Dude. I have King's Quest I through VII sitting on my computer, waiting to be played, in all their primitive-graphic, synthy-sound-effect 1980s glory.
Because my husband is awesome.
Probably one of my best Christmas gifts EVAR (Excuse the netslang; the whole thing has me feeling rather juvenile and giggly) even though Sierra did not see fit to do some kind of commemorative booklet when they released this set, which is a crime. Just two little innocuous-looking CD-roms.
And here's how naive the nostalgia made me: I actually thought, for a minute: "Wow, how did they fit seven games on just two CDs?"
Yeah. Because it took me a minute to remember that playing these games on today's operating systems is like tying your toy airplane to a jet engine.
My computer barely notices these things are running. I think it is secretly laughing at me. "Okay, sweetie. You sit here and play your "game". I'll be over here doing Something Important, like a virus scan and system update. Oops, did I just start the screensaver? Sorry, I forgot you were in the middle of something."
But I don't care. Because I am too busy reliving my childhood.
If anyone wants me, I'll be in Daventry.
AHHHH King's Quest! We only had the sample, and my sister and I played it as far as we could, over and over again, and waited patiently for the day when we could buy the real game. When the time came, of course, that we could afford it, the game was hopelessly outdated. My sister did find it last year, though, and we had one marvellous visit playing it and, like you, reliving our childhood. Good times. Have fun in Daventry.
ReplyDeleteHurrah for digital nostalgia! A friend of mine found an old version of the Carmen Sandiego computer games, but her computer refuses to even recognise it as playable, which has devastated her.
ReplyDeleteI wish you many hours of enjoyment with it :)
I have to admit, I have no idea what King's Quest is. But if it makes you happy then that's what counts.
ReplyDeleteKings Quest! Haha, that brings back memories. I am currently playing through the recent Bioware Dragon Age game though. A very worthy successor to the old-school point and click adventure games.
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