Talk:King's Quest: Quest for the Crown

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[edit] Original release date

I don't know where people get this idea that KQ was released in 1983, when the PCjr itself was only shipped in March 1984 (see PCjr article). The United States Copyright Office record on the original IBM PCjr release (USCO registration number TX-1-393-675) lists May 10th, 1984 as the release date. This should be considered the authoritative source. - NewRisingSun 20:06, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Well, I got my information from Vintage Sierra's KQ1 section primarily, it seemed like a pretty well-made site which I knew had been up for quite some time. There's also the cover for the first release, which — going by the date on it — would have been printed in 1983. And here's some more information I've found concerning the release— for whatever reasons. Although you didn't sign your name, you'd be the NewRisingSun who created those fantastic SCI timer fixes? Kudos if you are. – Quoth 03:03, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure they made it in 1983, but the release date should reflect when it was released, not made (i.e. programmed). - NewRisingSun 06:17, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Colorization" remark

I'm not certain how to cite it, but the new XP compatable King's Quest Collection's digital manual on page four states (speaking of King's Quest I: VGA): "This 1990 project to revamp the original King's Quest was widely viewed as a critical failure because many reviewers and gamers took offense at what they eprceived as an attempt to 'destroy the classics.' In fact, the project was compared to the controversial practice of 'colorizing' classic black-and-white movies." This must have been the place where the previous editor got his information in the "Releases and Remakes" section. For the record, it also states (on the same page) that the original King's Quest was released for the IBM PCjr during July of 1983. Kenneth Rountree 69.202.18.38 20:58, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

• • The citation is correct. It is almost word-for-word in the accompanying form of the King's Quest Collection (1st or 2nd edition). Slfarrell (talk) 00:38, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

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