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.

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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 (376)
A proto-type, not a classic	jTrippy (62)
The game that proves that Roberta Williams loved her fairy tales	Black Wolf (37247)
Grossly overrated.	NatsFan (122)
The one that started it all...	Dewa Indra? (13206)
Original classic adventure game that started the best adventure series of all time!	OlSkool_Gamer (101)
An oldie, but not a goodie	Late (95)
The daddy of all adventure games.	Scott Bergstrom (2)

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The Press Says

Adventure Classic Gaming	Sep 20, 1999		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		60
Abandonia	Jun 06, 2004	2 out of 5	40

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Trivia

Originaly developed by Sierra On Line and produced by IBM as a show piece for the IBM PCjr. The game was later produced by Sierra and was the foundation of the best-selling King's Quest series. (Editor's Note: Check out the IBM box's front cover--it has a completely wrong description and picture of King's Quest; this is because the box ad copy was written before the game was completed.)

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