King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
 Original IBM release | |
| Release Date: | July 1983 |
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| Project Status: | N/A |
| Latest Version: | 2.0F |
| Developer(s): | Sierra On-Line |
| Publisher: | IBM, Sierra On-Line, Parker Brothers |
| Designer(s): | Roberta Williams |
| Source Available: | Yes |
| Category: | Game |
| Type: | Full |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Theme(s): | Exploration, Fairytale, Fantasy, High Adventure, Mythology |
| Engine: | GAL, AGI1, AGI2 |
| CP Scheme: | CPC |
| ESRB Rating: | Unrated |
| Platform: | MS-DOS, Tandy Color Computer 3, PC Booter, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST, SEGA Master System |
| Localization: | English |
| Website: | www.sierra.com |
Description
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (aka King's Quest) is a 1983 Adventure game, originally published for the IBM PCjr simply as King's Quest. The story and the general design of the game was developed by Roberta Williams.
The game was originally released simply as King's Quest; the subtitle "Quest for the Crown" was added to the game box in the 5th re-release (1987), but did not appear in the game itself. The 1990 remake was renamed King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown (King's Quest I on the box).
Versions
GAL
Release UPC-A Game Version Interpreter Version Date King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown (PCjr) ?? ?? AGI1
Release UPC-A Game Version Interpreter Version Date King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown (Apple IIgs) 1.0S-88223 1.006 King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown (Apple) 2.0C 1.10A King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown (Atari ST) 1.0V 1.115 AGI2
Release UPC-A Game Version Interpreter Version Date King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown (Amiga) 1.0U 2.082 King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown 1.0U 2.272 1984 King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown 2.0F 2.425 King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown <ref>MCGA fix</ref> 2.0F 2.917
Screenshots
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Synopsis
About
King's Quest was developed to showcase the advanced abilities of IBM's new computer, the PCjr. It featured higher graphics (160px x 200px by 16 colors) and a three voice audio with noise channel. IBM commissioned Sierra to produce a game that could showcase the PCjr's capabilities. <ref>Trivette, Donald B. (February 1985). "Inside King's Quest". Compute! magazine.</ref> Though considered to be the first AGI game, it was originally developed in Game Adaptation Language, or GAL, a precursor to AGI. AGI was designed to be portable Citation RQD[1]. This meant that it could easily be ported to other platforms, which is why the game was available for so many different platforms.
Though developed by Sierra with assistance from IBM, the game was originally published by by IBM and was released simply as King's Quest; the subtitle "Quest for the Crown" was added to the game box in the 5th re-release (1987), but did not appear in the game itself. The 1990 remake was renamed King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown.
The game was a huge success Citation RQD[2] and helped Sierra back to solvency Citation RQD[3].
Downloads
GOG
New Installer
SHP New DOSBox Installer Setup File [1.03 MB]
- Requires files from the original distribution media. Works with all versions of the game.
Demos
- No Demo Available
Patches
None Available ZIP File []
Walkthroughs/Hints
References
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Related links
- King's Quest Series
- Sir Graham on Wikipedia
- King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown on The Sierra Help Pages
- King's Quest Series on The Sierra Help Pages
- King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown on Wikipedia
- King's Quest Series on Wikipedia
- King's Quest: The Quest for the Crown on MobyGames
- Series on MobyGames
- King's Quest on IMDb
- The History of KQ1 at Adventure Classic Gaming
- AGDI Remake
- Sierra AGI Release List
