)
* Vince Vance
* Maria, a Peruvian guide (uses the character design of Estella Schelle)
* Men in Black
* Jeremiah Surd
* Alien (uses the character design of the Vice President of the United States)
=== Locations ===
* United States of America
** Quest Compound in Rockport, Maine
** Manhattan, New York
** Roswell, New Mexico
** Washington, DC
* Peruvian Rain Forest
* Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
* Bermuda Triangle
=== Objects ===
=== Vehicles ===
Vehicle inventory list:
* Quest PBY Catalina
* The Questor
* The Sea Slug
* The Porpoise
* Mini-chopper
* Small sailing catamaran
* The Questor's Whaler
* Queststream
* Quest Helicopter
* Quest Rover
* Quest Jet
* Questsled
* Questtech Jetski
== Gameplay ==
The game is a single-player point-and-click adventure game. Completing the game takes about three and a half hours.According to the playthrough video.
== Promotional mini-games ==
Virgin Sound and Vision hosted several Jonny Quest mini-games on its website to promote Cover-Up At Roswell. Five games were released, and all ran on Shockwave.https://web.archive.org/web/19970302182149/http://www.vsv.com/mod15/mod15-index.html
=== Security System - Alien Virus Challenge ===
Description of "Security System - Alien Virus Challenge" on The Arcade page:
Description from the game page:Security System - Alien Virus Challenge: Archived. Note that visiting the page will automatically download the original shockwave game.
=== Ancient Ruins Puzzle ===
Description of "Ancient Ruins Puzzle" on The Arcade page:
Description from the game page:Ancient Ruins Puzzle: Archived. Note that visiting the page will automatically download the original shockwave game.
=== Devil's Dare ===
Description of "Devil's Dare" on The Arcade page:
Description from the game page:Devil's Dare: Archived. Note that visiting the page will automatically download the original shockwave game.
=== Cyberspace Trap ===
Description of "Cyberspace Trap" on The Arcade page:
Description from the game page:Cyberspace Trap: Archived. Note that visiting the page will automatically download the original shockwave game.
=== The Databanks ===
Description of "The Databanks" on The Arcade page:
Description from the game page:The Databanks: Archived. Note that visiting the page will automatically download the original shockwave game.
== Promotional Valentine contest ==
Virgin Sound and Vision held a Jonny Quest Valentine-themed contest in 1997. Winners' names were posted on the website, along with their age and state of residence.https://web.archive.org/web/19970302182537/http://www.vsv.com/mod06/mod06-index.html
== Cast and credits ==
Cast 	Character
Quinton Flynn 	Jonny Quest
Michael Benyaer 	Hadji Singh
Robert Foxworth 	Race Bannon
Jennifer Hale 	Jessie Bannon
Charles Howerton	Dr. Benton Quest QuestFan.com Cover-Up At Roswell
Peter Renaday 	tba
Kevin Richardson	tba
B.J. Ward 	Iris
Frank Welker 	Bandit
== Development ==
On March 18, 1996, Virgin Sound and Vision announced the development of the game under the working title Escape from Quest World."Virgin Sound and Vision inks licensing agreement with Turner New Media; VSV brings Hanna-Barbera's The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest into computer age with CD-ROM". Business Wire. Gale Group. 1996-03-18. (Archived at Questfan.com.)
Turner New Media licensed game development to Virgin Sound and Vision, who developed the game with a $1 million budget. Virgin handled all marketing, sales, and distribution, while Turner helped cross-promote the game.Hettrick, Scott (1996-03-18). "Turner lets Virgin put spin on new Quest CD-ROM, $1 mil marked for game based on toon". The Hollywood Reporter. BPI Communications, Inc. (Archived at Questfan.com.) On the partnership, Doug Barry, senior vice president and general manager of Turner New Media, said:
The game was aimed at children ages 8-12, and intended to provide 20-25 hours of game play for adults or about 80-100 hours of game play for children. Tom Turpin, CEO or Virgin Sound and Vision, said, "we are excited by the limitless potential for kids to have fun and use their imaginations and problem-solving skills as they assist Jonny and the Quest Team to explore legends of the supernatural, lost civilizations, and the virtual reality of cyberspace."
The game is an original story, although it repurposes footage from six episodes of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest:
* 1.01 The Darkest Fathoms
* 1.03 In the Realm of the Condor
* 1.05 Ndovu's Last Journey
* 1.06 Manhattan Maneater
* 1.10 Alien in Washington
* 1.11 Return of the Anasazi
Footage was dubbed mostly by voice actors reprising their roles from the television series. Jonny, Jessie, and Race are voiced by their season two voice actors Quinton Flynn, Jennifer Hale, and Robert Foxworth; Hadji is voiced by his season one voice actor Michael Benyaer; Bandit and Iris are voiced by their returning actors Frank Welker and B.J. Ward. Notably, Dr. Quest is newly voiced by Charles Howerton.
Virgin designed certain segments in 3D and included special 3D plastic viewing glasses with copies of the game.
== Release ==
The game was first released in August 1996, to correspond with the premiere of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest television series. The game was later re-released in 1999 as The Adventures of Jonny Quest and distributed by Dreamcatcher Interactive.
Title 	Distributor 	Released 	ISBN 	UPC
Jonny Quest: Cover-Up At Roswell	Virgin Sound and Vision 	August 1996	 	
The Adventures of Jonny Quest 	DreamCatcher Interactive	1999 	1-896925-68-5	625904284105
== Reception ==
The game received mixed reviews. MacFormat gave the game an overall rating of 74%,MacFormat, archived. and FamilyPC gave the game a score of 87/100.FamilyPC, February 1997, page 137. Archived. Entertainment Weekly gave the game a B+, saying that "anybody raised on [Jonny Quest] will get a kick out of this delightful romp."Entertainment Weekly issue October 1996, page 69. Archived. Also hosted (modified version) on Entertainment Weekly's website: Jonny Quest: Crisis at Area 51 by Kipp Cheng, October 4, 1996. New York Daily News gave the game 2 stars out of four, and the reviewer particularly enjoyed the 3D glasses, even though he got a headache after using them.Li, Kenneth. "A CD-ROM(P) on Grungy Side", Daily News (New York), Business P. 48. December 22, 1996. Also on nydailynews.com and on QuestFan.com, retrieved June 16, 2024.
PC Powerplay called the game "another terribly average puzzler for the young ones."PC Powerplay, "The Adventures of Jonny Quest" by John Dewhurst, Issue 41, page 87. October 1999. The Official Australian PlayStation Magazine included the game at #11 of its 1999 list of "the 100 biggest stinkers of all time" describing it as an "hilarious shoddy mix of adventure and beat 'em up that still brings a tear to the eye. And not a tear of joy."Official Australian Playstation Magazine, issue 27, October 1999, page 18. Archived.
Publication 	Date 	Score
Entertainment Weekly 	Oct 1996	B+
MacFormat 	Feb 1997	74/100
FamilyPC 	Feb 1997	87/100
Daily News 	Dec 1996	2 / 4 stars
PC Powerplay 	Oct 1999	n/a ("terribly average")
Official Australian Playstation Magazine	Oct 1999	n/a (#11 worst game of all time)
== Gallery ==
=== Packaging ===
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=== Dreamcatcher Interactive packaging ===
Images of the game distributed by Dreamcatcher Interactive, released as The Adventures of Jonny Quest.
=== Game images ===
=== Print ads ===
Cover-Up at Roswell one-page ad.jpg| One-page ad that ran in comic books in 1996
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Computer Gaming World 1996-10 issue 147 pg281 Jonny Quest VSV ad.jpg| Ad that ran in magazines from October 1996
=== Official website images ===
Images used on the official Virgin Sound and Vision website.
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=== Promotional website images ===
Promotional images were available for download on Virgin Sound and Vision's website in their "Souvenirs from Space" section.Virgin Sound and Vision official website: Souvenirs from Space (archived).
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=== Video ===
== Navigation ==
== External links ==
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* Cover-Up At Roswell on Questfan.com
== References ==
Category:Games
Category:The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest