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Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:59 pm But I can't imagine Alexander mooning anyone.

Pretty sure he does so at the end of KQ3 to show Rosella his birthmark, thus proving they're siblings.

Semi-Happy Partygoer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:00 am

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:59 pm But I can't imagine Alexander mooning anyone.

Pretty sure he does so at the end of KQ3 to show Rosella his birthmark, thus proving they're siblings.

How he traumatized Rosella...

Aha! Thought so!

OK. I never finished KQ3 (dratted Mahna-Mahna Man and continuous falling off cliffs!), so of course I didn't know that. (I did finish all the other KQs, though, except for KQ7 and KQ8).

What's this dragon thing all about? (Please use spoilers if you like).

But the way Alexander proves his identity is, um ... very cliché. To say the least. But it gives me an idea ...

King's Quest 3.25: The Alternate Ending That No-one Ever Saw.

Alexander: Sis, I am your brother!

Rosella: Rubbish. There's only one way to prove that.

Alexander: How? By all that's holy, tell me!

Rosella: First, let me ask you this. Do you have a strawberry birthmark on your left arm?

Alexander: No.

Rosella: Ah -- then it is you! Welcome home, brother!

(They embrace. The end).

Roberta: So what do you think, Ken?

Ken: Hmm. What if he does have the mark?

Roberta: Yeah ... and on a more embarrassing place?

Ken & Roberta: Genius!

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:49 am OK. I never finished KQ3 (dratted Mahna-Mahna Man and continuous falling off cliffs!), so of course I didn't know that. (I did finish all the other KQs, though, except for KQ7 and KQ8).
What's this dragon thing all about? (Please use spoilers if you like).
But the way Alexander proves his identity is, um ... very cliché. To say the least.

Gwydion learns he's Alexandar and a part of Graham's family.
Ends up learning about Rosella, who is being held captive by a three headed dragon.
Alexandar does some stuff (spoiler free!) to defeat the dragon.
Then - that first screenshot with all that text is from the game.
The one below it is an edit of Alexander, showing his naked butt to her, that I made.
They actually just embrace, after the big dialogue, and make their way back to Daventry.
Where King Graham is happy to see his son and daughter again.

Tawmis wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:15 am The one below it is an edit of Alexander, showing his naked butt to her, that I made.

OK ... so Alexander doesn't actually moon his sister? I'm confused now.

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 5:15 pm

Tawmis wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:15 am The one below it is an edit of Alexander, showing his naked butt to her, that I made.

OK ... so Alexander doesn't actually moon his sister? I'm confused now.

He does, but the game doesn’t show it. The first screenshot is what actually occurs, where it’s just described in text. The second is one Tawm made as a joke showing it.

Whoops, my bad. Goes to show ... don't try posting before having your morning coffee.

King's Quest: The Pirates of Rosella. Like the perils, but with the island ruled by pirates instead of Lolotte. Expect a lot more parrots-crapping-on-shoulders, golden earrings, wooden legs, and ARR-ing.

On the plus side, no more magic (and a lot more rum). On the minus side ... is there a minus side?

Quest for Glory 3.5: Rages of Boar. Our hero has to put up with a wereboar who insists on coming along and saving the land. Trouble is, this wereboar has anger management issues. This quickly becomes very annoying.

How to get rid of this guy? Here are 4 solutions, depending on which class you play:

1. The fighter. You can lead the wereboar into combat and leave him there, but if you do, there go your chances of becoming a Paladin. Much better is to talk to the wereboar and convince him to direct his rage and become a barbarian! RAH!
2. The wizard. Easy. Just cast a "Psychologist Plus Couch" spell, and the wereboar will get counselling ... and you'll collect the fee. Trouble is learning the spell. Maybe Rakeesh has a copy? Maybe not. But maybe he sends you on a quest to find it.
3. The thief. Backstabbing FTW if you're playing an "evil" thief. If not ... ditch this angry boar. He's handy in a fight, but completely useless in sneaking.
4. The paladin. Can't call on a psychologist now -- you have to calm this guy down somehow. Do enough good deeds and you'll earn a "Calm" ability, similar to the wizard's "Calm" spell (from QfG1). Cast it on this furious boar and you got yourself a friend!

What's your view? Could it work?

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Fri Apr 01, 2022 2:19 am King's Quest: The Pirates of Rosella.

I'd plunder that booty. Huh? What?

I thought you might.

King's Quest 1.5: Romancing the Groan. Graham goes forth to find his true love. To make enough money to support a family, Graham becomes a strolling minstrel (specialising in halfway-dirty songs -- this is a kids' game!) and stand-up jester (specialising in bad puns, hence the groan).

One day, while dodging a bone at a banquet, Graham sees Valanice (who is, at the time, a "serving wench") ... and it's mutually love at first sight ... until another bone hits him in the nose. Valanice feels sorry for him and takes him to her room to "take care of his wound". Graham charms her with jokes and puns.

But one of the drunken guests at the banquet bursts in and threatens to "romance" Valanice his way (ew), so Graham must stand up to this bully and chase him off! But the guests at the banquet won't stand for a mere jester being "uppity"! So Graham and Valanice flee, pursued by a bunch of drunken upper-class twits.

Where will it go from here? Who knows, but it'll be interesting. Maybe you could play as both Graham AND Valanice, like you could in GK2 (i.e. as both Gabriel and Grace). Hmm?

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Sat Apr 02, 2022 2:23 am King's Quest 1.5: Romancing the Groan. Graham goes forth to find his true love.

King's Quest 1.69: Romancing the Bone. Valanice goes forth to find her true love.

King's Quest 1.7: Romancing the Phone. Telephones come to Daventry! And, obviously, when Graham and Valanice get one, they start making romantic phone calls - all of which end with "You hang up first." / "No, YOU hang up first..." until Graham's butler gets fed up, snatches the receiver from the king's hand, slams it down, and throws the phone out the window for the crocodiles to munch on.

And this is where you come in. Can YOU, Graham's chosen champion, retrieve the phone from the crocodile-infested moat? The better question is: do you even want to? 'Cos if you do solve the quest, we all have to put up with "You hang up first" until King's Quest 1.8 ...

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:45 pm King's Quest 1.7: Romancing the Phone. Telephones come to Daventry! And, obviously, when Graham and Valanice get one, they start making romantic phone calls - all of which end with "You hang up first." / "No, YOU hang up first..." until Graham's butler gets fed up, snatches the receiver from the king's hand, slams it down, and throws the phone out the window for the crocodiles to munch on.

And this is where you come in. Can YOU, Graham's chosen champion, retrieve the phone from the crocodile-infested moat? The better question is: do you even want to? 'Cos if you do solve the quest, we all have to put up with "You hang up first" until King's Quest 1.8 ...

I feel like you missed a critical joke...
So...

King's Quest 1.7A (Alpha Release) - Romancing the Phone. A new way to communicate has come to Daventry, invented by King Graham's son, Alexander - and thus named after the royal family - it's the TELE-GRAHAM.

Oh, no. But

King's Quest 1.7B (Beta Release) - Romancing the (Mobile) Phone. Yay, phones are now mobile! But on the minus side, they weigh a ton. So all you have to do is find a way to lug a 15-stone monstrosity with you where-ever you go. A special backpack is invented. But hey, at least they have mobiles now!

Going back to bad idea kickstarters -

A new screen saver has arrived for Windows 11! Johnny Castaway in KILL AGAIN ISLAND! Johnny must survive a HUNGER GAMES like island!