"Alexander pulls out his magic map!" "Alexander pulls out his magic map!" "Alexander pulls out his magic map!" "Where were you born, a barn? It's a pig's sty in here!"
3:10 The schlemiel and the schlimazel are actually tropes from European Jewish comedy. the schlemiel is the one who spills the soup, and the schlimazel is the one who gets the soup spilled on him. Basically, it's the pairing of a clumsy person and an unlucky person.
Also, Tony Jay was the voice of Captain Saladin and he was a legend kind of. He was a voice actor for Disney cartoons (2 major ones at that, hint hint, tease,) and was a well-known actor in film and television.
Regarding “Girl in the Tower,” it was a very cool and bold move for Sierra to try to get fans to get radio stations to play it. That was creative marketing at its best for 1992, and imagine the publicity for this game, Sierra, and adventure games in general if it had worked as hoped! The Top-40-style end credit song tradition began with “Beauty and the Beast” in 1991. (I really wish “The Little Mermaid” had had one too, but that was too early.) I think the only possible reason the radio station plan backfired is that it was maybe too far ahead of its time. And that’s not a criticism either. Bold creative moves are where history gets made.
Hell, i actually first heard of the song/game because of it getting limited airtime on a local station back in the day. So, at least personally, the marketing worked. X3
Having replayed all the King's Quest games recently, this one was still my favorite. I even played it twice because I got all the way to the castle before realizing that I'd screwed up the good path and wanted to get that golden ending. Great game, great cast, and Captain Saladin is the greatest character in the history of ever.
PUR, i have to say, this is my fav video of yours. You seemed like you were having so much fun, the singing, the jokes, your anecdotes. And the way you wrote to Sierra and asked for help? Peak adorability!!!! 🥰
Shamir Shemozzle is doing a poor job of trying to kill Alexander because he can't disobey Alhazred's orders, but Alhazred left loopholes (ie, he's not watching) so Shamir isn't even bothering with trying to kill him.
this is a game with a magical teleporting map, islands referencing fairy tales, dog-man hybrid soldiers, genies, a literally land of the dead, people with wings, living greek mythology...yet the whole 'love at first sight' thing is too much to swallow? really??
Dave Fennoy (the Pawnshop owner) was also the voice of the pirate whom Guybrush Threepwood had to trick in a card game to get a diamond. And, of course, voiced characters in Telltale's games - Lee Everett from *The Walking Dead (Season 1)*; Finch from *Tales from the Borderlands*; Bluebeard from *The Wolf Among Us*. HOW did *Don Messick* (Ali and the sense Gnomes) get missed by EVERYONE?! He voiced Scooby Doo, Scrappy Doo, Atom Ant, Booboo Bear, Hamton J. Pig (from Tiny Toon Adventures)... and THOUSANDS of other characters we've all heard. He's *THE biggest actor* on this game's cast list, but NOBODY mentions him.
+Mick For K-Six A side note about the Pawnshop owner - he was one of the most visited characters in the game, yet *had no name* until the KQ Companion gave him one. Sierra had some brain-damaged moments, even in their best games.
+Mick For K-Six Good call. I am glad people are bringing up more of the voice actors. Truth be told, I wanted to get across my own experience with the game and didn't want to focus on any one thing for too long including the voice acting, though clearly it's something people REALLY enjoy discussing. Just wanted to mention a small section, my favorite voices, and move on. Then people could discover more about the game if their interest was piqued enough to want to play it or look it up. And yeah, totally do recognize Dave Fennoy's voice from MI3 - it's actually almost the exact same voice. Love that game. Good insight! And yeah, Sierra had their moments. They aren't perfect by any means, but I love 'um anyway. Also, I would argue that Bill Ratner had a comparable amount of fame to Don Messick. He also has some amazing credits to his name and has been the movie trailer voice actor for a TON of huge films. :)
I looked up Bill Ratner's official site, IMDB, and a few other sites, but can't find more than 33 years of voices, and only about 46 roles listed. To put it in perspective: Don Messick, Daws Butler, and Mel Blanc were all comparable actors with 60+ years as the primary voice actors for Hannah-Barbera and Warner Bros. (Don and Daws tend to be mentioned together because of all their combined projects - Pixie, Dixie, and Mr. Jinks cartoons were completely voiced by those two, for example.) If you're looking for movie trailers and TV previews, look up Jim Cummings or Peter Cullen, and prepare to faint. XD
:) I like to support voice actors and their reputations as I can. :) Interesting fact: When Mel Blanc's wife was pregnant, he asked his bosses for a raise. The company couldn't afford it at the time, so they made a deal - there would be a "Characterizations" credit at the end of all of Mel's cartoons, which gave him more attention and work from other sources. That was their way of getting him more money to care for his family. That meant he was the first voice actor to get public credit for his work.
Fun fact - the GOG download of KQ6 includes all the files necessary to run the windows version. By default it's set to run the DOS version in DOSBox, but if you run it through ScummVM, you can get the full Windows version complete with updated portrait graphics! I, too, grew up on the windows version :)
+Uhmm Mohai SWEET. :D I thought it did but by the time i thought about it, I was already neck deep into the DOS capture. would love to play the Windows version again.
The main thing I remember about this game is when you get the genie "drunk" with the... it was a mint, I think? And he's trying his best to tell the Vizier about Alexander's "magic smap." His delivery always cracked me up as a kid. KQVI was also the first KQ to use CG characters! Both in the intro cutscene and, oddly, when Alexander's walking around in the dark with a lantern.
I NEVER got past the Cliffs back in '94 or '95 because the friend who gave me his copy of the game "forgot" to give me the manual! XD But a decade later I was able to use the internet to solve the puzzles properly.
I love that Russi Taylor of The Simpsons voices a number of minor characters in this game. Her Lady Celeste voice is identical to her Sherri/Terri voice, and her Ghost Child voice is pretty similar to her Martin Prince! :)
I really love the voice acting in KQ6 especially the Narator from his descriptions of character emotions down to his corny jokes really had me hooked on this game. I was shocked to know back when i first played KQ6 and then the 2015 KQ game that most of the voice actors were professionals mostly know for Disney and the late Tony Jay, OMG you can listen to him forever. This is truely one of the best point n click adventure games for me though I still love Sam n Max HtR.
It's almost impossible not to sing Girl in the Tower every time I hear it. Also the Black Widow in this game was one of my first video game crushes as a kid. Which explains a lot of my current brain problems, now that I think about it.
I was so convinced that Jollo was the same guy who voiced Choose Goose in "Adventure Time"... but he's not... although he DID voice Moe on Adventure Time... so that's... something.
The first PC game I played all the way through. This game, more than any other, hits me with a lightning strike of nostalgia. God damn it's so good. I still go back and play it once every couple years.
I am playing through them now and I would say that so far 3 is my favorite from the way it mixes mechanics and narrative. I actually was anxious as hell trying to make that stupid cat cookie thing while the wizard's timer ticked down. And in that game Alexander is such a sympathetic character. He's so kind to everyone despite being in such a bad situation. I actually felt emotions for a decades old computer game character lol.
I've been slowly watching older videos I missed on this channel, and I am glad I finally checked this out. Love the jokes and innuendo. I think I need to work a glory hole into a game at some point. Such a missed opportunity here.
I remember watching my brother play this one when I was a kid. It was really interesting with all the puns and such. Can't wait for the next review, Roses! :)
4:17... are those oyster beds... also dadgummit Roses, everytime you sing it makes me fall for you just a teeny bit more. (I appreciate a good set o' pipes)
My favorite vocal performance was Tony Jay as Captain Saladin. He was fantastic in this. And I think there's a law about reviewing this game online that you have to sing Girl in the Tower... Also loved the reference to your Cedric video. That made me smile.
I have a sneaking suspicion that your channel's going to get a lot bigger very soon. These have been some really good videos lately, too! Now I want to play the hell out of all these computer games. XD
If i'm not mistaken, even if you do throw rotten tomato yourself, it's not technically a fail state yet, since you can still finish the game using the short path. as far as i remember, the short path doesn't require the use of any of the spells.
Funnily enough, my first time hearing "Girl in the Tower," WAS from radio play. One of my local stations, it turns out, was run by some guys who were already kinda into video games, and thought the idea of Sierra trying to get airtime was more charming than annoying. So the song would occasionally come up on rotation.
I like that you chose to use the narrator's dialogue of tossing the head of iceberg lettuce into the boiling pond. I'll occasionally drop that line in a general chat in MMO's just to see if anyone recognizes where it's from. I'm enjoying your reviews of my favourite game series!
Man, Robby Benson is all over the place, never new he was in this game, and also didn't know he teaches at my University until there was a special screening of One on One in our cinema the day after The Chosen screening that ended with a Q&A with him and Jeremy Kagan. Neat stuff! I still haven't played any King's Quest games, or any Sierra point & clicks, and I call myself an adventure game fan. Keep up the great reviews!
The graphics, voice acting, and story make up for some of the crazy moon logic in my opinion. GIRL IN THE SHOWER I'M PEEKING OUT PLEASE HAND ME THE SHAMPOO...
TH-cam suggested your channel to me today, so I spent the whole morning watching your KQ reviews and related videos. Then I went to the beach with my KQ Companion, which I loved in eighth grade and definitely used to beat all the games from the collection I found on sale at the mall that Christmas after obsessing over KQVI forever (and singing the theme song almost as often as the end credits songs from Disney movies). Have you ever read the spinoff novels? The Floating Castle, See No Weevil, and Kingdom of Sorrow. They’re pretty standard quest books, but I remember enjoying them. Thank you for giving each game their due!
I used to read the letters i wrote to my Unrequited love while listening to "girl in the tower". true story! that was such an entertaining review, roses
I've been waiting for you to review this one! Definitely my favorite King's Quest game. Truth be told, it was the first one I ever played. I didn't even have a computer at the time... But my neighbor did! He had only two games Stellar 7 and (DUNDUDUDUN!) KQ6. He let me borrow it around 20 years ago and I still have his guide book/copy protection. Yep, I was THAT GUY. Anyway, he didn't care much for the game so I don't think he cared. When I did finally got my own computer, this was one of the first games I picked up (from my neighbor, hehe) and as you would say, "Oh man!" I played the hell out of this one. I remember once I had gotten really close to the ending and I screwed up and got locked in the dungeon. Luckily, I had saved my game. As a stupid kid, I only kept one save at any given time and when I went to his load, I HIT SAVE!!! I cannot express the pure rage I felt and I honestly threw a full fledged tantrum. I remember running outside and crying. That's how much I cared about this game. I know it sounds silly, but I was a just a wee lad at the time. When I finally calmed down, I realized that I pretty much knew what to do and I started playing again. I immediately got over the anger when I booted up the game again and it was almost refreshing to be safe and sound on the Isle of the Crown. That's a true testament to this game's greatness. I still play it today. Damn, I should save these stories for my own reviews. Anyway, keep up the good work, Roses! Love your work and all that!
Was on a ProJared video, and he linked to this one. I'd already seen the name several times during the past few years, and I finally decided to check this channel. Nicey nice, I trust the rest of your videos are just as good (a bit lazy to check right now), subscribeddd.
This was the only King's Quest I had played, back in the day. I had a small collection of totally random computer games that mostly came to me from my Dad. This....was not the best game for a kid my age, at the time, but I DID make it to the Underworld! I feel like that ain't too bad, considering that I'm pretty sure I found every single death up to that point. It was one of those games I kept going back to, though, so by the time I got to the Underworld I was a little bit older and able to understand most of the puns and things that would allow me to make sensible decisions.
I always thought that the zombies in the land of the dead are your crew from the opening when you're ship crashed. You never see them again and there is no way they could have escaped in a lifeboat with the water around the green isles being the way they are.
+leahcim They escape! At the end of the game, Valanice tells Alexander that his men arrived home safely and that she was worried when he wasn't with them.
I also played this game as a kid and was stuck many a time but never thought to write out my problem and mail it to the Sierra hint team and wait for a USPS response. The fact that you did is incredible and in fact, commendable!
@ 5:33, did this character speak the line "old lamps for new"? If so I remember seeing this game running on a computer at a Sears back then and for some reason it became a running joke between me and my brother because, i guess, of how silly it sounded (we had a lot of weird inside jokes like that).
I know this is an older video but I'm going back through some of Rose's older content and just wanted to say how I always appreciate it when she sings.
Idk if I've commented on this before but holy crap I adore this game. I'll often say it's my second favorite game of all time but really it is probably tied for the first.
The Cliff of Logic was supposed to be the games copy protection? I didn't know that. I figured it out by myself but that took me over a week to figure it. I spent hours on that puzzle and it took a lot of writing to figure it out. I still remember when I finally got to the top and a feeling it gave me. A great sense of success and relief.
Ahh, memories. My friend had this game but his 386 with low memory ran the game really slow and it didn't show the cutscenes. Luckily our school had a fancy new 486 with enough RAM so he brought it there and we played the game during recess. Never managed to finish it there of course.
PushingUpRoses Well, I do see the collection on sale all over the place. I suppose it's time to put an end to that chapter of my life, as I do have many memories trying to figure this out with my brother and sister. Thanks for the boost of confidence!
Nice singing. :) I grew up on the Windows version as well, and I had the same reaction of "...wut?" when I fired up the DOS version in DOSBox at one point. Fortunately, I was able to get Windows 3.1 to run in DOSBox; I should find out if my old CD will install from it! (addendum...) ...or not. I no longer appear to have it. :( That's not something I would just throw away, maybe it's buried in a box.
I came here from ProJared's video! I like this video, and I like your delivery, style, etc! Keep it up it's pretty awesome! I think I'll check out a few more! :)
Jane Jensen... That nearly says all. Altough I also liked KQ 5. And YES I mean the CD version with the VOICEOVER and the town music. *duck away* And well the whole KQ series. I also have the "girl in the tower" CD soundtrack! :)
Psh. I don't think Chessboard Land looks that barren. It has two ruling queens, after all. Eh? Barren. BARON? No? *taps the mic* Hello? ...I'll see myself out.
This is the VERY FIRST KQ game I ever played. It was the one that came with the ultra futuristic computer my family has just bought which had CD-ROM drive! WOW! and it characters talked! I was blown away.
I remember this game being one of the original pack in free games when you got a PC with a new fangled CD-ROM drive. Eventually 7th Guest and Myst would take that slot but I knew so many families that got this game with their first CD-ROM enabled PC. Mostly because as a Sierra loving kid, I knew the solution to all the puzzles. Made me strangely popular in my freshman year of high school.
I'm glad I wasn't scared off by the thumbnail, this was fun!
...but seriously that thumbnail
+Lazy Game Reviews I don't know what you mean. That thumbnail is a work of fine art. Classic.
It's a classic in the same way that "Girl in the Tower" is a classic.
@Seth Rowling I think your virginity is showing Seth.
@Seth Rowling little sexist shit.
Hmmm, I guess Seth got deleted or deleted himself. A phrase like, your vitginity is showing, caught my interest. LOL!
I actually called a bunch of radio stations and requested "Girl in the Tower" back when the game was new. I'm so, so ashamed
Me and my brother did too. The DJ laughed at us and told us "I guess the girl has left the tower." Womp womp
Omg I did too ❤
"Alexander pulls out his magic map!"
"Alexander pulls out his magic map!"
"Alexander pulls out his magic map!"
"Where were you born, a barn? It's a pig's sty in here!"
3:10 The schlemiel and the schlimazel are actually tropes from European Jewish comedy. the schlemiel is the one who spills the soup, and the schlimazel is the one who gets the soup spilled on him. Basically, it's the pairing of a clumsy person and an unlucky person.
Also, Tony Jay was the voice of Captain Saladin and he was a legend kind of. He was a voice actor for Disney cartoons (2 major ones at that, hint hint, tease,) and was a well-known actor in film and television.
There was a Sierra parody of the song which was called "Squirrel with the Power"
And here it is th-cam.com/video/rHx7L1BH0mw/w-d-xo.html ;)
Regarding “Girl in the Tower,” it was a very cool and bold move for Sierra to try to get fans to get radio stations to play it. That was creative marketing at its best for 1992, and imagine the publicity for this game, Sierra, and adventure games in general if it had worked as hoped! The Top-40-style end credit song tradition began with “Beauty and the Beast” in 1991. (I really wish “The Little Mermaid” had had one too, but that was too early.) I think the only possible reason the radio station plan backfired is that it was maybe too far ahead of its time. And that’s not a criticism either. Bold creative moves are where history gets made.
Hell, i actually first heard of the song/game because of it getting limited airtime on a local station back in the day. So, at least personally, the marketing worked. X3
Having replayed all the King's Quest games recently, this one was still my favorite. I even played it twice because I got all the way to the castle before realizing that I'd screwed up the good path and wanted to get that golden ending. Great game, great cast, and Captain Saladin is the greatest character in the history of ever.
PUR, i have to say, this is my fav video of yours. You seemed like you were having so much fun, the singing, the jokes, your anecdotes. And the way you wrote to Sierra and asked for help? Peak adorability!!!! 🥰
Shamir Shemozzle is doing a poor job of trying to kill Alexander because he can't disobey Alhazred's orders, but Alhazred left loopholes (ie, he's not watching) so Shamir isn't even bothering with trying to kill him.
this is a game with a magical teleporting map, islands referencing fairy tales, dog-man hybrid soldiers, genies, a literally land of the dead, people with wings, living greek mythology...yet the whole 'love at first sight' thing is too much to swallow? really??
Dave Fennoy (the Pawnshop owner) was also the voice of the pirate whom Guybrush Threepwood had to trick in a card game to get a diamond. And, of course, voiced characters in Telltale's games - Lee Everett from *The Walking Dead (Season 1)*; Finch from *Tales from the Borderlands*; Bluebeard from *The Wolf Among Us*.
HOW did *Don Messick* (Ali and the sense Gnomes) get missed by EVERYONE?! He voiced Scooby Doo, Scrappy Doo, Atom Ant, Booboo Bear, Hamton J. Pig (from Tiny Toon Adventures)... and THOUSANDS of other characters we've all heard. He's *THE biggest actor* on this game's cast list, but NOBODY mentions him.
+Mick For K-Six A side note about the Pawnshop owner - he was one of the most visited characters in the game, yet *had no name* until the KQ Companion gave him one. Sierra had some brain-damaged moments, even in their best games.
+Mick For K-Six Good call. I am glad people are bringing up more of the voice actors. Truth be told, I wanted to get across my own experience with the game and didn't want to focus on any one thing for too long including the voice acting, though clearly it's something people REALLY enjoy discussing. Just wanted to mention a small section, my favorite voices, and move on. Then people could discover more about the game if their interest was piqued enough to want to play it or look it up. And yeah, totally do recognize Dave Fennoy's voice from MI3 - it's actually almost the exact same voice. Love that game. Good insight! And yeah, Sierra had their moments. They aren't perfect by any means, but I love 'um anyway. Also, I would argue that Bill Ratner had a comparable amount of fame to Don Messick. He also has some amazing credits to his name and has been the movie trailer voice actor for a TON of huge films. :)
I looked up Bill Ratner's official site, IMDB, and a few other sites, but can't find more than 33 years of voices, and only about 46 roles listed.
To put it in perspective: Don Messick, Daws Butler, and Mel Blanc were all comparable actors with 60+ years as the primary voice actors for Hannah-Barbera and Warner Bros. (Don and Daws tend to be mentioned together because of all their combined projects - Pixie, Dixie, and Mr. Jinks cartoons were completely voiced by those two, for example.)
If you're looking for movie trailers and TV previews, look up Jim Cummings or Peter Cullen, and prepare to faint. XD
+Mick For K-Six Point taken. :)
:) I like to support voice actors and their reputations as I can. :)
Interesting fact: When Mel Blanc's wife was pregnant, he asked his bosses for a raise. The company couldn't afford it at the time, so they made a deal - there would be a "Characterizations" credit at the end of all of Mel's cartoons, which gave him more attention and work from other sources. That was their way of getting him more money to care for his family. That meant he was the first voice actor to get public credit for his work.
If only that crack in the wall was a little lower - I laughed so hard at that :D
Glorious!
@@swishpronoob Holey baby jeez
Alexander pulls out his magic map.
And engraves himself into my brain for the rest of my life.
My fave King's Quest
I adored hearing you sing girl in the tower
If Weird Al wanted to create a parody, would it be called "Girl in the Shower"?
My favorite video of yours! Quality singing, jokes and sexual innuendo combined with a classic Sierra game. I could ask for nothing more.
Singing bit was super cute, great video as always. Keep up the quality content!
Watching this brought back so much nostalgia!!! Need to replay this! I could never do the long route....
Fun fact - the GOG download of KQ6 includes all the files necessary to run the windows version. By default it's set to run the DOS version in DOSBox, but if you run it through ScummVM, you can get the full Windows version complete with updated portrait graphics!
I, too, grew up on the windows version :)
+Uhmm Mohai SWEET. :D I thought it did but by the time i thought about it, I was already neck deep into the DOS capture. would love to play the Windows version again.
Remember Annotations?
One of many great features arbitrarily took out by TH-cam due to reasons
The main thing I remember about this game is when you get the genie "drunk" with the... it was a mint, I think? And he's trying his best to tell the Vizier about Alexander's "magic smap." His delivery always cracked me up as a kid.
KQVI was also the first KQ to use CG characters! Both in the intro cutscene and, oddly, when Alexander's walking around in the dark with a lantern.
When I was a kid I drew my own magic map on construction paper and used to pretend I could teleport. Yeah, I was a cool kid.
( unironic waving of lighter at singing)
I NEVER got past the Cliffs back in '94 or '95 because the friend who gave me his copy of the game "forgot" to give me the manual! XD But a decade later I was able to use the internet to solve the puzzles properly.
You get so much (platonic) love from me for all your creative efforts.
Singing along with Girl in the Tower has won you a like and subscribe. Congratulations!
I love that Russi Taylor of The Simpsons voices a number of minor characters in this game. Her Lady Celeste voice is identical to her Sherri/Terri voice, and her Ghost Child voice is pretty similar to her Martin Prince! :)
I really love the voice acting in KQ6 especially the Narator from his descriptions of character emotions down to his corny jokes really had me hooked on this game.
I was shocked to know back when i first played KQ6 and then the 2015 KQ game that most of the voice actors were professionals mostly know for Disney and the late Tony Jay, OMG you can listen to him forever.
This is truely one of the best point n click adventure games for me though I still love Sam n Max HtR.
It's almost impossible not to sing Girl in the Tower every time I hear it.
Also the Black Widow in this game was one of my first video game crushes as a kid. Which explains a lot of my current brain problems, now that I think about it.
Girl in the Towerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! ahhhh the memories; great recap and singing Rose!
I was so convinced that Jollo was the same guy who voiced Choose Goose in "Adventure Time"... but he's not... although he DID voice Moe on Adventure Time... so that's... something.
The first PC game I played all the way through. This game, more than any other, hits me with a lightning strike of nostalgia.
God damn it's so good. I still go back and play it once every couple years.
I am playing through them now and I would say that so far 3 is my favorite from the way it mixes mechanics and narrative. I actually was anxious as hell trying to make that stupid cat cookie thing while the wizard's timer ticked down. And in that game Alexander is such a sympathetic character. He's so kind to everyone despite being in such a bad situation. I actually felt emotions for a decades old computer game character lol.
An absolute favourite of mine from my childhood next to Chrono Trigger. Thank you for reviewing it!! :)
I've been slowly watching older videos I missed on this channel, and I am glad I finally checked this out. Love the jokes and innuendo. I think I need to work a glory hole into a game at some point. Such a missed opportunity here.
07:06
Probably the first gloryhole reference to an old Sierra adventure game. Well done.
Leisure suit Larry?
You wrote a letter to get a hint!? My teenage soul is astonshied that this actually worked!
I remember watching my brother play this one when I was a kid. It was really interesting with all the puns and such. Can't wait for the next review, Roses! :)
4:17... are those oyster beds... also dadgummit Roses, everytime you sing it makes me fall for you just a teeny bit more. (I appreciate a good set o' pipes)
My favorite vocal performance was Tony Jay as Captain Saladin. He was fantastic in this. And I think there's a law about reviewing this game online that you have to sing Girl in the Tower...
Also loved the reference to your Cedric video. That made me smile.
I have a sneaking suspicion that your channel's going to get a lot bigger very soon. These have been some really good videos lately, too! Now I want to play the hell out of all these computer games. XD
You weren't wrong!
"Hole in the wall", Roses, you were on fucking fire while making this! I actually had to stop the video to savor this here moment xDDD
+cMaXeJIJIo Hahaha, thank you!
Hee! My sister and I got the King's Quest Collection way back when and went through all the games from start to finish. Good times. :)
If i'm not mistaken, even if you do throw rotten tomato yourself, it's not technically a fail state yet, since you can still finish the game using the short path. as far as i remember, the short path doesn't require the use of any of the spells.
I'm subbed to a lot of gaming channels, but I completely missed you, glad I found you when I did, YT needs more girl game reviewers
The best in all King's Quest series. Love it so much.
Funnily enough, my first time hearing "Girl in the Tower," WAS from radio play. One of my local stations, it turns out, was run by some guys who were already kinda into video games, and thought the idea of Sierra trying to get airtime was more charming than annoying. So the song would occasionally come up on rotation.
I wonder if anyone actually got royalties for that.
I like that you chose to use the narrator's dialogue of tossing the head of iceberg lettuce into the boiling pond. I'll occasionally drop that line in a general chat in MMO's just to see if anyone recognizes where it's from.
I'm enjoying your reviews of my favourite game series!
Man, Robby Benson is all over the place, never new he was in this game, and also didn't know he teaches at my University until there was a special screening of One on One in our cinema the day after The Chosen screening that ended with a Q&A with him and Jeremy Kagan. Neat stuff! I still haven't played any King's Quest games, or any Sierra point & clicks, and I call myself an adventure game fan. Keep up the great reviews!
I tried so hard not to laugh when you started singing Girl in the Tower but it made my day so I had no choice.
I stay play that song while driving.
The graphics, voice acting, and story make up for some of the crazy moon logic in my opinion.
GIRL IN THE SHOWER
I'M PEEKING OUT
PLEASE HAND ME THE SHAMPOO...
Man, that 90s Roberta Williams hair is massive
+Crocmaster McGeezax Oh yeah, it was early 90s goodness. There were other clips to use but I had to use that one strictly due to the hair.
GIRL IN THE TOOOOWWWWEEEERRR!! Im in a singing mood now...thanks PushingUpRoses , as a side note, you look amazing in this video!!
TH-cam suggested your channel to me today, so I spent the whole morning watching your KQ reviews and related videos. Then I went to the beach with my KQ Companion, which I loved in eighth grade and definitely used to beat all the games from the collection I found on sale at the mall that Christmas after obsessing over KQVI forever (and singing the theme song almost as often as the end credits songs from Disney movies).
Have you ever read the spinoff novels? The Floating Castle, See No Weevil, and Kingdom of Sorrow. They’re pretty standard quest books, but I remember enjoying them.
Thank you for giving each game their due!
I used to read the letters i wrote to my Unrequited love while listening to "girl in the tower". true story!
that was such an entertaining review, roses
I am so glad I heard you on The Diecast and found your channel. Your reviews and playthroughs are just great. Thank you for doing these.
Damn, Roses.....you're the best. I LOVED this game back in the day. You've got me feeling all nostalgic and whatnot. Cheers.
Roses with the hand clinching 80's power ballad singing. Loved It!
I've been waiting for you to review this one! Definitely my favorite King's Quest game. Truth be told, it was the first one I ever played. I didn't even have a computer at the time... But my neighbor did! He had only two games Stellar 7 and (DUNDUDUDUN!) KQ6. He let me borrow it around 20 years ago and I still have his guide book/copy protection. Yep, I was THAT GUY. Anyway, he didn't care much for the game so I don't think he cared. When I did finally got my own computer, this was one of the first games I picked up (from my neighbor, hehe) and as you would say, "Oh man!" I played the hell out of this one. I remember once I had gotten really close to the ending and I screwed up and got locked in the dungeon. Luckily, I had saved my game. As a stupid kid, I only kept one save at any given time and when I went to his load, I HIT SAVE!!! I cannot express the pure rage I felt and I honestly threw a full fledged tantrum. I remember running outside and crying. That's how much I cared about this game. I know it sounds silly, but I was a just a wee lad at the time. When I finally calmed down, I realized that I pretty much knew what to do and I started playing again. I immediately got over the anger when I booted up the game again and it was almost refreshing to be safe and sound on the Isle of the Crown. That's a true testament to this game's greatness. I still play it today. Damn, I should save these stories for my own reviews. Anyway, keep up the good work, Roses! Love your work and all that!
I also love feeding mint to the genie at every possible chance 😖
That's it, I'm calling my radio station and demanding they play Girl in the Tower.
I hate that it took me so long to find your videos. Thank you for what you do
Was on a ProJared video, and he linked to this one. I'd already seen the name several times during the past few years, and I finally decided to check this channel. Nicey nice, I trust the rest of your videos are just as good (a bit lazy to check right now), subscribeddd.
This was the only King's Quest I had played, back in the day. I had a small collection of totally random computer games that mostly came to me from my Dad. This....was not the best game for a kid my age, at the time, but I DID make it to the Underworld! I feel like that ain't too bad, considering that I'm pretty sure I found every single death up to that point. It was one of those games I kept going back to, though, so by the time I got to the Underworld I was a little bit older and able to understand most of the puns and things that would allow me to make sensible decisions.
I always thought that the zombies in the land of the dead are your crew from the opening when you're ship crashed. You never see them again and there is no way they could have escaped in a lifeboat with the water around the green isles being the way they are.
+leahcim They escape! At the end of the game, Valanice tells Alexander that his men arrived home safely and that she was worried when he wasn't with them.
I also played this game as a kid and was stuck many a time but never thought to write out my problem and mail it to the Sierra hint team and wait for a USPS response. The fact that you did is incredible and in fact, commendable!
your love for the song sold me and "I couldn't wish you away."
I just noticed from that clip of KQV where Alexander hits on Cassima that apparently Graham gave Alexander some work out lessons.
I remember a lot of switching items at the pawn shop. Also, was disappointed the Lovecraft reference never had a pay off.
2:30 Fully expected the Lord of Swamp Castle to jump in when you said that it makes you want to sing.
I laughed really hard at the Cedric/Mordack throwback.
This is my fav King's quest game. I love all the different Islands
One of my favorite Point and Click adventure games and for sure my favorite King's Quest game.
I'd be introduced to hear your two cents on the "Simon the sorcerer" games
*interested
@ 5:33, did this character speak the line "old lamps for new"? If so I remember seeing this game running on a computer at a Sears back then and for some reason it became a running joke between me and my brother because, i guess, of how silly it sounded (we had a lot of weird inside jokes like that).
+Phunqsauce Yep, that's the one. Voiced by Tony Jay, to boot.
thanks! I knew it looked very familiar!
Easily without hesitation one of the greatest game ever made.
8:33
Wow, I never knew they used real life actors to animated 2D games like this!
I know this is an older video but I'm going back through some of Rose's older content and just wanted to say how I always appreciate it when she sings.
Idk if I've commented on this before but holy crap I adore this game.
I'll often say it's my second favorite game of all time but really it is probably tied for the first.
The Cliff of Logic was supposed to be the games copy protection? I didn't know that. I figured it out by myself but that took me over a week to figure it. I spent hours on that puzzle and it took a lot of writing to figure it out.
I still remember when I finally got to the top and a feeling it gave me. A great sense of success and relief.
I've been waiting for this review. One of my favorite games of all time. Great job Roses!
Ahh, memories. My friend had this game but his 386 with low memory ran the game really slow and it didn't show the cutscenes. Luckily our school had a fancy new 486 with enough RAM so he brought it there and we played the game during recess. Never managed to finish it there of course.
I have such great memories playing this game as a kid
I gave up on this game as a 7 year old. Still want to come back to it some day. You know, now that I have a properly developed brain.
+D Manchu You can do it. I BELIEVE IN YOU.
PushingUpRoses Well, I do see the collection on sale all over the place. I suppose it's time to put an end to that chapter of my life, as I do have many memories trying to figure this out with my brother and sister. Thanks for the boost of confidence!
I love that song so much. I even have it on my phone and listen to it from time to time.
Such beautiful cheese-rock-ballad.
Nice singing. :) I grew up on the Windows version as well, and I had the same reaction of "...wut?" when I fired up the DOS version in DOSBox at one point. Fortunately, I was able to get Windows 3.1 to run in DOSBox; I should find out if my old CD will install from it! (addendum...) ...or not. I no longer appear to have it. :( That's not something I would just throw away, maybe it's buried in a box.
That singing part was actually pretty good :)
Wait....... make the hole a little bit lower so they can...... HOLD HANDS?
+Ethan Ceroja Yes. That is -exactly- what I was saying. Man, so many perverted people out there thinking otherwise, right??
Hand holding? So lewd.
I came here from ProJared's video! I like this video, and I like your delivery, style, etc! Keep it up it's pretty awesome! I think I'll check out a few more! :)
Jane Jensen... That nearly says all. Altough I also liked KQ 5. And YES I mean the CD version with the VOICEOVER and the town music. *duck away* And well the whole KQ series.
I also have the "girl in the tower" CD soundtrack! :)
So much love in one review! I didn't know about the Windows version, and all the details you know!
Tony jay as the Collie captain of the guard is what made it memorable for me
I'm feeling saucy. Tomato sauce, to be specific.
+LittleMikey your avatar is majestic
Russell Teapot Thank you kindly.
Whose dad is this
Psh. I don't think Chessboard Land looks that barren. It has two ruling queens, after all.
Eh? Barren. BARON? No? *taps the mic* Hello?
...I'll see myself out.
Hands down my favorite PC game. I love you for reviewing it
This is the VERY FIRST KQ game I ever played. It was the one that came with the ultra futuristic computer my family has just bought which had CD-ROM drive! WOW! and it characters talked! I was blown away.
Such a fine singing voice deserves a reward. If the crack is too high the barrel must be brought near.
I remember this game being one of the original pack in free games when you got a PC with a new fangled CD-ROM drive. Eventually 7th Guest and Myst would take that slot but I knew so many families that got this game with their first CD-ROM enabled PC. Mostly because as a Sierra loving kid, I knew the solution to all the puzzles. Made me strangely popular in my freshman year of high school.