Talk:King's Quest I

message: I'm not certain how to cite it, but the new XP compatable King's Quest Collection's digital manual on page four states (speaking of King's Quest I: VGA): "This 1990 project to revamp the original King's Quest was widely viewed as a critical failure because many reviewers and gamers took offense at what they eprceived as an attempt to 'destroy the classics.'  In fact, the project was compared to the controversial practice of 'colorizing' classic black-and-white movies."  This must have been the place where the previous editor got his information in the "Releases and Remakes" section.  For the record, it also states (on the same page) that the original King's Quest was released for the IBM PCjr during July of 1983.
Kenneth Rountree 69.202.18.38 20:58, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The citation is correct. It is almost word-for-word in the accompanying form of the King's Quest Collection (1st or 2nd edition). Slfarrell (talk) 00:38, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I added the ref for the colorization. I'm unsure about the release date, so I'm leaving that to someone more knowledgeable. --Mika1h (talk) 14:35, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: "Colorization" remark

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message: In what way was Valhalla animated? Wasn't it more illustrated like Mystery House?
Wasn't KQ1 the first adventure game where you could move your animated character with the arrow keys (or a joystick)?
--Ulf h (talk) 11:32, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  First Animated Adventure Game 

message: There's been a modern push by the fan community to refuse to acknowledge that the 1990 SCI/VGA remake was indeed referred to as an SCI/VGA remake because EGA graphics were used.
Sierra, at the time, marketed the 1990 version as an SCI/VGA remake.  This appears on multiple marketing materials.  The reason why is anyone's guess, although the prevalent theory is that while retaining EGA graphic compatibility, the SCI engine was optimized for future VGA based games.
A lot of the fanbase has been arguing this is not true in order to capitalize on the "TRUE VGA" remake (the fan projects) and thus many have been trying to edit all wiki sites in order to change history.  This needs to stop.
In addition to other marketing materials, the OFFICIAL guidebook for Kings Quest 1-5 directly stated the 1990 version was an SCI/VGA remake.  This guidebook was approved by Sierra, and was not a "fan" or "unauthorized" guidebook.  The third printing of this book was in 1993, and here are the links:
http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu283/trekkieforasimov/WP_20140926_20_42_01_Pro1.jpg
http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu283/trekkieforasimov/WP_20140926_20_41_47_Pro1.jpg
http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu283/trekkieforasimov/WP_20140926_20_41_35_Pro1.jpg
http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu283/trekkieforasimov/WP_20140926_20_41_11_Pro1.jpg
It is exceedingly frustrating trying to deal with the wave of people who are trying to "re-write history" in order to satisfy their fanatic urges.  While it is true the EGA color palette was used, the SCI engine was primarily a VGA platform.  The only reasonable explanation is that the use of the EGA color palette was solely done for compatibility issues.  That does NOT diminish the fact the 1990 version was marketed and treated as an SCI/VGA remake.  This 1993 printing of the official authorized guidebook is proof enough that it was called such back then.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.44.234 (talk) 05:28, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you have any more examples of the King's Quest I 1990 remake being marketed as a VGA game? I do not recall that. I remember the other remakes that followed such as Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and Police Quest being marketed as VGA, since they were in 256 colors, but since the King's Quest I remake was 16-color like the other initial SCI games (KQ4, SQ3, PQ2, etc.), I remember those games marketed as EGA. Looking for evidence, Sierra's fall 1990 magazine (Vol. 3, No. 3, p.14) magazine refers to the 1990 King's Quest I remake as EGA: "Look for King's Quest I (SCI) and Mother Goose (SCI) in 16-color (EGA) versions, with major sound card support, in the fall of 1990." I have the 1993 King's Quest guidebook, and yes, it refers to the King's Quest I remake as "VGA," but that's only one source, and since it was published 3 years after the game was released, I'm not sure I'd characterize it as "marketing" material. Unfortunately, I couldn't find other sources for additional comparison. Ww adh77 (talk) 14:36, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Issue with Modern Push to Re-Write history 

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