<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
and	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Studios	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
official	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
neither	O
King	O
Graham	O
nor	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
his	O
family	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
full	O
3D	O
engine	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
cartoon	O
or	O
pixel	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
omit	O
the	O
sequel	O
numbering	O
system	O
on	O
box	O
artwork	O
and	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
single	O
multipurpose	O
context-sensitive	O
cursor	O
from	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
adventure	O
game	O
item	O
inventory	O
along	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
cursor	O
is	O
the	O
Play	O
Cursor	O
,	O
which	O
functions	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
cursor	O
in	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
picking	O
up	O
an	O
item	O
from	O
inventory	O
switches	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
an	O
Inventory	O
Cursor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
is	O
the	O
Sword	O
Cursor	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
one	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
(	O
during	O
the	O
Alhazred	O
sword	O
battle	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
witness	O
Lucreto	O
the	O
archarchon	O
of	O
the	O
Realm	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
destroy	O
the	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
and	O
releasing	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
half-stone	O
wizard	O
that	O
Connor	O
encounters	O
tells	O
him	O
about	O
the	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
Connor	O
's	O
destiny	O
,	O
and	O
conjures	O
for	O
him	O
a	O
magic	O
map	O
that	O
shows	O
all	O
explored	O
areas	O
and	O
allows	O
Connor	O
to	O
teleport	O
between	O
lands	O
once	O
the	O
teleportation	O
sites	O
in	O
each	O
land	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Realm	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
discovered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connor	O
escapes	O
Daventry	O
through	O
the	O
Realm	O
of	O
Death	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
learns	O
about	O
the	O
resting	O
place	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
the	O
sun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connor	O
:	O
A	O
lowly	O
tanner	O
,	O
painter	O
and	O
knight	O
of	O
Daventry	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
young	O
Sir	O
Graham	O
in	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
:	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
armor	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Sword	O
and	O
Shield	O
of	O
Truth	O
,	O
and	O
immortality	O
given	O
by	O
the	O
Chalice	O
of	O
Order	O
(	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
Connor	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
Lucreto	O
,	O
and	O
banish	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
Abyss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucreto	O
:	O
Before	O
his	O
decline	O
into	O
evil	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Archons	O
,	O
charged	O
with	O
protecting	O
the	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Global	O
Icon	O
of	O
Truth	O
,	O
Light	O
and	O
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucreto	O
's	O
character	O
and	O
backstory	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
went	O
through	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
main	O
development	O
phases	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Roberta	O
Williams	O
 '	O
ideas	O
changed	O
,	O
the	O
engine	O
was	O
finalized	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
finalized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
of	O
this	O
version	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Collection	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
 '	O
team	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
engine	O
from	O
an	O
earlier	O
version	O
of	O
3Space	O
(	O
as	O
Dynamix	O
was	O
behind	O
schedule	O
finishing	O
the	O
updated	O
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
II	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
3Space	O
engine	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modifying	O
the	O
engine	O
to	O
serve	O
the	O
purposes	O
of	O
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
took	O
nearly	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roberta	O
Williams	O
classified	O
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
as	O
either	O
'	O
Adventure	O
 '	O
or	O
within	O
a	O
possible	O
new	O
genre	O
,	O
a	O
'	O
3D	O
Adventure	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
she	O
had	O
just	O
finished	O
making	O
Phantasmagoria	B-Application
,	O
which	O
she	O
acknowledged	O
emphasized	O
story	O
at	O
the	O
frequent	O
expense	O
of	O
interactivity	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
compelled	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
went	O
in	O
the	O
opposite	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
also	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
exploration	O
element	O
which	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
highlights	O
of	O
previous	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
interface	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
recent	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Daggerfall	B-Application
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
(	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
:	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
(	O
AGI	B-Application
release	O
)	O
)	O
to	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
numeral	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
upon	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
References	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
the	O
eighth	O
game	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
file	O
structure	O
and	O
manual	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
8	I-Application
on	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
'	O
gamecard/boxart	O
'	O
for	O
digital	O
release	O
lists	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roberta	O
Williams	O
claimed	O
in	O
1999	O
that	O
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
adventures	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
outsold	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
2-to-1	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
each	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
outsold	O
each	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
but	O
she	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
not	O
privy	O
to	O
exact	O
sales	O
numbers	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
changes	O
in	O
management	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1998	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
and	O
Sanitarium	B-Application
(	O
tie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
likewise	O
nominated	O
in	O
this	O
category	O
by	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
and	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
awards	O
of	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
academy	O
also	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
an	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Character	O
or	O
Story	O
Development	O
"	O
honor	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
won	O
RPG	O
Vault	O
's	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Technical	O
Achievement	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
earned	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
On-line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
inspired	O
a	O
12-minute	O
musical	O
"	O
sequel	O
"	O
suite	O
,	O
called	O
Daventry	O
Suite	O
by	O
Donald	O
M	O
.	O
Wilson	O
,	O
Professor	O
Emeritus	O
at	O
Bowling	O
Green	O
State	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
retail	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
by	O
Activision	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
's	O
Quest	O
7+8	O
pack	O
through	O
GOG.com	O
(	O
September	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
patched	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
release	O
was	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
only	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
bug	O
and	O
will	O
not	O
run	O
unless	O
an	O
optical	O
drive	O
is	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
of	O
virtual	O
drive	O
from	O
Daemon	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
of	O
2015	O
's	O
reimagined	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
said	O
Mask	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
is	O
canon	O
:	O
"	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
exists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
Connor	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
elements	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
8	I-Application
did	O
make	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
including	O
references	O
to	O
at	O
least	O
ice	O
orcs	O
and	O
spriggans	O
.	O
</s>
