King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown

07.08.2001
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King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown, a revolutionary game designed by Roberta Williams and first released in 1984, epitomizes the classic adventure gaming experience. This game was the first of its kind which allowed the player to interact in an entirely original 2.5D world, and can be credited as the game that started graphic adventure gaming on the PC. Though the original AGI parser-based version is outdated and primitive-looking by today's gaming standards, in 1984 it was revolutionary. King's Quest I was not only groundbreaking, but also history in the making. It was followed by seven sequels bearing the King's Quest title. In 1990, Sierra released a remake of King's Quest I, taking advantage of newer technology and graphics (using their SCI engine, 16 color EGA graphics, sound card, and mouse support). Unfortunately, this version ended up being a total market failure. As a result, it was highly unlikely that Sierra ever had thoughts of making an even further updated Point-and-Click version of King's Quest I to match later games in the series. This is where we at AGDI decided to step in. Our aim was to remake King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown to the same level of quality as seen in Sierra's King's Quest V. We believe that the enhanced gaming experience for fans has justified our months of unpaid hard work. Our understanding is that the big companies stopped focusing on the adventure genre because, given the huge budget required to produce adventure games, it didn't prove as lucrative as other genres which were faster and cheaper to develop. Yet, we're hoping that by bringing back such classics adventure titles, we can prove that there is still huge fan interest in Point-and-Click adventure games and a successful market out there. This is our contribution to try to bring classic adventure games, as we used to know them, back to public attention, providing an alternative gaming experience for players who prefer to use their brains to solve puzzles over quick reflexes. During the first month of AGDI releasing our King's Quest I remake in August, 2001, over 5,000 copies were downloaded! In the first year, that number jumped to nearly half a million. The first add-on voice pack was downloaded hundreds of times in a period of just a few days, and thousands of times over the span of several months! It's obvious that there are still numerous adventure gaming fans, around the world, yearning to play more titles from this fantastic genre. AGDI's King's Quest I remake, and all of our future projects, are our gift to the fans of the adventure gaming community.

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King's Quest: Quest for the Crown is the first game in the King's Quest series. Players control Sir Graham, a knight of Daventry, who is tasked by King Edward to find three lost treasures to save the kingdom. The game takes place in a fairy tale-inspired world where Graham must explore, solve puzzles, and interact with various characters and creatures. Players navigate Graham through different locations, collecting items and using them to overcome obstacles. The game pioneered the graphic adventure genre, combining text commands with visual elements. As the inaugural title in the series, Quest for the Crown established many of the themes and gameplay elements that would become hallmarks of the King's Quest franchise, including its fantasy setting, puzzle-solving mechanics, and the character of Graham who would become a central figure in the series' lore.

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King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. In each chapter, an aging King Graham reflects on his life of adventure with his granddaughter, Gwendolyn, while players are transported back to influence first-hand the decisions and events that shaped a kingdom. Embark on an extraordinary journey across the world of Daventry.

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King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride is an adventure game in the King's Quest series. The game features two playable characters: Queen Valanice and her daughter, Princess Rosella, who become separated in a magical realm called Eldritch. Players alternate between the two characters as they navigate through six chapters, each set in a distinct fantasy world. The story revolves around Rosella's unexpected journey to Eldritch and Valanice's quest to find her daughter, with both facing various challenges and encountering colorful characters along the way. King's Quest VII departs from the series' traditional art style, adopting a more cartoon-like aesthetic inspired by Disney animated films. The game incorporates point-and-click gameplay, puzzle-solving, and character interactions typical of the adventure genre, while expanding on the King's Quest universe with new locations and a focus on female protagonists.

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King’s Quest - Rubble Without A Cause is the second of five chapters in the new, critically acclaimed reimagining of the classic King’s Quest game series. In this latest adventure, King Graham takes players back to his first test as ruler of Daventry. When a mischievous horde of goblins takes his kingdom hostage, a newly crowned and woefully unprepared Graham must rise up to free his people and prove himself the leader he was destined to become. Will Graham and his friends unearth a way to escape their rock-brained captors? Will he take for granite everything he learned as an adventurer? Does he have the stones to reclaim his mantle and lead his kingdom to safety? Will the hat make it out ok? It’s time to tell your story.

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A collection containing the first six games in the King's Quest series which was released to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Sierra On-Line (originally founded as On-Line Systems). This collection was released alongside other well-known series from Sierra On-Line (specifically the "Space Quest" and "Leisure Suit Larry" series of games). In addition to the first six games in the series, the collection includes the 1990 remake of the first King's Quest game, the French disk version of King's Quest V, the German disk version of King's Quest VI, a game called "King Graham's Board Game Challenge" (where you can play either Backgammon or Checkers against King Graham), archives of information on the King's Quest series, a trivia game with questions about the King's Quest series, and videos including clips of interviews with Ken and Roberta Williams and a preview of "King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride".

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