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yes thats definatly a confusing problem… I spoke to my other buddie about vdms, and he has the EXACT same problem as you, so i gave him the same advice i gave you. And he installed dosbox, and everything works fine. SO i have a feelings vdms has a problem of some sort, trying to support newer hardware. SO it worked for him, so it should hopefully work for you. I also dont think there is much support for vdms, and noone is updating that program. (well i have not seen any newer versions, for over a year i think)
Whereas DOSBOX is an ongoing program, which recieves quite a bit of updating fairly often, by its creator, so support for newer hardware, should never be a problem with Dosbox…
Well that should solve everything.
Just let us know if it worked for you! Happy Sierra Gaming!
Ken, do you have any fans that are also friends that could maybe put this together with your’s and Roberta’s help? I am a fan, but could honestly say that my strength is more in tech support than in writing. I did really well in English back in school, though. LOL
I don’t remember a scrolling text thingy at the bottom, but maybe it was. I know that in DOS text seems to disappear, but it is just the text scrolling down to the next line.
I also had the Tandy 1000. Big piece of expensive shtuff. That damn computer erased my disk for KQ1 or 2 because you couldn’t leave the disk in the drive on shutdown. It would erase the contents. I ended up getting a $5.00 replacement from Sierra back then. How cool was that? I was just a stupid 8-9 year old. I only knew I wanted to play the game—I cared nothing about the rest of the computer functionality. LOL
I miss the old days. I would spend hours/days/weeks on those games. I can honestly say it has made me nostalgic and I bought the reissues a couple of years ago. I just wish ViVendi had included ALL THE GAMES in the packs. Sheez.
I can try DOSBOX…I’ve always used VDMS before and not had any problems, so had no reason to use DOSBOX too..What’s interesing is I’ve had problems running VGA games that were made after 1992 and some of the ones that were designed for WIN95 or 98 like KQ7 etc….but NEVER had any problems with any of the AGI or SCI games pre-1992…so this was a complete surprise, considering that it was working just fine prior to putting the new system board in….
I’ll give it a shot…
Thanks Again
And as it turns out, Sierra (in its Vivendi incarnation) actually planned on giving the King’s Quest series a similar makeover to the one they gave Larry. Adventuregamers has a story on this, with two concept images:
http://www.adventuregamers.com/blogitem.php?id=26
Thank god they didn’t go ahead with this one… still, I wonder if Ken or Roberta ever heard of Vivendi’s intentions to ressurect the franchise back then.
Umm, all i can suggest is are you using DOSBOX ??? I know you think its not a software issue, but sometime it can be, Some newer cpu’s, i have noticed, sometimes are not compatible with older software, which confuses me a bit, but its gotta do with them not adding the support for newer hardware… I know Vdms had these issues, but so far DOSBOX has worked like a dream for me and my buddies, and we all upgrade our hardware quite a bit. SO i cant see Dosbox not working for you… The best you can do is try… But thats quite a strange problem you have. I hope i have helped in some way… Please let me know if dosbox worked for you, or just give us an update on your progress… the more info i get, the more i can try and help. Best of luck.
Yup, i could not agree enough! Without Al Lowe, it simply ain’t Leisure Suit Larry! We were all dissapointed when Leisure Suit Larry 8 : Lust in Space, got the axe… Then Suddenly they unleashed that dreadful, pervert laden… Magna Cum Laude, which lacked any kind of sophisticated humour, was more a mini game clone, than an adventure game, and to top it off, Al Lowe was not even contacted in the end to help out… Which resulted in a lack luster title, which sadly ruined our great old leisure suit larry series… Not to mention the fact, that larry is not even a key figure, but instead, his hillbilly looking nephew has assumed the role. With that said, i could care less for this new larry game, ill keep my eye out, but if its anything like the last, i would not even want a pirated copy of it…. My condolences to Mr Al Lowe, we will never forget who created this great series…
How can anyone get excited by any LSL game without Al Lowe? This will just be more ‘Larry Loveage’ garbage. To call it a Leisure Suit Larry game is a sham.
Joanne, your best bet is to head over to Adventure game Studio and ask someone there to remake the game for you.
Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust Features the Voice Talents of Allen Covert, Jay Mohr, Dave Attell, Shannon Elizabeth, Carmen Electra and many more!MARLOW (17th January, 2008) –
Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, announced today that the lovable loser, Leisure Suit Larry, is back in an all new side-splitting, pants-busting adventure game, coming to Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PC and mobile phones this fall.The Leisure Suit Larry® Box Office Bust video game gives gamers an all-access pass to the glitz, glamour and gorgeous women of Tinseltown. In this third-person adventure game, Larry takes a summer job working on his uncle Larry’s movie lot doing odd jobs and trying to uncover a mole from another studio who threatens to air the studio’s dirty laundry in the tabloids.
Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust is a rollicking, innuendo-laden lampoon of Hollywood that features open world sand box game play that includes exploration, platforming, racing and puzzle-solving to complete missions. Additionally, the game will feature an all-new Directors Game that allows the player to create their very own “Larry Feature.”
True to form, Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust will feature sophomoric comedy and bombshell babes thanks to the writing talents of Allen Covert (Happy Madison Productions) and an All-Star cast of actors and actresses, including Jay Mohr (Last Comic Standing), Dave Attell (Insomniac), Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie), Carmen Electra (Starsky and Hutch), Artie Lange (Mad TV), Patrick Warburton (Family Guy), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development), Nikki Cox (Las Vegas), Peter Graves (Mission Impossible), Jane Lynch (The 40 Year Old Virgin) and Josh Keaton (The Spectacular Spider-Man) as the voice of Larry Loveage.
“Leisure Suit Larry is an entertaining adventure that places gamers in the middle of Hollywood’s tabloid-filled mayhem to create a fun gaming experience,” said Al Simone, senior vice president of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. “The collaborative efforts of Allen Covert and cast make this the most amusing and immersive Leisure Suit Larry video game yet.”
The Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust video game is being developed by Team 17 and will be rated “M” for Mature. Vivendi Games Mobile is also making Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust available for mobile phones throughout Europe and North America. For more information, please visit the game’s official Web site at http://www.leisuresuitlarry.com.
The teaser trailer for Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust will exclusively premiere Friday, 15th February both on-air on Spike TV’s ‘GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley’ and online at GameTrailers.com and other MTVN properties including comedycentral.com and spike.com.
About Team 17
Team 17 is an independently-owned developer with a rich 17 year history spanning over 120 SKUs, 40 titles and 15 platforms covering most gaming styles and genres. Best known as developer of the “Worms” games, Team 17 currently has approximately 80 full-time staff at its modern, 16,500 sq. ft. studios. With cross-platform internal technology libraries and three years of experience using Unreal3, they have recently released “Worms: Open Warfare 2” on PSP and DS, “Worms” on XBLA, “Lemmings” on PlayStation Network and have both Wii and next-generation titles in development. With two major teams, a further band of support technicians and managers, and internal production team and design department, Team 17 has been described by many external publisher production executives as one of the best in the business.About Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment (http://www.sierra.com), a global division of Vivendi Games, creates and publishes innovative, high-quality interactive entertainment for videogame systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers. Sierra Entertainment features a portfolio of titles based on original IP and popular licenses from industry-leading content partners, including F.E.A.R ®, Crash Bandicoot®, Spyro The Dragon®, Scarface™ and Ice Age™. Sierra Entertainment has four integrated internal studios providing creative talents and development capabilities across multiple gaming genres: High Moon Studios in San Diego, CA; Massive Entertainment in Malmo, Sweden; Radical Entertainment in Vancouver, B.C.; and Swordfish Studios in Birmingham and Manchester, England.# # #
Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox LIVE and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. “PlayStation”, “PLAYSTATION” and “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.That’s the address I sent it to. No, I didn’t get anything asking to confirm that it’s not spam. I’ll try again…I’ll add NOT SPAM to the title. Thanks. : P
I get LOTS of spam .. so, maybe it was trapped. Did you get something back asking you to confirm that you aren’t spam?
I’ll watch for the email.
kenw @ seanet.com is my correct address.
-Ken W
I’ve done it with a few Sierra games. It’s not that hard if you’re familiar with the game. Most difficult thing is not falling off narrow paths. But it all depends on the game. Games like the original King’s Quest were difficult because of the random baddies that run out and kill you. The random nature of the games requires some luck. So it’s impressive winning King’s Quest II without saving since it had a few of those. I think I did it for Space Quest 1-2, Police Quest 1, and maybe King’s Quest III. I don’t remember. Those were the games I played the most.
I remember the game well, because I had a Tandy 1000, too. Quest for the Crown wasn’t the first game we got — To Heir is Human was the first. My dad found To Heir is Human at the Radio Shack and bought it because he thought it looked like fun. This was when the world was entering the age of computers. You were always urged to save the game, but we couldn’t — our computer didn’t have enough memory. We lost the game (I-IV) in a house fire, but I’ll forever remember the fun we had with them.
Craig:
Wow! I went to your site, and am super-impressed! Congratulations!
Thank you for the kind words, and keep up the great website.
-Ken W
Hi Gerrianna,
The first King’s Quest game requires the keyboard to be used to direct Graham’s actions, using simple verb-noun combinations. For example, he can get the bowl by typing “get bowl.” It sounds to me like you might be using the mouse to move him around. You can also use the arrow keys on the keyboard.
I hope this helps!
DanielI echo your thoughts, Merry Xmas! I’ve been playing the Xmas Sierra programs, lots of fun.
Hope to get more presents again that excited me as much as Sierra’s games did.
Hello everyone!
The Adventure Companion has just been updated with material relating to King’s Quest II – Romancing the Throne. Friends of Walt Whitman might enjoy this.
Then again, maybe not! (I also posted about this at Adventure Gamers, Just Adventure+, and Vivendi’s King’s Quest forum.)
Healthy holidays to everyone,
Simo Sakari Aaltonen
(simo
adventurecompanion.com)Tyler: Thank you for the offer! I hope you are able to find something to do game related. It’s a great industry, and I miss being part of it.
-Ken W
ANALYSIS: The ActiBlizz deal in brief
Activision Blizzard will be the result of a merger between Activision and Vivendi Games. The new company will act as publisher for existing labels, including Activision, Blizzard and Sierra.
The deal is made up of Vivendi Games (valued at USD 8.1 billion) and
USD 1.7 billion in cash on the one hand, and the existing Activision
business on the other.More details here: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=31159
Vivendi and Activision to Create Activision Blizzard – World’s Largest, Most Profitable Pure-Play Video Game Publisher
Activision, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Vivendi (Euronext Paris: VIV) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine Vivendi Games, Vivendi’s interactive entertainment business — which includes Blizzard Entertainment’s® World of Warcraft®, the world’s #1 multi-player online role-playing game franchise — with Activision, creating the world’s largest pure-play online and console game publisher. The new company, Activision Blizzard, is expected to have approximately $3.8 billion in pro forma combined calendar 2007 revenues and the highest operating margins of any major third-party video game publisher. On closing of the transaction, Activision will be renamed Activision Blizzard and will continue to operate as a public company traded on NASDAQ under the ticker ATVI.
Management Following the completion of the transaction, Robert Kotick will be President and Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard. Bruce Hack, current Chief Executive Officer of Vivendi Games, will serve as Vice-Chairman and Chief Corporate Officer of Activision Blizzard, accountable for leading the merger integration and the finance, human resources and legal functions. Mike Griffith will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Activision Publishing, which after closing will include the Sierra Entertainment, Sierra Online and Vivendi Games Mobile divisions in addition to the Activision business.
More here: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=31138
King’s Quest IV AGI has been posted again:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180186990383
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