First post, by mr_btw
Hi all,
I saw that Sierra is finally releasing their WinXP-compatible updates to their KQ, LSL, SQ, and PQ classics.
Look at the "Latest Releases" section on their site:
http://www.sierra.com/en/home/games.html
Now, the fine print in the KQ, SQ, and PQ games mentions DOSBox, as in the following (for KQ):
© 1984-1994 Sierra Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. King’s Quest, Sierra and the Sierra logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sierra Entertainment, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft and the Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries and are used under license from Microsoft. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Athlon is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. DosBox © 1989-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. for more information go to http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1
Anyone have more to say? Should we be expecting bug fixes too, or have the games simply been repackaged with DOSBox? Guess I'll find out soon enough since I have SQ on order from Amazon (currently scheduled to ship September 15, 2006).
Oh, and from the descriptions, it looks like we won't be getting ALL of the KQ and LSL games. The ones that were already compatible (Mask of Eternity and Love For Sail, for example) aren't included. I suppose that's fair...
Thoughts?