Do the names Ken and Roberta Williams ring any bells for you? If so, you might want to keep an eye on Legends of Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line.
This is an upcoming documentary detailing the workings of Sierra On-Line as told by the people who created iconic adventure games like King’s Quest, Space Quest, Quest for Glory, Leisure Suit Larry, Gabriel Knight, Police Quest, Phantasmagoria, and more
It's being made by Prime Video docuseries Gamebreakers and award-winning game studio MidBoss. Featuring all-new insights and never-before-heard stories from the creators of these classic titles. So we can expect to hear from legendary designers including Roberta Williams, Ken Williams, Mark Crowe, Al Lowe, Lori Ann Cole, Corey Cole, Christy Marx, Jim Walls, and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak with even more names yet to be announced.
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Funding for it is being done via Backerkit, which hit 100% funding pretty quickly.
If you love classic adventure games I've no doubt this will be quite exciting to see.
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Nice!
Conquests of the Longbow is one of my favorites.
Last edited by Shmerl on 11 July 2024 at 5:18 pm UTC
Conquests of the Longbow is one of my favorites.
Last edited by Shmerl on 11 July 2024 at 5:18 pm UTC
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Nice!I watched an excellent video about Conquests of the Longbow recently - I'd never even heard of it before then!
Conquests of the Longbow is one of my favorites.
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Nice!I watched an excellent video about Conquests of the Longbow recently - I'd never even heard of it before then!
Conquests of the Longbow is one of my favorites.
Yeah, it's good! It was written by Christy Marx.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquests_of_the_Longbow:_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood
GOG has a manual with interesting history of the game and very cool art.
Last edited by Shmerl on 12 July 2024 at 2:25 am UTC
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redneckdrow Jul 11
I still remember being turned into a cookie for the first time, playing King's Quest I, when I was six or seven.
Let that be a lesson to you: never get caught while trying to push a cannibal witch into an oven.
Let that be a lesson to you: never get caught while trying to push a cannibal witch into an oven.
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ElectricPrism Jul 12
Wow this looks epic!
https://wikiless.org/wiki/List_of_Sierra_Entertainment_video_games?lang=en
I would love to hear about the Caesar III series, also I see Half Life + HL Blue Shift and some Spyro Games. I know their logo as well as the Sega Genesis startup screen.
Edit: Speaking of documentaries, Highly recommend the HL Unforseen Consequences Documentary -- also the unreleased game Ravenholm documentary was really interesting too both by Noclip
Last edited by ElectricPrism on 12 July 2024 at 2:13 am UTC
https://wikiless.org/wiki/List_of_Sierra_Entertainment_video_games?lang=en
I would love to hear about the Caesar III series, also I see Half Life + HL Blue Shift and some Spyro Games. I know their logo as well as the Sega Genesis startup screen.
Edit: Speaking of documentaries, Highly recommend the HL Unforseen Consequences Documentary -- also the unreleased game Ravenholm documentary was really interesting too both by Noclip
Last edited by ElectricPrism on 12 July 2024 at 2:13 am UTC
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I used to live right behind them in Oakhurst Ca. on Victoria Ln with an old girlfriend that used to work there stuffing boxes with game disks and instructions LOL... I havent heard from her in years, but found out that her dad still had a closet full of those old games still in their original package LOL.
Proly worth allot of money these days :).
Proly worth allot of money these days :).
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ElectricPrism Jul 12
I used to live right behind them in Oakhurst Ca. on Victoria Ln with an old girlfriend that used to work there stuffing boxes with game disks and instructions LOL... I havent heard from her in years, but found out that her dad still had a closet full of those old games still in their original package LOL.
Proly worth allot of money these days :).
Scenarios like these make me curious what the tax deduction value is to donate to a museum. Like one a year, and whether that value would surpass what it could sell for on auction or the open market.
That's really cool! Small world.
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Legend of Kyrandia - loved it. I think it is theirs? Right? haha
anyway, will certainly watch this one.
anyway, will certainly watch this one.
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May be they will make other documentary about Impressions Games with Mike Gingerich, Keith Zizza and Chris Beatrice?
They were Sierra games that made my teenage years. Lord of Magic <3
They were Sierra games that made my teenage years. Lord of Magic <3
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Arehandoro Jul 12
Would love to see Gabriel Knight 4, or even series based on it. This documentary will suffice for now 😅
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Caldathras Jul 12
Legend of Kyrandia - loved it. I think it is theirs? Right? hahaNope. Developed by the legendary Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Games.
anyway, will certainly watch this one.
Wikipedia - The Legend of Kyrandia
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CanadianBlueBeer Jul 12
Leisure Suit Larry was the first of their games I ever bought. (waaaaayy back)
Hilarious.
btw, updated version is on steam. New graphics, gameplay is the same, including same silly bugs, hacks etc.
(eg: gambling: save, bet all, if win, save, repeat. if lose, load save, try again.) heh.
spent many hours doing that one.
Kings Quest, did them, Space Quest, loved that one.
Hilarious.
btw, updated version is on steam. New graphics, gameplay is the same, including same silly bugs, hacks etc.
(eg: gambling: save, bet all, if win, save, repeat. if lose, load save, try again.) heh.
spent many hours doing that one.
Kings Quest, did them, Space Quest, loved that one.
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Would love to see Gabriel Knight 4, or even series based on it. This documentary will suffice for now 😅Apparently, there is willingness. Just a matter of, y'know, getting the license (and not having it yoinked from them mid-development as was the case with their Activision deal), the funding, and the team to make it.
And then there's the fact that Jane has been writing garbage in industrial quantities for over a decade.
And then I look back at Moebius, which is horribly written and, somehow, designed even worse than that, and I'm not sure a GK4 is safe with Jane Jensen anymore. I'm hoping that new GK story will be sensational... but it probably won't be.
All this said, I'm excusing the terrible art direction in the GK1 remake. They had a tiny budget and Activision screwing with their deal, so I'll let issues like a comic book page with three different and clashing art styles pass. Although... that is also concerning, seeing as a potential GK4 would also be very much indie.
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Arehandoro Jul 13
Would love to see Gabriel Knight 4, or even series based on it. This documentary will suffice for now 😅Apparently, there is willingness. Just a matter of, y'know, getting the license (and not having it yoinked from them mid-development as was the case with their Activision deal), the funding, and the team to make it.
And then there's the fact that Jane has been writing garbage in industrial quantities for over a decade.
And then I look back at Moebius, which is horribly written and, somehow, designed even worse than that, and I'm not sure a GK4 is safe with Jane Jensen anymore. I'm hoping that new GK story will be sensational... but it probably won't be.
All this said, I'm excusing the terrible art direction in the GK1 remake. They had a tiny budget and Activision screwing with their deal, so I'll let issues like a comic book page with three different and clashing art styles pass. Although... that is also concerning, seeing as a potential GK4 would also be very much indie.
Yeah, you're right, most likely won't be any good and maybe leave it as it is for now.
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Loosely related, have you guys seen kings quest speed running? It's wild
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I'll still be reading that story, because I really would like more GK...Would love to see Gabriel Knight 4, or even series based on it. This documentary will suffice for now 😅Apparently, there is willingness. Just a matter of, y'know, getting the license (and not having it yoinked from them mid-development as was the case with their Activision deal), the funding, and the team to make it.
And then there's the fact that Jane has been writing garbage in industrial quantities for over a decade.
And then I look back at Moebius, which is horribly written and, somehow, designed even worse than that, and I'm not sure a GK4 is safe with Jane Jensen anymore. I'm hoping that new GK story will be sensational... but it probably won't be.
All this said, I'm excusing the terrible art direction in the GK1 remake. They had a tiny budget and Activision screwing with their deal, so I'll let issues like a comic book page with three different and clashing art styles pass. Although... that is also concerning, seeing as a potential GK4 would also be very much indie.
Yeah, you're right, most likely won't be any good and maybe leave it as it is for now.
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Cool intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihtud5HxhWo
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