Point of note the short path in King's Quest 6 was not the best nor the true ending. To get the full points and the true ending you had to take the long path, through the Realm of the Dead. This is discussed in the official King's Quest hintbook by Lorelei Shannon, The King's Quest Companion, as well as the synopses in the KQ7 strategy guide by Lorelei Shannon and the manual for MOE as well, IIRC.
The TSL team hasn't made an "executive" decision on this issue, LOL, its been around for years.