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Roberta Williams' King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown

An "enhanced" version of the first game in the King's Quest series released several years later which utilized the SCI (Sierra's Creative Interpreter) graphics engine. It also included other improvements such…

31 December 1990

Roberta Williams' King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown is an adventure developed by Sierra On-Line, released 31 December 1990 on Amiga and DOS.

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What Roberta Williams' King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown is

Roberta Williams' King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown is an adventure game developed by Sierra On-Line and released in 1990. It is available on Amiga and DOS. It runs on Sierra's Creative Interpreter.

The premise, in the publisher's words

An "enhanced" version of the first game in the King's Quest series released several years later which utilized the SCI (Sierra's Creative Interpreter) graphics engine. It also included other improvements such as sound card support (with a corresponding in-game soundtrack) as well as an expanded story which alters some aspects of the original gameplay as a result. This version was included in several King's Quest Collections over the years, often alongside the original version of the game.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy.

Where it sits in the King's Quest series

Roberta Williams' King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown is the first of 3 entries we hold in the King's Quest series. The next entry was King's Quest Collector's Edition in 1994.

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What it launched against

Roberta Williams' King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku and A-Train.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train.

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When did Roberta Williams' King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown come out?
Roberta Williams' King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown was released on 31 December 1990 for Amiga and DOS.

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