http://northerngeek.vox.com/library/posts/tags/kings+quest/page/1/ en Vox Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:17:30 -0500 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kings quest http://northerngeek.vox.com/library/post/today-in-computer-history-37.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(northerngeek) http://northerngeek.vox.com/library/post/today-in-computer-history-37.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://northerngeek.vox.com/library/post/today-in-computer-history-37.html?_c=feed-rss-full Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:17:30 -0500 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00d414198da4685e00e398ea88e90004" at:format="large" at:align="right" class="enclosure enclosure-right enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: right;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://northerngeek.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d414198da4685e00e398ea88e90004.html"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d414198da4685e00e398ea88e90004-320pi" alt="Kings Quest" title="Kings Quest" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://northerngeek.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d414198da4685e00e398ea88e90004.html" title="Kings Quest">Kings Quest</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <table><tbody><tr><td style="width: 288px; font-family: Verdana,Tahoma,Arial; font-size: 9.5px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 1.25em;">The Kings Quest computer game is released in 1984. The game is commissioned by IBM as a showpiece for their PCjr, and is the first game to support the EGA graphics color card. The game is touted as one of the greatest adventure games in the computer industry. The game&#39;s object: you are sent on a quest by the King of Daventry to return three lost treasures in return for the throne.</span> </td> </tr> <tr><td style="height: 4px"><br /></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table>http://www.printedowl.com/CalendarDetail.aspx?id=computer_history<br /><br />If you would like to try your hands on a remake of the game <a href="http://www.download-free-games.com/freeware_games/kings_quest1.htm">try this</a>.<br /> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://northerngeek.vox.com/library/post/today-in-computer-history-37.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d414198da4685e00f48d07ae1a0001?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> kings quest computer history northerngeek