When was the Chex Quest 3 bootleg released?

[Technopeasant]

Hello, I am trying to puzzle out the release window for the old Chex Quest 3 bootleg. Several sources indicate a 1998 release date, but the files in the widely available version all of have datestamps from 2000 and 2001. All of the WADs whose assets were utilized were available by 1998, with the Ghostbusters TC demo releasing in September. Does anyone have a good memory for when it first appeared?

[Replica]

I'm afraid I don't. I want to say this forum started in 2004. Anything before that seems to have disappeared. What I recall from old posts before I joined in 2007 was that its origins were a mystery even then. The person who may know the most about it would be Richie, the forum's creator and owner. He's not too active, so you'd probably get a better answer by directly messaging him. He might be active on the chex quest's discord as well, although I'm not on that so I'm only assuming. You can find a link to it at the bottom of this forum's main page.

Edit: It seems this forum no longer has private messaging. Not too sure how to contact him if he's not on discord. :/