In case anyone likes these kinds of games, I thought I might mention them...
There are groups of people who are remaking some of the earlier Sierra games into a VGA point-n-click style, like the games of Sierra's last few years. They've all done a really good job, IMO, and since Vivendi Universal (who bought the rights of all Sierra On-Line's old games) won't allow the original games to be downloaded as "abandonware," this is an even better option.
One is called AGDInteractive. They remade King's Quest I & II, and are currently working on Quest for Glory II.
Another is called Infamous Adventures, and they remade King's Quest III. I'm currently playing through it now. I always liked this one as a kid, but hated how it was in 16 color EGA. Not anymore!
Anyway, there are more games out there. Someone else did Leisure Suit Larry II... some people have redone the LucasArts Haunted Mansion games... they can all be downloaded here. This is the official website of AGS, which is the engine that was used to create those last Sierra and LucasArts games. This is different from the really old Sierra games, which used SCI Studio. Those were the "typing" games... remember those? LOOK AT WALL. PULL ROPE. CLIMB LADDER. USE AXE ON TREE.
So anyway, it's pretty cool that the game engine that such great games as Space Quest V were written on is now public domain. You can make your own old school adventure game now, just the way they used to do 'em!
I was bored, so I typed this.
There are groups of people who are remaking some of the earlier Sierra games into a VGA point-n-click style, like the games of Sierra's last few years. They've all done a really good job, IMO, and since Vivendi Universal (who bought the rights of all Sierra On-Line's old games) won't allow the original games to be downloaded as "abandonware," this is an even better option.
One is called AGDInteractive. They remade King's Quest I & II, and are currently working on Quest for Glory II.
Another is called Infamous Adventures, and they remade King's Quest III. I'm currently playing through it now. I always liked this one as a kid, but hated how it was in 16 color EGA. Not anymore!
Anyway, there are more games out there. Someone else did Leisure Suit Larry II... some people have redone the LucasArts Haunted Mansion games... they can all be downloaded here. This is the official website of AGS, which is the engine that was used to create those last Sierra and LucasArts games. This is different from the really old Sierra games, which used SCI Studio. Those were the "typing" games... remember those? LOOK AT WALL. PULL ROPE. CLIMB LADDER. USE AXE ON TREE.
So anyway, it's pretty cool that the game engine that such great games as Space Quest V were written on is now public domain. You can make your own old school adventure game now, just the way they used to do 'em!
I was bored, so I typed this.