Old Sierra Adventure Games

[maxk]

Is anyone else into old 16 and 256 bit Sierra computer adventure games? Back in the 80s and early 90s, Sierra, now called Sierra Studios, played a huge roll in the gaming industry. They've created numerous and memberable games such as the King's Quest series, the Space Quest series, the Police Quest series, the Leisure Suit Larry series, and the Laura Bow murder mysteries (Sadly, they only made two.).

I remembered being at a very young age growing up in Colorado when my brothers and I would to watch my mom on an old Apple computer playing a King's Quest game. My parents would work on those games together, just like the other games that I've mentioned. When my dad had to go to work, my mom would take over. I even recalled a few occasions where my mom would call my dad on the phone just to explain to him how she manage to get passed a certain part in the game because there were times where they'd get stuck.

As I grew older, the games grew on me. And up to this day, I still play them whenever I'm in the mood.

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I want a pet Antwerp.

Having that chest that's always filled with coins would be nice, too (To heck with inflation!)

Yea, I'm familiar with those games (as if you couldn't tell)--I own the Quest for Glory Collection, the Space quest Collection, and the King's Quest Collection (whcih by the way also includes both the Laura Bow games plus a bunch of assorted extras). I would love to have Police Quest and Gabriel Knight, however. One of my friends has Phantasmagoria, which I would like to play.

Sierra used to also always publish a magazine I used to like, even though it was nothing but an advertisement for their stuff.

[maxk]

I didn't know that Sierra once had their own magazine. Interesting...

I forgot about Quest For Glory. It's a good roll playing game. One of my friends owns the collection and he would let me borrow it sometimes. I never liked Quest For Glory II though because the town you start out in is easy to get lost in since it's pratically a maze.

The Laura Bow games were fun. I wished they could of made more of them because I'm really into murder mysteries. Laura Bow were one of the first games I ever play that really freaked me out, especially in Aman Ra whenever you discover a dead body. When you're searching the bodies, the game would play some creepy music that always gave me chills.

All those games are great, but I've always favored the King's Quest series! ;D

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MaxK said:

I didn't know that Sierra once had their own magazine. Interesting...

I forgot about Quest For Glory. It's a good roll playing game. One of my friends owns the collection and he would let me borrow it sometimes. I never liked Quest For Glory II though because the town you start out in is easy to get lost in since it's pratically a maze.

Ummm, the manual to the collection (dunno if you had a manual or not or if it also contains this information) tells you a way to get a map you can use that'll automatically take you to any place you've already been to. Whatever the case, there's basically a guy who will sell a map to you, and when you want to go somewhere you just click on it. Some places are already marked on it. Others have to be found.

The Laura Bow games were fun. I wished they could of made more of them because I'm really into murder mysteries.

Yea, that's why I want to get Gabriel Knight and Police Quest.

Laura Bow were one of the first games I ever play that really freaked me out, especially in Aman Ra whenever you discover a dead body. When you're searching the bodies, the game would play some creepy music that always gave me chills.

I never actually got to the Museum in Amon Ra. It just didn't grab my attention. But I played The Colonel's Bequest from beginning to end several times, always discovering something new. I always preferred the interface of that game (pauses while you type in a command) to the point-n-click interface of the later games.

All those games are great, but I've always favored the King's Quest series! ;D

Man I can't choose a favorite!

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I dunno if this is what you're talking about, but loved the game Lode Runner, by Sierra. That was a really fun game, and I loved watching my brother play it when I was younger.

Screenshot I found of it: entropymine.com/jason/lr/screenshots/tlr2.gif

[maxk]

JamesEightBitStar said:

Ummm, the manual to the collection (dunno if you had a manual or not or if it also contains this information) tells you a way to get a map you can use that'll automatically take you to any place you've already been to. Whatever the case, there's basically a guy who will sell a map to you, and when you want to go somewhere you just click on it. Some places are already marked on it. Others have to be found.

I'll let this face speak for itself.

I never actually got to the Museum in Amon Ra. It just didn't grab my attention. But I played The Colonel's Bequest from beginning to end several times, always discovering something new. I always preferred the interface of that game (pauses while you type in a command) to the point-n-click interface of the later games.

You should try playing Aman Ra again. I'm sure the game will catch your attention by the time you get to the end of Act II.

Anyway, I favor the King's Quest games because it played a roll in my childhood which led me to enjoy video games. Not only that, it was the game that truely put Sierra on the map, IMO. They're all fun, but King's Quest V and VI were my favorite installments to the series. The only ones I was disappointed with was IIV and I guess IIIV.

Edit: I never heard of Lode Runner, but from the looks of the screenshot, it looks cool.

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Lode Runner isn't really a Sierra game--there were like zillions of versions of that game published and Sierra just happened to be the one to publish a few of them. But yes, it IS a fun game.

I've never played KQ8--the Collection stops at 7. I liked KQ1 though.

[maxk]

In King's Quest IIIV: The Mast Of Eternity, the gameplay turned from a point and click interface into a RPG system and you don't play as King Graham (Da man!) or anyone else from the royal family. You probably wouldn't like it that much.

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MaxK said:

In King's Quest IIIV: The Mast Of Eternity, the gameplay turned from a point and click interface into a RPG system and you don't play as King Graham (Da man!) or anyone else from the royal family. You probably wouldn't like it that much.

I heard about that, which is one reason I consciously chose NOT to play it.

In fact, I think the only modern sequel of theirs that I actually WANTED to play was Quest for Glory 5.