Quick question. How many 3.5 and 5.25 inch floppy disks did the respective AGI and SCI versions of King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella originally come on? Stupid, I know, but I'd like to find out.
I had the floppy disk version--5.25"--and I know there were 8 of them. I believe my copy was also the older AGI version.
The SCI version had 6 5.25" disks and 4 3.5" disks.
There was a 9 disk version of KQ4 SCI as well as I recall. It had separate artwork for day and night.
Yes. The older version of KQ4SCI was 1.000.111 and it contained alternate backgrounds for night time, rather than the more popular collection version which pastes a night sky over the daytime backgrounds (which remain bright as day, unlike the older version).
OK, so as far as I can tell, the disk count goes something like this:
KQ4 AGI: three 3.5'' disks, six 5.25'' disks
KQ4 SCI original version (with green menu buttons): four 3.5'' disks, nine 5.25'' disks
KQ4 SCI later versions (with white menu buttons): four 3.5'' disks, eight 5.25'' disks
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what I've ascertained from looking at various copies on eBay.
Sounds about right. The night sky paste-over graphics would take less disk space than straight secondary copies for alternate night scenes. Not to mention the code is probably a bit more optimised. The newer version would make sense to take one less disk.