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Chyron8472 · 03/02/2011, 10:01 pm

Are you using DOSBox or ScummVM?

I would imagine, with DOSBox, they would be in the folder where the KQ4 game files are, whereas with ScummVM they would be in the ScummVM folder. Actually, doesn't KQ4 ask you what directory you want to save/load games from when you do so ingame?

okay, now then....

****NEWSFLASH****

I got KQ6 for Windows working perfectly in Windows 7 x64 using ScummVM, without having any perceptible issues of any kind so far.

I've been looking into it over the years, and various places I read on the subject of someone asking how to get the Windows version of KQ6 working all have people saying things like "use DOSBox instead" or "can't be done in Windows 64-bit" or suggesting dual-booting or some other such thing.

...Then, yesterday on the Sierra Help Pages, I found a new installer for KQ6 that installs both the DOS version (in DOSBox) and the Windows version (in ScummVM) on any version of Windows. They work beautifully on my PC without any currently apparent issues.

So, anyone who is interested in getting KQ6 for Windows to work on their machine, it's not only now possible but also incredibly easy to do. In fact, there are new installers for all of the other King's Quest games there as well. I hope it helps any of you who may have problems in the future when trying to get these games running.

03/02/2011, 10:01 pm	#2
Chyron8472 Killer Walrus Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA Posts: 4,068	Are you using DOSBox or ScummVM? I would imagine, with DOSBox, they would be in the folder where the KQ4 game files are, whereas with ScummVM they would be in the ScummVM folder. Actually, doesn't KQ4 ask you what directory you want to save/load games from when you do so ingame? okay, now then.... **NEWSFLASH I got KQ6 for Windows** working perfectly in Windows 7 x64 using ScummVM, without having any perceptible issues of any kind so far. I've been looking into it over the years, and various places I read on the subject of someone asking how to get the Windows version of KQ6 working all have people saying things like "use DOSBox instead" or "can't be done in Windows 64-bit" or suggesting dual-booting or some other such thing. ...Then, yesterday on the Sierra Help Pages, I found a new installer for KQ6 that installs both the DOS version (in DOSBox) and the Windows version (in ScummVM) on any version of Windows. They work beautifully on my PC without any currently apparent issues. So, anyone who is interested in getting KQ6 for Windows to work on their machine, it's not only now possible but also incredibly easy to do. In fact, there are new installers for all of the other King's Quest games there as well. I hope it helps any of you who may have problems in the future when trying to get these games running. Last edited by Chyron8472; 03/02/2011 at 10:03 pm.