Thanks for all the well wishes! I'm so glad there was such a positive response to my run and so happy to showcase a point and click adventure game at a big marathon. Here's hoping we get to see even more at future events!
Felt that discussion of dead-tree DRM in early computer gaming and especially the pain of losing the key. Got locked out of ever progressing rank in Carmen Sandiego because a family member who didn't understand the importance of that World Almanac and Book of Facts put it in the "donate" box during spring cleaning...
Yep! There are three (well, four if you count the Amiga version, but don't count that one it's terrible). There's floppy version (very ugly icons), and the two CD-ROM versions, Dos and Windows. This one I'm playing here is the CD-Dos version. CD-Windows has the pretty portraits and hi def icons. I think most versions you get from GOG or Steam nowadays are the CD-Windows version. Each version runs a bit differently for speedrunning purposes, especially floppy version, but so far CD-Dos seems to be the most stable, consistent btw computers, and fastest. For speedrunning purposes, it also matters what emulator you use, but that's a whole other can of worms I won't get into.
Great choice for a speedrun! KQ V was my absolute favorite game as a kid, and VI want too far behind. Jakijo was a great runner. Terrific, joyful energy.
My guess for why the mint works on the genie is because you were supposed to have it at the end in an early version of the game, and they added the mint leaves later.
The “zips” were available on original hardware too. Since DOS supported more modern systems than the systems KQ6 was designed for, it’s easy to run on for instance a pentium iii, and also get the zips.
That copyright note is very interesting. I feel like if someone wanted to pirate the game they’d be aware of the puzzle and just dump the solutions or some form of guide in a txt file alongsides the archived floppy data lol
I had this game as a kid … and didn’t realize you had to look in to book for the cliffs of copyright protection for months … The days before you could look it up on the internet too!
I remember being completely stuck on this game for so long, running from screen to screen clicking every thing with every item in my inventory over and over again. At some point I ended up triggering the endgame by accident and then, like you say, everything went very fast. It's fun to see it played so quickly and confidently, when I was unable to do it for all those years.
The mint dish never runs out of mints until you complete the gnome puzzle, and then you can keep getting mint leaves at the top of the cliffs of logic. Once you’re in the castle, though, if you don’t have mint or have given Jollo the fake lamp, you’re screwed. I once missed the skeleton key on the long path and got stuck an hour later when I couldn’t open the trunk. Older Sierra game didn’t mind letting you dead-end yourself.
Runner introduction starts at 0:00
Run starts at 0:58
Commentary is provided by SimplySeze
ZoeVermilion is host
Thanks for all the well wishes! I'm so glad there was such a positive response to my run and so happy to showcase a point and click adventure game at a big marathon. Here's hoping we get to see even more at future events!
I don't have to imagine the game being on 11 floppy disks. I was there for it. 😆
Absolutely loved this! Great run, the runner seems like a lovely person too
Felt that discussion of dead-tree DRM in early computer gaming and especially the pain of losing the key. Got locked out of ever progressing rank in Carmen Sandiego because a family member who didn't understand the importance of that World Almanac and Book of Facts put it in the "donate" box during spring cleaning...
Where in the world IS my manual
Wait... was the dog performing the marriage ceremony voiced by Tony Jay? How did I not notice that Megabyte was in this game before?
That's Captain Saladin to you, sir! And lol, yep it's Tony Jay!
I have the old CD but some of the portrait art looks different. Was there more than one version?
Yep! There are three (well, four if you count the Amiga version, but don't count that one it's terrible). There's floppy version (very ugly icons), and the two CD-ROM versions, Dos and Windows. This one I'm playing here is the CD-Dos version. CD-Windows has the pretty portraits and hi def icons. I think most versions you get from GOG or Steam nowadays are the CD-Windows version. Each version runs a bit differently for speedrunning purposes, especially floppy version, but so far CD-Dos seems to be the most stable, consistent btw computers, and fastest. For speedrunning purposes, it also matters what emulator you use, but that's a whole other can of worms I won't get into.
One of my favorite games as a kid. KQ 5-6-7 are pure nostalgia
Great choice for a speedrun! KQ V was my absolute favorite game as a kid, and VI want too far behind. Jakijo was a great runner. Terrific, joyful energy.
I loved the King’s Quests games as a kid. Thank you for sharing your speed run!
My guess for why the mint works on the genie is because you were supposed to have it at the end in an early version of the game, and they added the mint leaves later.
Holy shit, never thought I'd see KQVI being in a speedrun.
Favorite game of all time.
This was a fantastic run! I loved the commentary, I learned a lot. Thanks for this!
That is so weird the mint you aren't supposed to have at the end of the game works on the genie.
Most likely, that was the original solution, and they changed it to the mint leaves later in development.
My favorite entry in the King's Quest franchise.
The “zips” were available on original hardware too. Since DOS supported more modern systems than the systems KQ6 was designed for, it’s easy to run on for instance a pentium iii, and also get the zips.
That copyright note is very interesting. I feel like if someone wanted to pirate the game they’d be aware of the puzzle and just dump the solutions or some form of guide in a txt file alongsides the archived floppy data lol
Love seeing people destroy old adventure games. So much fun! Great run, a great runner and great commentary crew.
"I just saw it for the first time two days ago" is just what you want to hear from an expert explaining a game
Great job!
Love this run. I still have some of the disks somewhere.
Of all the games I would never imagine being speed run'd, its anything from the Sierra Catalog! I'd love to know what Roberta and Ken thing of this!
Can't you climb the cliffs and get the cave peppermint leaf before going to the gnomes? Will the tongue nome not accept the leaf?
Probably, I feel like downloading it sometime and seeing.
What a great run! Live for a KQ run
totally boss, i played this in the early 90s
I had this game as a kid … and didn’t realize you had to look in to book for the cliffs of copyright protection for months … The days before you could look it up on the internet too!
Wish Sierra was still making games.
I remember being completely stuck on this game for so long, running from screen to screen clicking every thing with every item in my inventory over and over again. At some point I ended up triggering the endgame by accident and then, like you say, everything went very fast. It's fun to see it played so quickly and confidently, when I was unable to do it for all those years.
This is one of my favorite games ever made. I hadn't considered it's potential for speedrunning but I may have to give it a go :)
Old lamps for sale!
Old lamps for new!
Shout out to One Shorty Eye
Great run!
Brilliant run of a great game (I think it's safe to say that this is the best in the series), one that took me more than 20 years to finish haha.
OMG those trolls with the different sense have given me nightmares since this game was released!
4:00 oh my. I never noticed that the doors were cheese
You can give the mint to many of the genies in disguise and then be unable to finish the game
The mint dish never runs out of mints until you complete the gnome puzzle, and then you can keep getting mint leaves at the top of the cliffs of logic. Once you’re in the castle, though, if you don’t have mint or have given Jollo the fake lamp, you’re screwed.
I once missed the skeleton key on the long path and got stuck an hour later when I couldn’t open the trunk. Older Sierra game didn’t mind letting you dead-end yourself.
great run 🙂 congrats 👏
Yay Jaki! What a run!