The fate of the remaining Swordquest prizes revealed.
For many years, it was assumed that the remaining prizes in Atari, Inc.’s Swordquest contests - Waterworld, Airworld, and the Swordquest Championship - were taken by Jack Tramiel and put in his house. Popular theory is Tramiel took the Swordquest grand prize - the Sword of Ultimate Scorcery, which was a sword with a gold handle encrusted with jewels and a blade of pure silver - and hung it over his fireplace.
Not so, according to Atari historial Curt Vendel:
Franklin Mint were the owners of the prizes, when Warner sold Atari, the prizes were not part of the sale. They reverted back to Franklin Mint and were melted and reused into other items.
So now we know what happened to the Crown of Life (Waterworld), Philosopher’s Stone (Airworld), and Sword of Ultimate Scorcery (Swordquest Championship).
