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Description

King's Quest is an adventure game where you play Sir Graham, a brave knight who is sent on a quest to retrieve three treasures that were stolen by deception and stealth: a shield that protects its bearer from invaders, a mirror that foretells the future, and a treasure chest that is forever filled with gold. If Graham takes these treasures back to the royal castle, then the ailing King Edward the Benevolent will hand over the crown. During his travels, Graham will meet characters that will either help or hinder him.

You move Graham around with arrow keys, and perform actions by typing commands into the game, usually a verb/noun sequence. Some of the puzzles in the game rely on fairy tales, and a good knowledge of them is needed to complete them.

Alternate Titles

  • "KQ1" -- Common abbreviation
  • "King's Quest: Quest for the Crown" -- 1987 re-release title
  • "King's Quest 1" -- Informal title

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User Reviews

The original King of Computer Games. Vaelor Bronze Star Contributing Member (376) 4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars
A proto-type, not a classic jTrippy (53) 2.33 Stars2.33 Stars2.33 Stars2.33 Stars2.33 Stars
Forgotten your fairy tales? Then let this game refresh your memory Black Wolf (37232) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
Grossly overrated. NatsFan (118) 1.5 Stars1.5 Stars1.5 Stars1.5 Stars1.5 Stars
The one that started it all... Indra was here... Bronze Star Contributing Member (13176) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
Original classic adventure game that started the best adventure series of all time! OlSkool_Gamer (101) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
An oldie, but not a goodie Late (95) 1.8 Stars1.8 Stars1.8 Stars1.8 Stars1.8 Stars
The daddy of all adventure games. Scott Bergstrom (2) 3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars

The Press Says

Adventure Classic Gaming Sep 20, 1999 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
The Good Old Days Jun 02, 2006 5 out of 6 83
Just Games Retro Mar 18, 2007 62 out of 100 62
Adventure Gamers Aug 25, 2005 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
Abandonia Jun 06, 2004 2 out of 5 40

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Trivia

King's Quest was the first Sierra game to use the AGI game engine, which was used in Sierra's later games throughout the '80's. The way the engine was setup made it easy to port a game written with AGI to other computer platforms.


This entry was contributed by POMAH (19539), Andy Roark (257), KnockStump Bronze Star Contributing Member (986), Martin Smith (64035), Black Wolf (37232), Garcia (5010) and Belboz Bronze Star Contributing Member (6609)
 

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