You Know You Played Too Much..... (Sierra)

[Tawmis]

You know you've played too much King's Quest 6 when...

You sing "GIRL IN THE TOWER!" at the top of your voice in the car.

You know you've played too much Torin's Passage when...

[Rath Darkblade]

... Boogle reminds you of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.

You know you've played too much Hero's Quest (aka Quest for Glory 1) when ...

[notbobsmith]

...you still eagerly await the release of Hero's Quest II.

You know you've played too much Codename: Iceman when...

[Rath Darkblade]

... you sign up to the Navy, just so you can have a chance to pilot a submarine for real.

You know you've played too much Leisure Suit Larry 2 when ...

[notbobsmith]

...you have all the copy protection phone numbers memorized.

You know you've played too much Gabriel Knight 2 when...

[Rath Darkblade]

... you know all the cut-scenes by heart - when they happen, where they happen, the dialogue, and what happens.

You know you've played too much Quest for Glory 5 when ...

[notbobsmith]

...you go to a Joann Fabrics to try to get them to sew a sheet for a hot air balloon.

You know you've played too much Phantasmagoria 2 when...

[Rath Darkblade]

... someone sends you an e-mail from Hell to offer you a job as a murderer -- and rather than report it to the authorities, or write it off as spam, you accept the job.

You know you've played too much Space Quest 3 when ...

[notbobsmith]

... at the end you encounter Ken Williams, you think way too much about the meta aspect of the game and try to figure out if SQ4 is in the same universe as the rest of the series.

You know you've played too much Freddy Pharkas when...

[Rath Darkblade]

... you try to create anything from fresh horse-sh**. (Kids, do NOT try this at home!)

You know you've played too much Space Quest 6 when...

[notbobsmith]

...you think you are an expert in human anatomy after playing it.

You know you've played too much Quest for Glory 3 when...

[Rath Darkblade]

...you start believing that lions can talk to you. So -- and do NOT try this at home (or anywhere else!) -- you jump into the lion cage at the zoo and try to communicate with them.

(Some people have done this. Most of them have now won the Darwin Award).

You know you've played too much Police Quest 1 when...

[Tawmis]

You know you've played too much Police Quest 1 when...

... when you check your tires, every time, before you get in your car.

You've played too much Space Quest IV when...

[Rath Darkblade]

...everyone you meet reminds you of the zombie things at the start of SQ4.



You've played too much Quest for Glory 1 when...

[Tawmis]

You've played too much Quest for Glory 1 when...

You go to the Middle East just to see if you can meet some kind of "Cat People"...

You know you've played too much King's Quest IV when...