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Quest for Glory III: Wages of War

Trivia

When Lori and Corey Cole first planned the Quest for Glory series, there were only going to be four games. However, after they had made Quest for Glory II, they felt the Hero had not matured enough and that an additional game was needed between Quest for Glory II and what ultimately became Quest for Glory IV.

Contributed by OceansDaughter (105) on Feb 06, 2008.

After the initial release of Quest for Glory III: Wages of War Sierra discovered that another developer had trademarked the name Wages of War. Thus Sierra decided to change the game's title to Quest for Glory III: Seekers of the Lost City for planned further releases. However since the other game was never actually released the name change never took place. However, the title Quest for Glory III: Seekers of the Lost City is mentioned in (at least) the disk version of the fourth installment of the series.

The game that you can play in the Simbani village called "Awari" is an actual game in real-life. "Oware" (as it is commonly known) is the national game of Ghana and is played by people in West Africa and the Carribean.

In Salim's Apothecary try lighting the bong with a tinderbox and smoking it three times in a row (save your game first!). You'll get an important lesson on the ramification of taking drugs ;).

The Sanford and Son weapon seller in Tarna sells things, mentioning the "Lara bow" and the "Amon Re" tribe. This is a reference to the Sierra adventure game Laura Bow II: The Dagger of Amon Ra.

The dog-like merchant Kalb is not named this way without reason: "kalb" is Arabic for "dog".

Kalb also boasts a good knowledge of English language; if you agree to buy something from him, he will describe you as "magnanimous, magnificent, beneficent, munificent, benevolent, malevolent, non-violent, ultra-violet friend of dogs"!

Contributed by Unicorn B. Lynx (64776) on Feb 01, 2004.

This game was added midway through the cycle. The original plan was to have four games, with a number of intentional metaphoric parallels built in. (four compass directions, four elements, etc) However, after finishing QFG2, the Coles decided that the character of Hero wasn't developed enough to make "Shadows of Darkness" work, and invented this adventure to build his personality up a bit. (previously, the Hero was primarily a warrior. This game taught him to be a diplomat and peace-maker, virtues necessary in 'Shadows') This is the primary reason the game seems a bit short and less involved than the others.

Corey Cole makes a cameo appearance as the apothecary Salim.

Contributed by OceansDaughter (105) on Aug 31, 2002.

The game takes place on the continent of Fricana. Fricana is an anagram of the word 'African'.

Start a fire in the savannah, and don't put it out. You will be paid a visit by Smokey the Elephant.

If you venture too far into the savannah without food, you may be given a gift by the Awful Waffle Walker.

QG3 has cameo appearances by Sanford & Son, and Laurel & Hardy.

The background music in the apothecary is 'White Rabbit', by Jefferson Airplane.