Game Club 199X: King's Quest V (DOS, NES)
Feb 29, 2012 21:34:01 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2012 21:34:01 GMT -5
ATTENTION! The podcast is up:
GC9X #5 - King's Quest V
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
By a close vote, Game Club 199X's game for March is King's Quest V. Wikipedia describes it thusly:
The PDF of the original manual can be found here as the first item under the subheading "EXTRAS": www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ5Help.html
Remember, using FAQs and strategy guides are not allowed. Admittedly, that's a tall order considering we're dealing with a Sierra adventure game here. However, you don't have to necessarily beat the game within a month. Just play it until you can't play any more and talk about your experiences before, during, and after play. If you have any stories, hints, tips, and/or explanations to impart, please do so, as I take it we'll be needing some team effort to get through KQ5 without looking up solutions!
Oh, one more note: King's Quest V is available for play on Good Old Games bundled with IV or VI. Get it here for $10: www.gog.com/en/gamecard/king%E2%80%99s_quest_4_5_6
And now, for posterity, here's the original post for the period of voting:
EDIT: Forgot to put up the older threads for your reference:
Game Club 199X #1 - Snake's Revenge (NES)
Game Club 199X #2 - Wasteland (PC-DOS, C64, Apple II)
Game Club 199X #3 - Dai Ma Shikyou Galious (NES)
Game Club 199X #4 - Vagrant Story (PS1)
And don't forget, if you want to discuss GC9X live, check out the IRC channel.
Server: irc.psigenix.net
Channel: #gc9x
GC9X #5 - King's Quest V
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
By a close vote, Game Club 199X's game for March is King's Quest V. Wikipedia describes it thusly:
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! is a 1990 adventure game released by Sierra. Released in November 1990, it featured a significant improvement in graphics (achieved through the introduction of VGA into the series). It was also the first King's Quest installment to replace the typing user interface with a point-and-click user interface. It was also the last King's Quest to have a stand alone EGA release at 320x200. Dual VGA/EGA versions of the game turned the 256 colour graphics into 16 colour at 640x400 resolution. The title is a spoof on the proverb, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."[1]
King's Quest V won Computer Gaming World's 1991 Adventure Game of the Year award.[2] It was later released as a "talkie" CD-ROM, meaning the characters have voices, done by members of the Sierra staff. The music was MIDI based and written by Mark Seibert and Ken Allen.
King's Quest V won Computer Gaming World's 1991 Adventure Game of the Year award.[2] It was later released as a "talkie" CD-ROM, meaning the characters have voices, done by members of the Sierra staff. The music was MIDI based and written by Mark Seibert and Ken Allen.
The PDF of the original manual can be found here as the first item under the subheading "EXTRAS": www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ5Help.html
Remember, using FAQs and strategy guides are not allowed. Admittedly, that's a tall order considering we're dealing with a Sierra adventure game here. However, you don't have to necessarily beat the game within a month. Just play it until you can't play any more and talk about your experiences before, during, and after play. If you have any stories, hints, tips, and/or explanations to impart, please do so, as I take it we'll be needing some team effort to get through KQ5 without looking up solutions!
Oh, one more note: King's Quest V is available for play on Good Old Games bundled with IV or VI. Get it here for $10: www.gog.com/en/gamecard/king%E2%80%99s_quest_4_5_6
And now, for posterity, here's the original post for the period of voting:
February's podcast should be up soon after editing, but now you get to choose what we'll play for March. Since voting turned out to be a resounding success last time, we'll keep that format up for the future until further notice. The randomizer has picked out these three games for your voting consideration:
Ace Combat (Playstation)
Nazo no Murasamejou/Riddle of Murasame Castle (Famicom Disk System)
King's Quest V (DOS)
Before you vote, I'll re-post this reminder Snarboo wrote in the last GC thread:
And with that, let the voting begin! Voting will close sometime around the end of Friday this week (March 2nd), so go 2 it!
Ace Combat (Playstation)
Nazo no Murasamejou/Riddle of Murasame Castle (Famicom Disk System)
King's Quest V (DOS)
Before you vote, I'll re-post this reminder Snarboo wrote in the last GC thread:
*NOTE*: When voting, please choose a game that you want to play - and will play - but have not beaten entirely or beaten recently, say within 5 - 10 years. If you're going to vote, we'd like to have you along for the ride!
And with that, let the voting begin! Voting will close sometime around the end of Friday this week (March 2nd), so go 2 it!
EDIT: Forgot to put up the older threads for your reference:
Game Club 199X #1 - Snake's Revenge (NES)
Game Club 199X #2 - Wasteland (PC-DOS, C64, Apple II)
Game Club 199X #3 - Dai Ma Shikyou Galious (NES)
Game Club 199X #4 - Vagrant Story (PS1)
And don't forget, if you want to discuss GC9X live, check out the IRC channel.
Server: irc.psigenix.net
Channel: #gc9x
