The series featured the story of a person who had played the three "Swordquest" games (with help from two friends who were brother and sister) when he was younger and was anticipating "Airworld". Now as an adult, he continues his efforts to play "Airworld" using his old Atari hardware, but manages to get caught up with a mysterious figure who offers to help him obtain the real "Sword of Ultimate Sorcery" from its resting place in the World Arcade Museum. As well as being valuable, it may have its own mysterious powers. The man contacts his two childhood friends to accompany him on his new "Swordquest".