King's Quest 1 Remake

Fred the Fop · 22 November 2001, 08:32

Yay!! I have found a site with a remake of Kings Quest 1!!! Looks awesome, much like the update regarding Defender of the Crown.

http://www.qknowledge.net/royalquest/KQ1index.htm

This one's sure to make Amigaboy smile

All legal like too.

CodyJarrett · 22 November 2001, 08:48

Sierra already did their own King's Quest 1 remake for the 10th anniversary!

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Blackjackel6 · 22 November 2001, 10:19

regardless about sierra's own remake this project looks very cool indeed. i can't wait to see if tierra decide to remake other classic sierra adventures such as police quest which was never given the vga treatment by sierra

Paul · 22 November 2001, 13:10

WOW

It would be good if they redo KQ2 and KQ3

MethodGit · 22 November 2001, 13:52

It's a bit of a hefty download though - a 23Mb executable file to grab!

Of course, those of you with Cable & DSL will think of this as no big deal.

Paul · 22 November 2001, 19:53

I have just downloaded the game and the speech patch with my 56k modem.

Get FlashGet first before downloading this game and have plenty of patience.

MethodGit · 22 November 2001, 20:04

Is FlashGet (or maybe it could be nicknamed "FlashGit"

) considered better than GetRight (which I use) and GoZilla?

22 November 2001, 20:14

Yes, FlashGet is much better than Getright in my opinion since it automatically connects the same file multiple times and downloads it as seperate chunks.However, know that some ftps consider this as hammering and may ban your ip. I'm banned from the underdogs because I did not know about this. Well they suck anyway...

This remake seems quite promising. But the way they create their artwork is painful (I know it from my own experiences) They must be dedicated to the work they are doing so maybe they should have created a brand new game rather than a remake.

Paul · 23 November 2001, 11:19

They are remaking Kings Quest II as well

http://www.qknowledge.net/royalquest/screenshotsKQ2.htm

Amiga1992 · 23 November 2001, 17:22

One thing I dont like about this game: it's got that "blurry-smudgy-photoshop-whore" look, like in the Defender of the Crown remastered edition.

It sucks ;P

23 November 2001, 19:07

Yes Akira. If you work only with a scanner and a mouse and have no chance of actually drawing lines with the computer as you can do with pen and paper, you cannot avoid this blurry look since you cannot make enough detailed graphics and most of the time you prefer to use massive amount of photoshop filters to hide the lack of complexity.

23 November 2001, 19:14

The thing I did not like is, it runs under DOS. Because of this I'm stuck at a 75hz screen mode which kills my eyes. Oh and it doesn't recognise my sound card either. I know it's an amateur project but hey, there are DirectX based, easy to use game creating tools made for exactly this purpose like darkbasic !!! (www.darkbasic.co.uk)

Amiga1992 · 23 November 2001, 23:38

Quote:

Originally posted by Burseg
Yes Akira. If you work only with a scanner and a mouse and have no chance of actually drawing lines with the computer as you can do with pen and paper, you cannot avoid this blurry look since you cannot make enough detailed graphics and most of the time you prefer to use massive amount of photoshop filters to hide the lack of complexity.

Yep, if these guys knew about pixel drawing, you would get an astonishing game. But pixelart is such a niche art

Today you only see it in the demoscene, and even there, it's starting to become too graphictablet-driven!

24 November 2001, 00:02

I'm sorry if this is nonsense for you but I need to say it:

Since we have nice graphic tablets and nice gfx applications designed for them, pixel drawing is considered as madness. In my opinion it's an old but distinctive method of making graphics and it can never die. With the invention of photography many expected that the painting was going to die but that didn't happen because painting had distinctive features that photography did not have.

In pixel drawing you are in control of even the smallest unit that can be modified and while drawing with a digital tablet you can hardly avoid <put your favourite gfx application here> ish look unless you work with a sinle pixel brush.

For example, you are stuck with the brushes photoshop offers. Surely you can create your own brushes but they feel and act just the same way the default ones do. Corel Painter's purpose is to simulate natural media for example, because of this we have lots of oil painting-ish looking digital images today. I'm not against it, actually I favor it but right tools should be used on right purposes and if you are going to draw a sprite for a game such as this, you have to work as detailed as possible.

MethodGit · 24 November 2001, 01:14

"graphictablet-driven"? Please, explain.

24 November 2001, 06:26

Shortly, that means the graphic's being drawn by tablets

check www.wacom.com for info on their graphic tablets.

MethodGit · 24 November 2001, 13:47

Cor, I'd really kill to get my hands that huge chicken leg the guy on the main ad on the site is holding!!

*licks chops, slurps, whines for that leg etc.* :laugh

24 November 2001, 17:13

Are you sure it's previous owner was a chicken?

22 November 2001, 08:32	#1
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	King's Quest 1 Remake Yay!! I have found a site with a remake of Kings Quest 1!!! Looks awesome, much like the update regarding Defender of the Crown. http://www.qknowledge.net/royalquest/KQ1index.htm This one's sure to make Amigaboy smile All legal like too. Last edited by Fred the Fop; 11 August 2006 at 08:41.

22 November 2001, 08:48	#2
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Sierra already did their own King's Quest 1 remake for the 10th anniversary! Attachment Removed Last edited by Ian; 29 December 2001 at 20:10.

22 November 2001, 10:19	#3
Blackjackel6 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 48	looks promising anyway regardless about sierra's own remake this project looks very cool indeed. i can't wait to see if tierra decide to remake other classic sierra adventures such as police quest which was never given the vga treatment by sierra

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22 November 2001, 13:52	#5
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	It's a bit of a hefty download though - a 23Mb executable file to grab! Of course, those of you with Cable & DSL will think of this as no big deal.

22 November 2001, 19:53	#6
Paul RIP Friends Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,157	I have just downloaded the game and the speech patch with my 56k modem. Get FlashGet first before downloading this game and have plenty of patience.

22 November 2001, 20:04	#7
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Is FlashGet (or maybe it could be nicknamed "FlashGit" ) considered better than GetRight (which I use) and GoZilla?

22 November 2001, 20:14	#8
oldpx Posts: n/a	Yes, FlashGet is much better than Getright in my opinion since it automatically connects the same file multiple times and downloads it as seperate chunks.However, know that some ftps consider this as hammering and may ban your ip. I'm banned from the underdogs because I did not know about this. Well they suck anyway... This remake seems quite promising. But the way they create their artwork is painful (I know it from my own experiences) They must be dedicated to the work they are doing so maybe they should have created a brand new game rather than a remake.

23 November 2001, 11:19	#9
Paul RIP Friends Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,157	They are remaking Kings Quest II as well http://www.qknowledge.net/royalquest/screenshotsKQ2.htm

23 November 2001, 17:22	#10
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	One thing I dont like about this game: it's got that "blurry-smudgy-photoshop-whore" look, like in the Defender of the Crown remastered edition. It sucks ;P

23 November 2001, 19:07	#11
oldpx Posts: n/a	Yes Akira. If you work only with a scanner and a mouse and have no chance of actually drawing lines with the computer as you can do with pen and paper, you cannot avoid this blurry look since you cannot make enough detailed graphics and most of the time you prefer to use massive amount of photoshop filters to hide the lack of complexity.

23 November 2001, 19:14	#12
oldpx Posts: n/a	The thing I did not like is, it runs under DOS. Because of this I'm stuck at a 75hz screen mode which kills my eyes. Oh and it doesn't recognise my sound card either. I know it's an amateur project but hey, there are DirectX based, easy to use game creating tools made for exactly this purpose like darkbasic !!! (www.darkbasic.co.uk)

24 November 2001, 00:02	#14
oldpx Posts: n/a	I'm sorry if this is nonsense for you but I need to say it: Since we have nice graphic tablets and nice gfx applications designed for them, pixel drawing is considered as madness. In my opinion it's an old but distinctive method of making graphics and it can never die. With the invention of photography many expected that the painting was going to die but that didn't happen because painting had distinctive features that photography did not have. In pixel drawing you are in control of even the smallest unit that can be modified and while drawing with a digital tablet you can hardly avoid <put your favourite gfx application here> ish look unless you work with a sinle pixel brush. For example, you are stuck with the brushes photoshop offers. Surely you can create your own brushes but they feel and act just the same way the default ones do. Corel Painter's purpose is to simulate natural media for example, because of this we have lots of oil painting-ish looking digital images today. I'm not against it, actually I favor it but right tools should be used on right purposes and if you are going to draw a sprite for a game such as this, you have to work as detailed as possible.

24 November 2001, 01:14	#15
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	"graphictablet-driven"? Please, explain.

24 November 2001, 06:26	#16
oldpx Posts: n/a	Shortly, that means the graphic's being drawn by tablets check www.wacom.com for info on their graphic tablets.

24 November 2001, 13:47	#17
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Cor, I'd really kill to get my hands that huge chicken leg the guy on the main ad on the site is holding!! licks chops, slurps, whines for that leg etc. :laugh

24 November 2001, 17:13	#18
oldpx Posts: n/a	Are you sure it's previous owner was a chicken?

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