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Collector wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:18 am

Tawmis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:56 pm Is there a release of King's Quest 1 that is CGA specific only?

No. It was machine dependent. If the machine was CGA the game would have used "CGA_GRAF.OVL". If EGA, "EGA_GRAF.OVL". if PCjr, "JR_GRAF.OVL". Some of the early booter allowed switching between composite color mode and RGB on the fly, otherwise it just used the appropriate one for the graphics hardware of the machine.

It's weird - because I definitely remember when his father showed us King's Quest 1 it was CGA. And then a few months later, it feels like, he showed us LSL AGI - and it was definitely 16 colors. (He could have, being the computer geek he was - he was ssssuuuuppperr into computers) have bought a monitor to support EGA by the time he got a hold of LSL1 AGI. I remember even back then - he had some kind of editor that allowed him to hack games, and he'd shove his name in the credits (not of Sierra games, but various other games) just for fun.

Shawn's dad had a pretty epic computer set up, even back then.

Upgraded his graphics card?

Collector wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:33 pm Upgraded his graphics card?

Also that could have been possible.

It would have been the era for it.

Collector wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:33 pm Upgraded his graphics card?

I do think it is amazing that, back then, a new graphics card meant the difference between 4 and 16 colors. Now it's how many ray tracing and AI cores you have.

True. I remember playing 3D Tetris back in 1990 in CGA, and thinking it was cool. (Also Sokoban).

A few months later, I came across Leisure Suit Larry 1 ... and never looked back.

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:19 pm

Tawmis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:41 am But look at the date/year and time it was originally beat by me!

3AM? That's dedication!

3:03AM, actually. (Accuracy is important).

*ducks all the snowballs and rotten vegetables aimed at him for being a pedantic so-and-so*

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:34 pm True. I remember playing 3D Tetris back in 1990 in CGA, and thinking it was cool. (Also Sokoban).
A few months later, I came across Leisure Suit Larry 1 ... and never looked back.

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:19 pm

Tawmis wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:41 am But look at the date/year and time it was originally beat by me!

3AM? That's dedication!

3:03AM, actually. (Accuracy is important).
*ducks all the snowballs and rotten vegetables aimed at him for being a pedantic so-and-so*

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