King's Quest | Roberta Williams' Foundational Adventure | Scarfulhu
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- King's Quest is Sierra's 1984 adventure game classic, designed by Roberta Williams and spawning a beloved series which would span several sequels. Just how good is the first game? Let's chat about it!
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0:00 Introduction
7:47 Chapter 1: Mirror, Mirror
9:52 Chapter 2: Graham and the Beanstalk
16:43 Chapter 3: Dance of the Leprechauns
21:39 Chapter 4: Hail to the King, Baby
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King's Quest I, also known as Quest for the Crown in the later releases, is the flagship series of Sierra On-Line, who would become royalty for the point 'n' click graphic adventure genre in the eighties and nineties, competing for the crown with LucasFilm Games. The original 1984 game featured the hero, Sir Graham, as he ventured on a quest given to him by King Edward, to find the lost treasures of Daventry and bring them home. This included a magic mirror that sees the future, a magic chest full of ever-lasting gold, and a magic shield that grants the user with invincibility. Throughout his quest, Graham faces wolves, witches, ogres and even a giant, all standing in the way of his quest. Roberta Williams designed this game to be replayable for IBM's PC Junior release as well, so there are several solutions to many of the puzzles. The design of King's Quest would go on to inspire others creating games for the genre, including Ron Gilbert's Monkey Island series, which I have covered extensively here on Scarfulhu.
#KingsQuest #AdventureGame #Review - Ігри
Since a few people have asked - the missing points from this playthrough were from the gnome puzzle I believe. There's a max of 5 points allocated to that, and you get 1 deducted with every incorrect answer. Because I illustrated 2 wrong answers, I'm missing 2 points at the end.
Sierra games punishing players for the smallest mistake? No way!
Nah, you kiddin' me? Man... all this time, I had no idea you lost points for that.
3:23 Admit it. You wanted us to focus on the cursor because you didn't want us to see Graham falling off the stairs, didn't you?
Had no idea that James May was secretly Graham
19:32 I legit thought this was a new way of saying "Pain in the a**". In fact, I'm gonna be replacing that sentence with "Pain in the SCI version" from now on.
It's been many an age since I watched a good Scarfhulu yarn, good to see another one.
The KQI death theme has long lived in my head. Even now, I can't really sing a funeral dirge without breaking into that cheery vaudevillian ending.
And yes, as a 4 year old, I had SO much trouble trying to cross what should be a straight bridge.
Same! In just a few notes, the death theme captures the concept of, “oh no, well, that’s how it goes!” A useful outlook in tough times.
Just heard it. It's rather brilliant!
2:07 *"It's like one of those virgin and chad memes"* I thought 'Don't ever talk to me or my son again'
You should do a double review of both Romancing the Throne and Romancing the Stones, the latter being my personal KQ game.
That might be a good way to do it! We'll see though.
@@Scarfulhu I agree with this proposal!
Every time there's an adventure game UA-camr that covers the _original_ King's Quest, I'm always shocked, lol. It's always one of those things you just assume was covered already! At this point, I'm nostalgic for _watching other people play through it._ It made me want to stop the game I was currently playing and - since I don't have King's Quest handy - find an adventure game to play and solve these kinds of puzzles. Currently playing the Journey Down Chapter 2 now and I think I'll fire up the OneShortEye video on King's Quest speedrun history now that I'm in the adventurin' mood. Thanks for another great vid, Scarfulhu!
Just making sure, but you have seen The Space Quest Historian's roast of the KQ series, right?
@@jasonblalock4429 Y'know, I _thought_ I saw some... when I go to look at the series, I have thumbs up for the first 3 episodes already, so I _must've..._ but I can't remember watching them previously. I also didn't know he finished the series - good for his Patreon! Thanks for the reminder; I'm binging the series, including the eps I've seen previously apparently lol, now!
I wasn't even born when this game first came out, but I did play it back in the early 90s. Loved it then, and I still consider it pretty neat today 😊
I love the idea of having optional very stupidly vague quest to play around in
that walking stick man is a icon
Kings Quest IV came with my first IBM, gifted to me as a kid and it forever turned me into a PC and adventure gamer.
The guards outside the castle just looking on while you drown... ouch.
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One thing I always liked better about the SCI remake is how, not only is the gnome's name puzzle easier, but the beanstalk is significantly easier to climb too. After all, if you do the work to solve the puzzle, you should be rewarded for it, not punished.
2:04 omg that version of Graham is amazing
It's like he was based on a Nicolodian cartoon like Dudley Do-Right or Mr. Magoo, or one of the early Rankin Bass cartoons - funny that in 10 years they emulate Disney instead of bringing it back to this style.
I was born months prior to this, and though I tinkered excessively around with King's Quest 2-4, and played all of 5-7, I never played this until the VGA remake, and then in 2011 I went back to play all the originals on an apple IIgs emulator (for the extra music and sound effects). KQ1 is clunky, but what a amazing new thing it must have been in 1984, I was totally engrossed with that engine (slightly refined) playing Black Cauldron, Space Quest and King's Quest 3. Adventure were positively arcade lite in those days with avoiding random monsters, speed typing that doesn't pause, and in the first game Sir Graham can even duck and jump - I miss that sort of thing from modern design.
I'd say the puzzle design was significantly fairer then some later Sierra titles (KQ2, LSL2, kq4), though the dwarf can screw over your game and not tell you, but for everything else there's generally another way around it. Just delightful.
The frigging dance mix of Green Sleeves! 🤣
Grew up on this series. KQ5 is a personal fave, but KQ6 is the best one. And 7 even has its charms.
i just recently replayed the KQ2 remake and it made me so happy to see this video pop up. I dont think my love for this series will ever fade, I played the first three games so much as a kid, it helped me learn english lmao :')
6:36 ROYAL POG
We had a PCJr and this game, and it blew my 4 year old mind. Previously we had played text-based adventures like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game and some Atari at my grandma's, so King's Quest was insanely good at the time-- both visually, and the level of interaction.
Nowadays of course, I don't have the patience for this sort of game, but back in the day it couldn't be beat! We also figured everything out without the tipline, EXCEPT for that damn Rumplestiltskin puzzle (I don't actually know if my dad called it, but one day he suddenly had the answer written down on a piece of paper so I think it's safe to say he called them).
However, there was an awful bug in our original PCJr version of the game!
If you went and talked to the King to begin the game (as the game instructs you to do), then winning the game becomes impossible later on. I assume it was a bug but perhaps it was another insanely obtuse puzzle to overcome, but you could do everything you're meant to do in the game and bring the King the treasures BUT you'd get no response from the game when you try to give them to him. The only way around this is to start the game all the way over and make sure not to talk to the King at the start of the adventure.
That PCJr broke after a year and we didn't have another computer for a decade, but my dad would bring his work computer home sometimes and we'd play this and other Sierra games. Roberta Williams was a big name at our house since we loved King's Quest so much.
20:59 That was the most perfectly placed joke. 🤣🧀
they're never shy away from the fact that they love point-and-click adventure games :)
@Scarfulhu Ahoy is my hero UA-camr, and it is for a really good reason. He taught me a lot of things, including adventure games dont always point and click. the first ones were typing text, with correct verb-noun thingy. Your videos reminded me of him. Thanks, Scar!
Great video although I did notice the absence of face cam sections. It was noticeable...but still enjoyable and a great in depth review of the first Kings Quest. That end credits music is a bop!
I think his scarf didn’t wear makeup for the shoot
It's interesting to see how much of this original entry would carry on throughout the series; the focus on using your wits over violence. The whimsical fantasy setting that combines fairytales, mythology, folklore and mediaeval romance. The cheeky sense of humor. Graham's stellar fashion sense.
Also now that you've done King's Quest, when are we getting a video on Videlectrix's classic Peasant Quest? /j
Heh first got around to watch this now, than you so much for a walk through so I could get a true sense of the game.
And I REALLY hope you get to review Kings Quest 2015.
I have NO idea how or why that game didn't get anymore attention and isn't ever mentioned. It was my introduction to Kings Quest, I just happened to pick it up on sale... And I swear to god. That fifth chapter, it's the only time EVER I spend half an hour of gaming just crying my eyes out.
I knew exactly where the game was going, and it hurt my soul, and I cried. I had grown so attached to Graham with the first four chapters that it really worked, I got to witness his dang life.
And also... BRILLAINT way to utilize the genre of point and click to depict dementia. That was genius! How you walk out of frame, then come back, and things has changed. Because Graham remembers it differently, and some things are now just blank white cause he doesn't remember.
And he starts talking about other people, characters who were part of his life but we never met in the game because he didn't find the time to talk about them, but he is running out of time and forgetting, and he can NEVER depict his life exactly the way it was, only tell this story.
It was just.... So god damn brilliant... And I am a woman, so I am allowed to cry real tears... I did though. I actually did.
Robrta Williams is now making a new game!
Coming this year
I played the crap out of these in the 80s, but I think Police Quest was the first video game I ever completed. Sweet Cheeks Marie for the win!
I just realized you are one of those channel I lost some years ago when yt added the stupid bell notifications for subscriptions.
Made it sure to correct that mistake...
I missed you, man!
Welcome back!
that "throw it back" joke killed me. 💀💀💀
"WELL".........
This is my FIRST adventure game! I have fond memories of the 1984 version played on a Tandy 1000. The bird chirps and sounds made by the age-old speakers were so cool. I miss them.
The MANY ways to die in this game were so great. Falling, being hit by the rock, drowning, the moat, the giant, the FSKSLING BEANSTALK!
Did you know you can ride the bucket down instead of climbing? "climb in bucket" and your weight lowers the rope.
I would love to find a complete in box copy of the first 3 or so games, just for nostalgia sake.
King’s Quest 1 is a classic, and nothing beats a classic.
Sierra adventure games and early adventure games in general were always known to be easy to die. Lucasarts’ Monkey Island series changed all that.
Its always nice getting a video from scarf
Love your reviews thanks
A Scarfulhu video is a surefire way to make a day great
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a Kings Quest Scarfulu video in my subscription tab. I feel like I’m in middle/high school again. A very nostalgic feeling. Great to see you again.
Love this vid and graphic adventures in general! Nice to see some enjoying the classic Sierra deaths instead of complaining about them! I always had so much fun trying to find all the death scenes in this and space quest
While playing this game would have infuriated me, I think it is just wonderful!
Thanks for uploading I have a fierce fever and this video helped me relax
Ok the teacher youtube cursor joke hitted me harder then it had any right to
I didn't have a computer early enough for Sierra's old games but I love seeing folks enjoy these old adventure games. You did a great job displaying why, and also somehow keeping track of all the versions
Woah. Havent seen your content in years! Cool to see you're still doing your computer game thing.
23:43 Graham is walkin’ with some swagger there
22:00
It drives me Insane that you missed 2 Points 🤣
Great Video, maybe the Best to this Game, like a Stoy, thank you
When I first played this game I got the mirror, then shield, & then the chest. If you have the shield up in the cloud kingdom you don’t have use the ring. Interestingly this option is not available in the two later versions.
Like I said, I do enjoy listening to the King’s Quest 1 intro and it is my favorite classic 8-bit music, like ever. Ahoy is the one who introduced me to it.
Yeah, I've always thought it was sad that Sierra didn't realize how smart IBM was, pushing them to make KQ1 more replayable and more accessible to adventure game newcomers. After this, they almost immediately went back to completely linear moon-logic games, with only a few titles (and the Quest for Glory series) ever dabbling in more open design.
BTW, this wasn't the only remake Sierra did. Space Quest 1, Police Quest 1, Leisure Suit Larry 1, and Quest For Glory 1 all got official remakes after this one. However, none of them did particularly well in terms of sales, and fan reaction was mixed too.
I've never gotten into the DOS original but I love the AGD remake. And as you mention in the video, I'm glad the game exists. I owe it so much for all the future adventure games after all. =)
This video is great and it show me what inspired videletrix to produce its parody game thats also great peasants quest
HAHAHA, that James May clip had me wheezing. Of all the things (the game over ditty, the original manual Graham, the teleporting goat), the thing that got me was CHEESE!
I sometimes hum that game over funeral dirge / lol ditty when things go awry. It’s ingrained into my personal lexicon and other people just haven’t had Graham die absurdly often enough for them to get it.
The box cover reminds me so much of box cover of Heroes 1, good times
Tried playing this game earlier this year. Couldn't get too far without needing the Universal Hint System. I never even realized all the fairy tale stuff was to meant to tie a single quest together.
I hope you review KQ 2 next, it even has my favourite KQ 2 remake by AGD
A DOS game series I would recommend you cover is Wolf and Lion. They were made by Sanctuary Woods for DOS systems and are about living as the respective animals, wolves and lions. The games are super interesting and I wish their gameplay style was improved and redone in the modern day.
Best quest ever!
I'll roll as many rocks onto myself as I please, I have the hitpoints for it
I will try, though I can't promise that I won't roll any rocks onto myself..
2:07 virgin vs chad? No. They are just two guys. No toxic man on man competition. Other kinds of man on man only.
Groovy.
I'll roll ALL the rocks on to myself, you can't stop me!
She working on a new game colossal cave
Indeed! I'm intrigued to play it.
0:30 dude that is LITERALLY you!!
You don't just need Frodo's ring to defeat the giant. If you got the shield first, the giant can't hurt you. If you have the fairy godmother's blessing active, the giant also can't hurt you. And if you're really good, Graham can just keep running away from the giant until he gets sleepy. I think the Giant is actually the puzzle with the most possible solutions. Also if you check your fingers after encountering the big rat, you'll get a funny easter egg. Oh, also AGD Interactive isn't Adventure Game Developers Interactive, it's Anonymous Game Developers Interactive. Which is weird, because Chris Warren and Brittney Brimhall are no longer anonymous. Anyway, AGD Interactive's King's Quest 1 is good, but not very good-- beyond adding VGA graphics and a point and click interface, it is just a verbatim remake of the 1990 SCI remake. But then, in 2002, their remake of King's Quest II totally overhauled things to make the story much more coherent, and even tied together the sequels in a more consistent way, 15 years before The Odd Gentlemen tried to do it (and actually, I was disappointed by the Odd Gentlemen's remake after playing AGDI's King's Quest II, because The Odd Gentlemen didn't include the three headed dragon or Graham's heart attack and basically retconned the second half of KQ3 and the entirity of KQ4 out of existence). Also AGDI's King's Quest III remake is very well made, and they had plans for more games (an SCI KQ4 remake, a point and click KQ8 remake, and an original King's Quest 9 were all planned) but they have since shifted to making original adventure games since those are more profitable and don't lead to angry letters from lawyers.
'tis a shame. I would've loved to see AGDI's KQIV remake. UnicornTales' is still in the works, though progress has been much slower than we'd prefer.
And yeah, I did my best to enjoy TOG's game, but it was very disappointing how Alexander just burst into the castle while Rosella was still there and the kingdom was in no danger - instead of rescuing her and saving the kingdom. And that the events of KQIV were pretty much entirely erased. I really think it would've been better if they could've had Alexander tell the events of KQIII to Gwen and Gart, and follow that up with Rosella telling them the events of KQIV on the following day.
I loved point and click games as a kid, but never got into the King's Quest games. I mostly play PnC games in the 90's. Sierra, LucasArt, and Psygnosis gamess were great. But I wouldn't have had the patience for this game, I did like Text Based similar ones like Zork though.
I can't understand the criticisms of the SCI version of the first game. I've never played that version but when it comes for EGA graphics this is some of the finest I've seen, right up there with Loom, the original Secret of Monkey Island and Commander Keen 4. I found it amusing the article criticizing the SCI version said King's Quest I: VGA when it was still EGA as Sierra games were still EGA, until KQV.
When's toonstuck and flight of the amazon queen?!
It looks like one of the people in a Minecraft painting
That's because it IS King Graham in that painting!
@@Scarfulhu wow that pretty interesting I thought he looked familiar
Great vid! What song is at the end? Is that from Larry?
The Hard Disk Cafe from Larry 5, yes!
*Torin's Passage* 🤔🥰
The graphical differences are pretty much Metroid to Super Metroid in terms of quality - you can tell there's a lot of skill and care gone into the 1990 remaster
>throw baby
I never played kings quest but I did play peasants quest
I'm wondering, if/when you get to Kings quest 2 and three, will you cover the ACG versions since they add so much or will you stick to the originals?
I'm thinking (whenever I get around to 'em) that I'm gonna do the originals first, then eventually do a separate video talking about each remake.
Who up Kinging they Quest?
omg meeee
6:37 no bitches (accusatory)
What were the 2 points you missed at the end of the game?
9:52 I don't remember what game this music is from, can someone tell me?
King's Quest 7! It's the theme for the Vulcanix Underground.
The real question is how do you get those 2 last points?
I think it's because I guessed two wrong names for the gnome. You get more if you get it right on the first try.
@@Scarfulhu You missed the perfect score to demonstrate for us ❤
Is the condor a reference to LOTR?
I really would like the remake would be finished
This is a fun game series and its good that its now on Steam now i can play it thou i don't know if the collection has all of them
Ooohh i so like the old games bit music
So the king had much sex and not even a daughter
Soooo have you ever played, King's Bounty?
Or Dragonsphere?? That is like KQ but I think harder and better.
I've not played King's Bounty, but I did a video on Dragonsphere back in 2015. Fun game!
Have you played the remakes by agdinteractive?
Only the first one. I'll get around to the others eventually.
@@Scarfulhu Ah nice. I love that josh mandel came back to voice them. Fun fact, Josh recorded a message for my brother for his wedding in King Graham's voice ha! Also, looking forward to your KQ6 video, that one is nostalgia central for me! Absolute b***ard for dead ends though!
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0:47 1984..... negative 13...... wait, I'm a year older than you?!
You too huh? It took me a moment too when I realise that a friend of mine, that I admire and respect greatly, has achieved so much...and he's younger than me.
@@Ebakthecat Yeah, it definitely makes me feel like a loser that hasn't done anything meaningful with my life...
@@otaking3582 oh come now! Don’t think like that. Don’t measure yourself based on what you’ve done. Enjoy life. You are not a loser, be kind to yourself.
Great game. Needs more rubber trees.
"Ifnkovhgroghprm", isn't that how you spell "Jonathan" in Welsh?
Put troll in bag
Ah I'm too much of a douche and dislike the monarchy that I prefer Peasants Quest.
"WHERE'S MY COTTAGE?!?!"
So, if you don't grab the mushroom you're just boned!??
And what was the last 2 points you missed? you were at 156/158
This is really insensitive, considering the news regarding Queen Elizabeth. This needs to be renamed: "Queen's Quest".
Technically there's already a bunch of hidden object games called 'Queen's Quest'
@@Scarfulhu Nice, but that's not enough. Maybe they could at least make a Queen's Edition where you play as a female protagonist with some resemblance to a young Queen Elizabeth.
@@jiayouchinese personal opinion of the royal family aside, if they did that it would be seen as cashing in on her passing.
Dont roll rocks at myself. you not my dad. nice video keep it up you are great.