And that path of thorns was so unforgiving, sooooo not-even-laid-out-fairly-or-intuitively to know which footstep might be your last. You can imagine, there might be a bit of tension in the room - 3 brothers huddled around the monitor - when it came time to walk the path of thorns, to try to reach Dracula's castle across the poisoned moat in KQ2. the game could only ever be tackled right from the start. we loved those games, but we had to try to finish them in one sitting. WE had "unoriginal" copies, and SAVE - for whatever reason - never worked. I was born in 1978, and some of the earliest games we ever got were KQ1, and then 2. Cover art ("Roll for Initative.") by Jon Hodgson. (It wasn't.)ĭeveloped for AdventureJam 2016 by No More For Today Productions (Patrick Johnston, Gareth Millward, Jess Morrissette, Frederik Olsen, Troels Pleimert, Chris Ushko, and Kevin Wallace). An old-school instruction manual filled with Stair Quest lore and important tips for success! So authentic, it could have been written by Roberta Williams herself.An original 8-bit soundtrack so good it could pass as a 9-bit soundtrack!.Multiple protagonists! Choose to play as either the brave Sir Devon or the daring Princess Ingrid.An innovative text parser that recognizes literally thousands of commands!.Gorgeous EGA graphics inspired by classic Sierra On-Line adventure games like King's Quest and The Black Cauldron!.Stair Quest is a retro adventure game that pays homage to the most enchanting, pulse-pounding moments from the early King's Quest games. Little does he know his own daughter, Princess Ingrid, has also set out in search of the legendary relic. So, King Jonathan dispatches his bravest knight, Sir Devon, to quest for the legendary Orb of Stars. The Soothsayer replies with a sly grin, "Even in legend may one find the truth, m'lord." Says the King, "The Orb of Stars is but a legend!" "Seek ye out the Orb of Stars," she tells King Jonathan. The realm of Castle's Wood is in despair.Īs famine, war, disease, and natural disaster wreak havoc upon the land, good King Jonathan seeks the counsel of a wise old Soothsayer.
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