I still have fond memories from the past of the "quest" set of games.  Police, Kings, Space...all were gems.  There was nothing quite like wandering around for hours and finally finding the solution to that one elusive puzzle.  Or finding an object -- a shovel, cupid's bow, or a smelly flower -- and envisioning just what zany way it would be used.

The Kings Quest series adds on a charming tie-in with popular fairy tales and mythology that we are all familiar with.  Help the seven dwarves, defeat the famed Minotaur, or melt the wicked witch.

All of it adds up to a charming package of games that any nostalgic gamer will be pleased to own.

Now the bad...  The package itself is hurridly put together.  It's a couple of CDs in box.  The game guides are not even printed out for you.  Now this would not be too big of a deal except that the old Sierrra games had a habit of employing copy protection by asking you to answer something out of the manual.  So you either print it out yourself, or alt-tab back to the pdf to get the needed information.  On top of that, XP compatibility simply means that they install and run DOS-Box underneath the game.  So little work was done to actually ensure compatibility.  It's more a repackaging of the games.  A couple extra features would have been nice.

Also, I like many wish that Vivendi had included the original version of Kings Quest 1.

All told, however, the thrill of seeing that Sierra logo pop up and the familiar tunes of a classic from my past was more than enough for me to overlook the negatives.
I still have fond memories from the past of the "quest" set of games. Police, Kings, Space... all were gems. There was nothing quite like wandering around for hours and finally finding the solution to that one elusive puzzle. Or finding an object -- a shovel, cupid's bow, or a smelly flower -- and envisioning just what zany way it would be used. The Kings Quest series adds on a charming tie-in with popular fairy tales and mythology that we are all familiar with. Help the seven dwarves, defeat the famed Minotaur, or melt the wicked witch. All of it adds up to a charming package of games that any nostalgic gamer will be pleased to own. Now the bad... The package itself is hurridly put together. It's a couple of CDs in box. The game guides are not even printed out for you. Now this would not be too big of a deal except that the old Sierrra games had a habit of employing copy protection by asking you to answer something out of the manual. So you either print it out yourself, or alt-tab back to the pdf to get the needed information. On top of that, XP compatibility simply means that they install and run DOS-Box underneath the game. So little work was done to actually ensure compatibility. It's more a repackaging of the games. A couple extra features would have been nice. Also, I like many wish that Vivendi had included the original version of Kings Quest 1. All told, however, the thrill of seeing that Sierra logo pop up and the familiar tunes of a classic from my past was more than enough for me to overlook the negatives.