Sierra Classics are back, baby!

vict0r · Thu 19/04/2007 15:51:19

Sierra Classics here!

I just thought I should show you this. Vivendi/sierra have released a series of old classics for pc!

Babar · Thu 19/04/2007 15:58:03

Sounds like great news! Although I hope they've fixed up the timing problems, or at least provided some way to have those games playable.

Raggit · Thu 19/04/2007 16:10:43

You know what would be totally awesome?? If they released each of the game's individually, in there original boxes and documentation. (Of course, they'd probably have to replace the floppies with CD-ROMs.)

But this is just as well. I'm sure there would be a distinct difference in holding a freshly made box that looked just like the old thing, and holding the original boxes, with that classic game smell, and 20 years of history.

Ah!

P.S. Vict0r, what exactly is your avatar?? I find it exceedingly watchable and amusing.

AGA · Thu 19/04/2007 17:07:58

I doubt very much that the average gamer would pay for 10+ year old games if they were released individually. These collections give you 5 or more games for a low price, which is just about acceptable.

vict0r · Thu 19/04/2007 18:28:15

Quote from: Raggit on Thu 19/04/2007 16:10:43
P.S. Vict0r, what exactly is your avatar?? I find it exceedingly watchable and amusing.

Ah, you know...

LGM · Thu 19/04/2007 18:49:23

The only thing that bugs me about these collections is that nothing is changed. They're the same files as they were released originally, only now the collection comes with DosBox. Whoop dee frigging do, I have that already.

vict0r · Thu 19/04/2007 18:51:29

Well, there are those who don't have them. I've never played any of these games, except a small part of the first two Larry games.

LGM · Thu 19/04/2007 19:26:38

No, I'm glad they're released... But I mean, they should've taken the effort to update the engines for XP and provide full support, rather than just throwing in an emulator which won't necessarily work for everyone.

vict0r · Thu 19/04/2007 20:10:24

Huh? I haven't read too much about it, but it's not updated to work on XP? $:-\$

LGM · Thu 19/04/2007 20:30:47

As far as I know, they just run the games through DosBox.

vict0r · Thu 19/04/2007 20:33:09

Well... That's weird $:-\$ I see your point now then

And my avatar will remain my secret!

EDIT: Well, it sais that it runs on XP in the "requirements" field...

AGA · Thu 19/04/2007 20:47:17

While it may use DOSBox, I'd assume it's transparently done, not just they bundle DOSBox with it and assume you can work out how to use it yourself.

scotch · Thu 19/04/2007 20:56:17

Yeah I'm assuming it's much like the classic game packs you get on consoles sometimes, where the games are emulated (just because it's cheaper than updating some ancient source code that may not have been written in a portable fashion), but it's done so well you wouldn't know.

The only drawback is that the system requirements are higher for emulation than native code.

CodeJunkie · Thu 19/04/2007 21:21:22

Haven't played a single SQ, KQ, PQ or LSL game in my lifetime, but have so wanted to. Wouldn't be surprised if I buy the lot.

R4L · Thu 19/04/2007 21:28:14

Heh, this is old news!

From what reviews I read, they said that the games are packaged poorly, and some even say that they don't even include all the disks!

Steel Drummer · Fri 20/04/2007 05:18:40

This is good news, but it's old news as R4L said. I never really liked Sierra's adventure game era. The games were bland compared to LucasArts, and the titles were even worse- I mean: Police Quest, King's Quest, Space Quest- Really generic. But if they had combined all three series' titles into one...

Radiant · Fri 20/04/2007 08:51:58

Quote from: Steel Drummer on Fri 20/04/2007 05:18:40
But if they had combined all three series' titles into one...

King of the Quest Space Police?

Moresco · Fri 20/04/2007 08:55:56

Awesome, but just looking at the Minimum Requirements for Police Quest Collection (which is my favorite), I was surprised a little:

Pentium III 800mhz?!?!
128mb of ram
windows "XP"

So they must have altered them to work on the new systems obviously, does that mean when I get to the driving sequence in PQ3 that I won't cry and run away to load DFend?

Oh nevermind I just read Al's website:
http://www.allowe.com/Larry/collections.htm

Apparently the collections may be incomplete - and they INCLUDE dosbox to play the games on XP. So really if you've got the games already just download dosbox.

Steel Drummer · Fri 20/04/2007 15:26:50

Quote from: Radiant on Fri 20/04/2007 08:51:58
Quote from: Steel Drummer on Fri 20/04/2007 05:18:40
But if they had combined all three series' titles into one...
King of the Quest Space Police?

Or how about Police Kings' Quest for Space?

Darth Mandarb · Fri 20/04/2007 17:21:23

Quote from: Steel Drummer on Fri 20/04/2007 05:18:40This is good news, but it's old news as R4L said. I never really liked Sierra's adventure game era. The games were bland compared to LucasArts, and the titles were even worse- I mean: Police Quest, King's Quest, Space Quest- Really generic.

The LucasArts games tended to be different, but that certainly doesn't make the Sierra games bland. Some of the best videogame memories I have are of Sierra games, not Lucas Arts (though I played both). I still remember the incredible visuals (yes, incredible) the first time I played Space Quest I and how part III blew my mind. I remember how immersed I got into Kings Quest ... walking around such a rich and lush computer generated environment.

And as for Titles??

King's Quest I - Quest for the Crown
King's Quest II - Romancing the Throne
King's Quest III - To Heir is Human
King's Quest IV - The Perils of Rosella
King's Quest V - Absence Makes the Heart go Yonder
King's Quest VI - Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

Space Quest I - The Sarien Encounter
Space Quest II - Vohaul's Revenge
Space Quest III - The Pirates of Pestulon
Space Quest IV - Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Space Quest V - Roger Wilco in the Next Mutation
Space Quest 6 - Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier

Police Quest 1 - In Pursuit of the Death Angel
Police Quest 2 - The Vengeance
Police Quest 3 - The Kindred
Police Quest 4 - Open Season

I don't find anything bland or generic about those titles ... In fact I think they're very creative.

I don't know ... maybe it's that I was actually alive during the era?