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Actual Game
King's Quest VI
CD TALKIE VERSION
1-Click Install
Windows
11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP
(Sierra 1994)
MY PROMISE
My games are genuine, install in one step, look, sound and play in XP, Vista and Win 7 & 8 like they did in the old days, or your money back.This is my unconditional guarantee for three years.
WHAT IS INCLUDEDThis listing includes the original game CD. Complete electronic documentation is also included. The box is pictured for reference and is not included.
I will also provide a compatibility CD that will allow the game to run under Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP, both 32 and 64 bit.
INSTALLATIONOne step: Insert the CD and my installer will automatically allow the game to work on your computer. Done. Yes, it's that simple.
Want to play? Click the icon. Want the game off your computer? Click Uninstall. Zero hassle.
TECH SUPPORT Rapid response technical support for three years is always an e-mail or phone call away.
In the extremely rare event I cannot get this title to work on your system I will take it back for a full refund. All I ask is minimal assistance from you during the troubleshooting process.
The Game
Long before he was jailed for tax evasion and identity theft, noted 80s software reviewer Toothless Rick G. described his encounter with Sierra's new 3D adventures as follows.
I got my first glimpse of a King's Quest game in 1985 on a friend's Apple ][. I was immediately taken in with the game which seemed at the time to be the ultimate in innovations, having been used to the static-type graphic adventures that were available. My own computer, lacking the amount of necessary RAM, was unable to run the program and so I was obviously disappointed. I can still, however, remember the feeling of being extremely impressed with the ability to move the character around the screen, have him interact with the surroundings and solve puzzles. King's Quest VI maintains the tradition of great storytelling molded into a tale of adventure.
The story follows Alexander, prince of the Royal Family, on a quest to the Land of the Green Isles, a previously unexplored area in the KQ world. He is in search of Cassima, who he briefly met at the end of KQ V, and has called him in the kingdom's magic mirror. Again, the writers have taken a classic fairy tale story and made it their own: at the most basic level, it's the story of the prince saving the princess trapped in the tower. Of course, there is a bevy of other things going on as well. Cassima is supposed to marry the court Vizier, since her parents have died. The Green Isles are no longer the happy place they used to be. Without giving anything else away, it is sufficient to say that there are a variety of subplots going on in the world that the game has created in which you have the opportunity to experience.
An interesting difference in this game from the previous ones is thata good percentage of the game is optional, meaning you don'thave to solve all of the puzzles and subplots to reach an ending to thegame. This was done so that beginners can make it though the story with aminimum of frustration, and could conceivably go back through the game todiscover large portions of storyline that they had missed.
The technical aspects of KQ VI are impressive, especially for its time. Each game in the series has upped the ante so to speak in terms of pushing the current technology to its limit. The graphics are gorgeous, as they were in the previous game, but this time, the addition of digitized video actors has been added in some sequences to further enhance the game's visuals. The animation sequences are really nicely done. Two technical innovations included in the game are scaling of the character size as he walks to and from the screen perspective and an enhanced walking routine that allows the character to avoid objects in the scene and cross to a designated location with minimal obstruction.
Where King's Quest has excelled the most, though, in my opinion, is in the sound. Digitized voice and effects are included throughout, and add to theflavor of the game, but most enchanting is the music soundtrack. Many oftoday's games boast an impressive soundtrack, but KQ VI is one of the fewof the era that delivers consistently. Over 2 hours worth of music was recorded for the game and it shows as virtually every scene has its own track. Further, certain actions allow the game characters to come alive in music accompaniment, and the effect is truly dazzling. At the time I had never been so impressed with the music in a computer game -- There are so many moods and feelings conveyed through the music in this game that great graphics could not generate alone.
King's Quest VI achieves an unusual first in computer gaming by featuring a Top 40 style song, recorded specifically for the game, targeted for radio airplay. The single, "Girl in the Tower", suits the tone of the game, albeit a little melodramatically. Sierra even included a large list of radio stations that had mailed the single along with the stations' request line numbers! Since my own taste leans more towards Rush, Beethoven, Vangelis, and The Beatles, the song did not make my Top 10 list. Still, it was a fresh surprise from a good game company.
The gameplay is consistent with the previous games, though the interfaceseems even nicer than before. Completely icon-driven, a walking iconallows you to move across the screen, an eye icon to look at objects and ahand icon to operate and pick up objects. It is extremely simple yeteffective, an intentional move by Sierra to reach a broader market by simplifying the interface. Similarly, a pouch carries the itemsyou pick up, and manipulating these items at the correct times allowsyou to solve the various puzzles thrown at you by the adventure.
For newcomers to the series, this game should provide an incredible experience, much more rich in detail and thought than some of the other similar offerings. For fans of the series, it is truly worthy of the King's Quest name, and takes the romantic quest to new heights in the computer world. All of the humor,texture and depth we've come to expect from a King's Quest game is provided, and then some.
Note: My compatibility CD does not alter the retail game or bypass copy protection. It allows the original media to install and run correctly on any recent version of Windows.
