Use The Inventory Item In The Game Assigned!

[Tawmis]

A bow and quiver of arrows, Quest for Glory 1

Rather than throwing daggers at the practice sign where the brigands hang out, our hero takes a cue from the other hero from another game (pssst, it's Conquest for Longbow) and uses the quiver and arrows.

USB Key, Phantasmagoria 1.

[Rath Darkblade]

No idea, never played Phantasmagoria.

[Tawmis]

Notbobsmith can answer - or you can google-fu or just watch a video on Youtube about the game!

[Rath Darkblade]

Hmm. The protagonist uses a USB key in his computer to load a file, I guess?

USB Key, Conquests of the Longbow

[Tawmis]

Hmm. The protagonist uses a USB key in his computer to load a file, I guess?

USB Key, Conquests of the Longbow

Her computer. Main person in the first Phantasmagoria is female.

Robinhood finds an odd object and pops it open - throwing him through the 4th wall.

Paint (as in the liquid or the program, your choice), Leisure Suit Larry III.

[Rath Darkblade]

Tawneee (???) finds a fish, washed out to shore, and throws red paint on it. Then, when Larry enters the screen, she gives him the fish. Larry is perplexed ("What the heck am I supposed to do with this?!") until it's time to get into Suzi Cheatem's office! But Suzi's secretary is blocking his way! So, he distracts the secretary by giving her a ... *drumroll* ... red herring.

*runs away really fast*

Donut, Quest for Glory 1

[Tawmis]

Donut, Quest for Glory 1

Keepon Laffin uses magic to turn the sheriff's smoke rings into a donut which he gives to the hero - who then uses the glazed donut as a way to force the goblins to slip!
He warns, "Donut abuse the power I've given you by goblin it up!"

Breath Mint, Conquest of Camelot

[Rath Darkblade]

Donut, Quest for Glory 1

Keepon Laffin uses magic to turn the sheriff's smoke rings into a donut which he gives to the hero - who then uses the glazed donut as a way to force the goblins to slip!
He warns, "Donut abuse the power I've given you by goblin it up!"

But hold on. First, what kind of magic does Keapon use? Second, how does the hero glaze the donut (and in what?)

Breath Mint, Conquest of Camelot

King Arthur gives the breath mint to the Black Knight. The latter is so impressed by Arthur's generosity - no-one has ever given him a gift! - that he bursts into tears and lets Arthur pass.

Spacesuit, Leisure Suit Larry

(Hey, the never-seen LSL8 was called "Lust in Space", right?)

[Tawmis]

Donut, Quest for Glory 1

Keepon Laffin uses magic to turn the sheriff's smoke rings into a donut which he gives to the hero - who then uses the glazed donut as a way to force the goblins to slip!
He warns, "Donut abuse the power I've given you by goblin it up!"

But hold on. First, what kind of magic does Keapon use? Second, how does the hero glaze the donut (and in what?)

Polymorph spell and it's a magical glazed donut!

Breath Mint, Conquest of Camelot

King Arthur gives the breath mint to the Black Knight. The latter is so impressed by Arthur's generosity - no-one has ever given him a gift! - that he bursts into tears and lets Arthur pass.
Spacesuit, Leisure Suit Larry
(Hey, the never-seen LSL8 was called "Lust in Space", right?)

Larry puts on a space suit to probe Uranus.

A Sharpie Pen, Space Quest II

[Rath Darkblade]

Shrunk-down Roger grabs the shrunk-down Sharpie, jumps up on Vohaul's face, and draws a "fake moustache".

Eraser, King's Quest 3

[notbobsmith]

Gwydion uses the eraser to change one of the spells in Manannan's book of spells. Instead of summoning a lightning storm, Manannan summons a lighting store. The store has a great selection of lamps.

Wind-up toy mouse, King's Quest 5

[Rath Darkblade]

Graham winds up the mouse to scare away Cedric. (Look out, Graham! A POI-sonous Mouse!)

iPod, Leisure Suit Larry 3

[notbobsmith]

Larry uses the iPod to listed to his favorite Podcasts: Pick-up Artistry for Beginners, What Women Want (and How to Get them to Want You Instead), and Stalking: How to Avoid Prosecution.

Fake Driver's License, The Adventures of Willy Beamish

[Rath Darkblade]

Willy forgets the quest and tries to get into a bar instead.

Smart Phone, Quest for Glory 1

[notbobsmith]

The Hero is puzzled by the strange, mystical tablet. He touches one of the pictographs on the glass surface, and is able to watch scenes from far away lands on something called "Youtube". He gives the tablet to Bonehead who amuses himself with videos of Welsh Corgis.

Baseball, Quest for Glory 3