Kings Quest 1-8

[Irishmile]

Some of you may not have played any or all of the games. So before you hunt down old copies on ebay or something that you may have a hard time getting to work on a newer system I would like to suggest this alternative... GOG.com offers all 8 original games for about $30 and they broke them into three parts....

Kings Quest 1-3 $9.99
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/kings_quest_1_2_3

Kings Quest 4-6 $9.99
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/king%...9s_quest_4_5_6

Kings Quest 7 and 8 $9.99
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/king%E2%80%99s_quest_7_8

as a second alternative you could buy a physical copy of the Kings Quest collection... This has only games 1-7... but in my opinion 8 is NOT really part of the series anyway its more like a spinoff action game set in the same world as KQ.... I mean even the character is not part of the royal family.
http://www.amazon.com/Kings-Quest-Co...8225107&sr=8-2

[Blooglspash]

It's also worth mentioning the the GOG version has only the AGI version of KQ1 and the Collection only has the SCI remake. Neither version has both.

[Irishmile]

The 15th anniversary has both... I own that too... but that doesnt include 7
http://www.amazon.com/Kings-Quest-Co...8228754&sr=8-1

the King's Quest games are probably the games I have bought different copies of the most.

I already know I will be buying TTG's Kings Quest on multiple platforms.

When I was a kid I tried to save up money to buy KQ V on the NES but when I had enough the store didn't have it... I was heart broken... This was the days before the net like it is now mind you.

[Spadge]

If you don't feel like playing the games, I might suggest watching some let's plays on YouTube.
Also Paw, a fan of the series recently started giving nice little summaries/reviews of the King's Quest games. Check those out.

[Farlander]

To all the new-comers non-Sierra fans who don't really know about King's Quest - if you're a strictly adventure-game person, then yes, playing Mask of Eternity won't be your gig, so evade it. But if you like different genres, then I recommend playing MoE too, because, frankly, it IS an enjoyable action game (it's, well, it's actually a pretty good game). And, me personally, I enjoyed it more than I did half of the KQ adventure games.

[der_ketzer]

The collection is quite cheap on Steam (10€ gets you KQ 1-7)
KQ1-6 on GOG is 20€ alone. If you really must get Mask you should grab the collection on Steam and the third pack on GOG. For 20€ total.

Originally Posted by Spadge

If you don't feel like playing the games, I might suggest watching some let's plays on YouTube.
Also Paw, a fan of the series recently started giving nice little summaries/reviews of the King's Quest games. Check those out.

and paw did an outstanding Let's Play of KQ5 too.

[Irishmile]

Originally Posted by Spadge

If you don't feel like playing the games, I might suggest watching some let's plays on YouTube.
Also Paw, a fan of the series recently started giving nice little summaries/reviews of the King's Quest games. Check those out.

Nice.... I will have to watch those later.

[figmentPez]

Originally Posted by der_ketzer

and paw did an outstanding Let's Play of KQ5 too.

I agree, Paw Dugan is pretty funny, and his retrospective on the KQ games is shaping up pretty well.

He's about to livestream a play-through of King's Quest VI as I type. I'm looking forward to it.

[StingingVelvet]

If you get the boxed collection that came out years ago for Windows XP there are unofficial patches on the internet which update the Dosbox version used to play the games. This offers better graphics options and compatibility with Windows Vista and Windows 7. It also removes the disc check, which is nice.

I would link directly but I do not have the bookmark anymore, I just made backups of the files. A google search should find it though.

[Irishmile]

I have that disc too... does it allow you to use the nicer portraits for when the characters are talking in KQ6? or the flat looking ones?

[ATMachine]

Originally Posted by Irishmile

I have that disc too... does it allow you to use the nicer portraits for when the characters are talking in KQ6? or the flat looking ones?

DOSBox uses the DOS version of KQ6, which has the low-resolution character portraits. If you want to get the high-res portraits, though, run the game as the Windows version in ScummVM.

[Farlander]

ScummVM runs SCI games now? O_o Heck, soon it will emulate EVERYTHING!

[KuroShiro]

Originally Posted by Farlander

ScummVM runs SCI games now? O_o Heck, soon it will emulate EVERYTHING!

Yes, it runs up to SCI1.1, so all the games until the Windows version of KQ6. The newer games are in development.

[Irishmile]

I am horrible at figuring this stuff out... any way you could give me a tutorial on how to get it to work on Scummvm ATMachine? I would greatly appreciate it.. I have not been able to play KQ6 like I did when I was a kid for way too long.

[Woodsyblue]

We actually own all the King's Quest games, and pretty much every major adventure game made during the '80s and '90s, though quite a few of them are on hard or floppy disc so are essentially useless. Does ScummVM play Sierra games as well? I never bothered checking.

Apparently Activision released the King's Quest and Space Quest collections on Steam but for some inexplicable reason they are unobtainable in Australia. This is annoying because I wouldn't mind having them tied to my account. I may just pick them up on GoG.

Edit: Looks like you guys were busy talking about ScummVM while I was posting anyway. And in the process answered my question.

[ATMachine]

Originally Posted by Irishmile

I am horrible at figuring this stuff out... any way you could give me a tutorial on how to get it to work on Scummvm ATMachine? I would greatly appreciate it.. I have not been able to play KQ6 like I did when I was a kid for way too long.

Put the game files (including the stuff on the CD, if you didn't get it digitally) into a folder. Then download and install ScummVM (either the current stable release or the newest daily build will do). Start it up, click the "Add Game" button, point it to your KQ6 directory, and then select the Windows version in the preferences box. (It'll only work for the CD version, though--that is, the one with voices.)

There are a few VERY minor visual bugs but nothing major or game-breaking. It's pretty cool to see the high-res portraits again, after not being able to play the Windows version of KQ6 for years myself.

[Farlander]

Originally Posted by KuroShiro

Yes, it runs up to SCI1.1, so all the games until the Windows version of KQ6. The newer games are in development.

Is CD-Windows Quest for Glory IV among those newer games in development at the moment, by any chance?

[ATMachine]

Originally Posted by Farlander

Is CD-Windows Quest for Glory IV among those newer games in development at the moment, by any chance?

That runs fine in DOSBox as long as you have the timer code patches installed. Personally, I prefer DOSBox for most games and ScummVM for what DOSBox can't run.

[KuroShiro]

Originally Posted by Irishmile

I am horrible at figuring this stuff out... any way you could give me a tutorial on how to get it to work on Scummvm ATMachine? I would greatly appreciate it.. I have not been able to play KQ6 like I did when I was a kid for way too long.

Getting it to work is actually quite easy -- simply install ScummVM (version 1.2.1 or the daily build), and then find your original CDs/floppies and copy the contents to a folder on your HD. You can delete any .exe, .txt and .drv files if you want as they aren't required. Then just run ScummVM, click 'Add Game', navigate to the folder where you put the files and click 'Choose'. It should be added to the game list, and will run.

For the CD version you can also rip the audio track using a program like cdEx, rename it to 'track1', this will make the 'Girl in the Tower' song play properly at the end.

Originally Posted by Farlander

Is CD-Windows Quest for Glory IV among those newer games in development at the moment, by any chance?

Yes it is. All the SCI games are, though it may take a while .

[Farlander]

Originally Posted by ATMachine

That runs fine in DOSBox as long as you have the timer code patches installed. Personally, I prefer DOSBox for most games and ScummVM for what DOSBox can't run.

Wait, DOSBox runs Windows 3.x stuff? O_o Since when? God I feel stupid