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King's Quest

Sierra On-Line info 1984

Aka:
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
Language:
English
Authors:
Roberta Williams
Platforms:
Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS info, Atari ST, Macintosh, PC info
Genres:
Fantasy, misc.
Related:
King's Quest [1: King's Quest, 2: King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne, 3: King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human, 4: King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella]
Entered by:
Gunness
Added:
19-01-2012
Edited:
21-01-2013

Synopsis

A menu controlled version was released for the Sega Master System in 1987.

The game was expanded in 1990, done with the SCI system and controlled via a point'n'click interface.

A freeware remake was released by AGD Interactive in 2001

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Rating

Average User Rating: 8 (2 ratings)

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User Comments

Exemptus (10-02-2023 21:58)

Amazing at the time, KQ1 was the seed for a whole sub-genre which peaked commercially ten years later. Impeccably presented given the means at the time, but puzzles are (ironically) its weakest point: too rough, unfairly clued (the infamous gnome had to be tweaked in later versions) and dependent on random discovery. The game also relies too much on finicky controls and cheerily dispensed death. Despite all this, King's Quest can be enjoyed in its original form (the PCjr version) and its historical impact can't be overstated.