Check this out! - The KQ Compilations Thread

[Rosella]

Next Tuesday.

[dark-daventry]

Thankees! 

[TheReturnofDMD]

UPDATE:

Collections will be available IN STORES as well as online. They come with manuals that are on disk (as most game manuals are these days) and will be available starting tomorrow on Amazon, and by the 18th at Walmart, Target and (I'm pretty sure) EB Games and GameStop. The programs are in a Licensed Dos-Box wrapper but have been re-coded as well, aparently. This is taken from a quotes of a Sierra employee.
http://forums.vugames.com/thread.jspa?threadID=31839&tstart=0

[dew7]

I read in that page that the emulator being used is Dos-Box so does anyone know if the collections will be enhanced from the originals?

[dark-daventry]

DMD Thought that the screens looked enhanced. I think they aren't so enhanced.

[Elessar]

Yea! They're FINALY out! Everyone, go buy ten copies of each! (Okay, maybe that's a little extreme. how about nine copies? )

[dark-daventry]

Amazon will deliver them in one to two weeks. They haven't even shipped yet! 

[TheReturnofDMD]

UPDATE:

I got my KQ Collection in the mail today.
It is a small box (but a box rather than a jewel case, heh)  it comes with 2 CDS in slip covers (the same kind of covers my Diablo collection came in) it also came with a tab card for last minute info such as the need to change the colors to 16 colors and info about an error message that might come up. the coverart exactly as shown online.

Good:
*The timer errors have been fixed up, and the games are less buggy.
*The graphica are less pixellated and crisper
*The sound (digital sound) is clearer.
*The games have the original "fade in" and ''fade out'' effects
*The originals (2-3) also look much better
*The games load quick and are widely available.


*The Original KQ1 which made gaming history isn't included, only the SCI remake
*There have been NO recodes or any work done on the games. It is simply the original DOS releases with a version of DosBox slapped on.
*There are no Windows versions of any of the games, only the DOS versions. So, no High-Res KQ6 portraits.
*This may just be my copy (I think is) but the Intro of KQ6 is EXTREMELY skippy, almost unwatchable. It's embarrassing, because even my old standalone KQ6 Dos version isn't as skippy as this ''new'' collection.

So, my final words as a fan are...This collection will be a good, accesible introduction for new fans...But long-term fans will be dissapointed and probably angry....BUT! Do buy these games, if only to increase sales so that we'll show Vivendi that people still care.

[TheReturnofDMD]

The KQ Collection's sales continue to climb up Amazon.com's sales ranking. The KQ Collections sales ranking (out of more than ten thousand video and computer games, and video game console systems) has climbed steadily from 120, to 100, to 85, to 46, to 37 and right now is at number #28 on the sales ranking. So it is selling very, very high.

The SQ Collection is at #60, having made a steady climb itself.

[dew7]

Well, I hope Sierra will consider patching the collections to make them even better.  I plan to buy them.  It is too bad that the original KQ1 is not included.  Well, I still have it on my IBM PCjr in storage.   

[dark-daventry]

I hate amazon... It's still not here! Darn... I have to check it out soon though... Just checked them, and they still haven't shipped them! I'm afraid I cannot telll the contents of them as they will not arrive for a while for me... Where did you get yours from? I hate amazon! 

[dew7]

Yeah, where did DMD get them from?

[TheReturnofDMD]

Amazon....I preordered them a few weeks ago n they were on one day shipping

[dark-daventry]

Darn! Mine won't be here for a while!

[daventry]

Now how am i suppose to get them, will they come to South Africa soon.

I want the:

King's Quest Collection

Space Quest Collection

Police Quest Collection

Hmm, i think i'll leave the Larry Games.

[dark-daventry]

My dad was going to let me get LSL, but my mom said no... So I'm fine with KQ, SQ, PQ. I just wish amazon would ship mine. 

[Rosella]

You're too young. They're creepy.

*vaguely remembers from when she was little*

[dark-daventry]

You're right. I am too young. Not my fault I was born in 1991! I don't think I should be playing Leisure Suit Larry anyway! I'm content with KQ and SQ! I long to play space quest again after all most 10 years. No joke. One of my elementary schools had a computer in the before school program room, and Space Quest one of the games! I just realized that a few years back!

[dew7]

My dad was going to let me get LSL, but my mom said no... So I'm fine with KQ, SQ, PQ. I just wish amazon would ship mine. 

I think your mom is right and does not want your conscience defiled in any way and that is very caring of her.  I will pass on Larry as well --- not for me at all.  <grin>

[dark-daventry]

I do know that's what she's thinking, and it's good that she's caring for me. I do not want to play LSL anyway. Amazon is preparing my shipment... We'll see what happens next!