Anybody remember Sierra games on their old apples or pcs?
02-15-05 | 03:39 PM
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Oh yeah i remember how Under a killing moon was a big breakthrough graphics wise, even though I remember it took a while to load...but awesome game, think that was access software..there was a 3rd tex murphy game but never played....Gabriel knight...loved it....and most of sierra games for that matter i loved...first one i played was Kings Quest IV on a apple IIgs.
Originally Posted by shizawn
Ahh yeah, Kyrandia. I think I played the first two, and they were enjoyable.
On another tangent, the Tex Murphy games (at least Under a Killing Moon and The Pandora Directive) were a blast.
On another tangent, the Tex Murphy games (at least Under a Killing Moon and The Pandora Directive) were a blast.
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02-15-05 | 03:47 PM
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Personally, what killed the adventure genre on the PC were two things:
1) The ascent of DOOM (and other FPSes) as well as 3D hardware.
2) Full Motion Video. The companies sank too much money (and hype) into the technology before it was ready.
1) The ascent of DOOM (and other FPSes) as well as 3D hardware.
2) Full Motion Video. The companies sank too much money (and hype) into the technology before it was ready.
02-15-05 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by TripWire
Oh yeah i remember how Under a killing moon was a big breakthrough graphics wise, even though I remember it took a while to load...but awesome game, think that was access software..there was a 3rd tex murphy game but never played....Gabriel knight...loved it....and most of sierra games for that matter i loved...first one i played was Kings Quest IV on a apple IIgs.
02-19-05 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Centurion
Let's go back to the 1980's. 
There was another game I use to play all the time on the Apple IIc. It was based on the Robin Hood story.
It was text-based (type your commands), was in first-person (you did not see your character), and very limited animation if any. Things I remember:
Talking to Friar Tuck.
Burning a pile of hay to find something within it.
Taking a green awning and giving it to the tailor to make an outfit
Talking to the Merry Men.
Seeing Little John on a log bridge.
Anyway, I think the title was "Sherwood Forest" and it may/may not be a Sierra title.
Oh, yeah! You could type in profanity and it would show you a screen of a mouth being washed with soap. LOL!
Anyone remember/play this?
Where can I find it?
There was another game I use to play all the time on the Apple IIc. It was based on the Robin Hood story.
It was text-based (type your commands), was in first-person (you did not see your character), and very limited animation if any. Things I remember:
Talking to Friar Tuck.
Burning a pile of hay to find something within it.
Taking a green awning and giving it to the tailor to make an outfit
Talking to the Merry Men.
Seeing Little John on a log bridge.
Anyway, I think the title was "Sherwood Forest" and it may/may not be a Sierra title.
Oh, yeah! You could type in profanity and it would show you a screen of a mouth being washed with soap. LOL!
Anyone remember/play this?
Where can I find it?
Sherwood Forest
I can't believe I'm the only one here who's played this one. It was pretty popular at the grade school I went to.
02-19-05 | 09:09 PM
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With all this love, I'd like to give a shout out to Oregon Trail. That game rox!
02-19-05 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by hardcore
Hear, hear! I've always said adventure games went downhill with the addition of graphics, and even further downhill when they added the mouse.
Anyway, the first Sierra adventure game I played was Mystery House on the school's Apple IIe's and I've been loving them ever since. Space Quest...King's Quest...Gabriel Knight...Leisure Suit Larry. Speaking of which, I was delighted to find a mint copy Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail (with Cyber Sniff 2000 card included!!
) at the local Goodwill for $2. I thought the old lady working the cash register wasn't going to let me have it for it a second; she gave me this really ugly look. 
02-19-05 | 10:07 PM
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The King's Quest series were a lot of fun, bad puns and all. And some of the humor were clearly Infocom influenced. King Graham was notoriously bad when it came to water. In the VGA remake of KQ1 (not the fan made one, but the Sierra version), if you dived into the well and typed "drink water," it would respond something along the lines of: "No matter how quickly you drink this water, there is still more than enough water for you to drown in." Gotta love the cartoony expression of Graham as he flapped around helplessly in water.
02-23-05 | 12:37 AM
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another link with the games:
http://www.vintage-sierra.com/games.html
i spent far too many hours playing the king's quest series.. i suppose they got me warmed up for final fantasy a few years later
http://www.vintage-sierra.com/games.html
i spent far too many hours playing the king's quest series.. i suppose they got me warmed up for final fantasy a few years later
02-23-05 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by TripWire
heh Kings Quest 4 and swimming in the ocean praying you didn't get eaten by that damn shark.
that game took me forever to beat, but was the 1st Sierra game I played also.
and damn I didn't mean to reply to myself.
08-28-05 | 06:08 AM
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Amazon.com is listing upcoming compilations of the four most popular Sierra classic adventure series: King's Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, and Police Quest running under Windows XP.
They will apparently be available on October 11 for $19.99 each.
Kinda neat to be able to buy these again and not have to fiddle with getting them run in XP if this proves true.
They will apparently be available on October 11 for $19.99 each.
Kinda neat to be able to buy these again and not have to fiddle with getting them run in XP if this proves true.
08-28-05 | 10:03 AM
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I remember these well. Another series I enjoyed (published by Westwood, not Sierra I think) was the Legend Of Kyrandia series. Similar to King's Quest in some ways, with some very nice (for the time) VGA graphics.
08-28-05 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by madara
Amazon.com is listing upcoming compilations of the four most popular Sierra classic adventure series: King's Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, and Police Quest running under Windows XP.
They will apparently be available on October 11 for $19.99 each.
Kinda neat to be able to buy these again and not have to fiddle with getting them run in XP if this proves true.
They will apparently be available on October 11 for $19.99 each.
Kinda neat to be able to buy these again and not have to fiddle with getting them run in XP if this proves true.
King's Quest
Space Quest
Leisure Suit Larry
Police Quest
08-28-05 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TripWire
heh Kings Quest 4 and swimming in the ocean praying you didn't get eaten by that damn shark.
08-28-05 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by madara
Amazon.com is listing upcoming compilations of the four most popular Sierra classic adventure series: King's Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, and Police Quest running under Windows XP.
They will apparently be available on October 11 for $19.99 each.
Kinda neat to be able to buy these again and not have to fiddle with getting them run in XP if this proves true.
They will apparently be available on October 11 for $19.99 each.
Kinda neat to be able to buy these again and not have to fiddle with getting them run in XP if this proves true.
08-28-05 | 09:11 PM
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I was always more of a lucasarts fan myself - but there were several Sierra titles I got a lot of enjoyment out of...Rise of the Dragon, Freddy Pharkus, Gabriel Knight.
I remember them making a big deal about going out and building a high tech movie studio that was supposed to change the adventure game forever. I believe their first video title was Phantasmagoria. Horrible game. Certainly changed the adventure game...
I remember them making a big deal about going out and building a high tech movie studio that was supposed to change the adventure game forever. I believe their first video title was Phantasmagoria. Horrible game. Certainly changed the adventure game...
08-28-05 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ToddSm66
I remember them making a big deal about going out and building a high tech movie studio that was supposed to change the adventure game forever. I believe their first video title was Phantasmagoria. Horrible game. Certainly changed the adventure game...
08-29-05 | 07:10 AM
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Yeah Phantasmagoria definately did suck, I was trying to recall a game the other day and kept thinking it was that, but then remembered it was 7th Guest and 11th Hour...I want to play Beast Within, but it looks like it is a bitch to run on XP, wish they would repackage the series.
08-29-05 | 10:28 AM
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I ran The Beast Within without any problems in WinXP. It's the Sins of the Fathers that's a really pain in the butt to try to run in WinXP, but I used this installer and it worked fine: http://www.gabrielknight2k.tk/
They also have an installer for The Beast Within that lets you install the full game to your hard drive, as opposed to having to swap discs which does get annoying.
They also have an installer for The Beast Within that lets you install the full game to your hard drive, as opposed to having to swap discs which does get annoying.
08-29-05 | 12:30 PM
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I actually enjoyed Phantasmagoria but yes it did have some issues that needed ironing out. Maybe if these sell well they will do Quest for Glory, Gabriel and others.
08-30-05 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ToddSm66
I was always more of a lucasarts fan myself - but there were several Sierra titles I got a lot of enjoyment out of...Rise of the Dragon, Freddy Pharkus, Gabriel Knight.
I remember them making a big deal about going out and building a high tech movie studio that was supposed to change the adventure game forever. I believe their first video title was Phantasmagoria. Horrible game. Certainly changed the adventure game...
I remember them making a big deal about going out and building a high tech movie studio that was supposed to change the adventure game forever. I believe their first video title was Phantasmagoria. Horrible game. Certainly changed the adventure game...