| The Quest for Kings Quest in Colour [message #364962] |
Fri, 09 March 2018 10:04  |
Lirael
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Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone here may be able to help me with my quest.
:)
The first computer game I ever played as a child was Kings Quest on a
friends IBM PCjr. I was amazed, it was like playing out a fantasy novel!
I'm also a long time Mac fan, the 68k Macs being my favourites, and in
recent years I thought it may be fun to try and find a 68k Mac to play
Kings Quest on.
I always assumed the 1987 Kings Quest Macintosh version was in B&W only.
But then a few months ago I came across this YouTube video
<https://youtu.be/aUIwaKBFiEs> showing the intro of the Mac version in
colour! I've never seen this version before, and from my online searches, I
suspect it didn't sell well on the Mac. Colour Mac's in 1987 were very
expensive and I can't imagine many people used them for gaming.
I searched eBay and found an original Mac version of the game, but when I
tried it on my LC III and Macintosh Color Display, I was disappointed that
while the game tried to run, the opening scene didn't render correctly. It
looks like it tries to create a colour display of the castle but it oddly
displays it in small boxes at the top of the screen.
I have an LC II and a Quadra 605 and tried it on both of them as well, but
they all had the same issue. I then thought perhaps my Mac OS version was
too recent, so I downgraded from 7.5.5 to 7.1 but still no luck.
My thoughts now are that it may either require System 6 or a different
screen resolution that the Macintosh Color Display doesn't support. 512x384
vs 640x480?
What's frustrating is, I cannot find any hardware requirements for this
game that list or reference the colour mode at all. But now that I know it
exists, I need to see it through! lol
Would anyone have ideas on what to try next?
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| Re: The Quest for Kings Quest in Colour [message #364964 is a reply to message #364962] |
Fri, 09 March 2018 10:20  |
William Stillwell
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Macintosh Garden states King's Quest VI needs:
Architecture: 68k
System 7.0 or better
4MB RAM (6MB or more recommended)
25MB free hard disk space
256 colors required
The installation card strongly advises that LC, LC II, Performa 400, and
Color Classic users run the game in the lowest detail setting.
William Stillwell
Board Member - Inspiration labs, Inc. a 501c3 organization
Board Member - West Central Florida Group, Inc. a 501c3 organization
Board Member & Co-Founder - Byte Amusement Group // Free Play Florida
Arcade & Pinball Show a 501c3 organization
Board Member - Clearwater Amateur Radio Society
On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 10:04 AM, Lirael <erinlwiebe@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone here may be able to help me with my quest.
> :)
>
> The first computer game I ever played as a child was Kings Quest on a
> friends IBM PCjr. I was amazed, it was like playing out a fantasy novel!
> I'm also a long time Mac fan, the 68k Macs being my favourites, and in
> recent years I thought it may be fun to try and find a 68k Mac to play
> Kings Quest on.
>
> I always assumed the 1987 Kings Quest Macintosh version was in B&W only.
> But then a few months ago I came across this YouTube video
> <https://youtu.be/aUIwaKBFiEs> showing the intro of the Mac version in
> colour! I've never seen this version before, and from my online searches, I
> suspect it didn't sell well on the Mac. Colour Mac's in 1987 were very
> expensive and I can't imagine many people used them for gaming.
>
> I searched eBay and found an original Mac version of the game, but when I
> tried it on my LC III and Macintosh Color Display, I was disappointed that
> while the game tried to run, the opening scene didn't render correctly. It
> looks like it tries to create a colour display of the castle but it oddly
> displays it in small boxes at the top of the screen.
>
> I have an LC II and a Quadra 605 and tried it on both of them as well, but
> they all had the same issue. I then thought perhaps my Mac OS version was
> too recent, so I downgraded from 7.5.5 to 7.1 but still no luck.
>
> My thoughts now are that it may either require System 6 or a different
> screen resolution that the Macintosh Color Display doesn't support. 512x384
> vs 640x480?
>
> What's frustrating is, I cannot find any hardware requirements for this
> game that list or reference the colour mode at all. But now that I know it
> exists, I need to see it through! lol
>
> Would anyone have ideas on what to try next?
>
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| Re: The Quest for Kings Quest in Colour [message #364976 is a reply to message #364962] |
Sat, 10 March 2018 07:51 |
Antonio Rodríguez
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I've found some old games that refuse to run under System 7, or behave
incorrectly. You should try with System 6. Any Macintosh launched in
1990 (or before) is compatible with System 6. One of the most popular at
the time (and thus, easier to get hold of) is the original Mac LC.
Screen resolution could be a problem, but I don't remember it causing
much trouble with older games. Anyway, the original LC together with the
Apple 12" RGB monitor will work at 512x384. A stock LC with 256 KB of
VRAM will do that resolution at 16 colors, which should be enough to run
the 1987 version of King's Quest (the PC Jr. version you mention in your
message ran in the PC Jr./Tandy's mode of 160x200x16, which had a fixed
palette).
Sorry for being so imprecise. I hope my suggestions can help in your
Quest :-) .
Sincerely,
Antonio Rodríguez
El 9/3/2018 a las 16:04, Lirael escribió:
> Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone here may be able to help me with my
> quest. :)
>
> The first computer game I ever played as a child was Kings Quest on a
> friends IBM PCjr. I was amazed, it was like playing out a fantasy novel!
> I'm also a long time Mac fan, the 68k Macs being my favourites, and in
> recent years I thought it may be fun to try and find a 68k Mac to play
> Kings Quest on.
>
> I always assumed the 1987 Kings Quest Macintosh version was in B&W
> only. But then a few months ago I came across this YouTube video
> <https://youtu.be/aUIwaKBFiEs> showing the intro of the Mac version in
> colour! I've never seen this version before, and from my online
> searches, I suspect it didn't sell well on the Mac. Colour Mac's in
> 1987 were very expensive and I can't imagine many people used them for
> gaming.
>
> I searched eBay and found an original Mac version of the game, but
> when I tried it on my LC III and Macintosh Color Display, I was
> disappointed that while the game tried to run, the opening scene
> didn't render correctly. It looks like it tries to create a colour
> display of the castle but it oddly displays it in small boxes at the
> top of the screen.
>
> I have an LC II and a Quadra 605 and tried it on both of them as well,
> but they all had the same issue. I then thought perhaps my Mac OS
> version was too recent, so I downgraded from 7.5.5 to 7.1 but still no
> luck.
>
> My thoughts now are that it may either require System 6 or a different
> screen resolution that the Macintosh Color Display doesn't support.
> 512x384 vs 640x480?
>
> What's frustrating is, I cannot find any hardware requirements for
> this game that list or reference the colour mode at all. But now that
> I know it exists, I need to see it through! lol
>
> Would anyone have ideas on what to try next?
>
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