<s>
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
is	I-Device
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
and	O
published	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
in	O
1984	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
systems	O
between	O
1984	O
and	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
;	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Quest	O
for	O
the	O
Crown	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
box	O
in	O
the	O
1987	O
re-release	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
long	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
(	O
not	O
counting	O
1980	O
's	O
Wizard	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
)	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
young	O
knight	O
,	O
Sir	O
Graham	O
,	O
must	O
save	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Daventry	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
remake	O
titled	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
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
features	O
interactive	O
graphics	O
that	O
were	O
an	O
enormous	O
leap	O
over	O
the	O
mostly	O
static	O
rooms	O
of	O
previous	O
graphical	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
is	I-Device
the	O
first	O
adventure	O
game	O
to	O
integrate	O
graphical	O
animation	O
into	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
attention	O
to	O
graphical	O
animation	O
,	O
commonplace	O
in	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
earned	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
the	O
distinction	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
3D-animated	O
"	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quests	I-Application
innovation	O
includes	O
16-color	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	O
PC	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
PCjr	B-Device
and	O
Tandy	O
1000	O
's	O
Video	O
Gate	O
Array	O
and	O
enhanced	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
Color	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
(	O
CGA	B-Device
)	O
computers	O
can	O
display	O
16-color	O
graphics	O
with	O
artifact	O
colors	O
on	O
a	O
composite	O
color	O
monitor	O
or	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selecting	O
RGB	O
mode	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
instead	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
usual	O
320×200	O
CGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
mode	O
,	O
limited	O
to	O
4	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
static-screen	O
Sierra	O
adventures	O
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
uses	O
vector	O
graphics	O
rather	O
than	O
pre-rendered	O
bitmaps	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
take	O
far	O
too	O
much	O
disk	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
technique	O
is	O
in	O
all	O
Sierra	O
adventure	O
games	O
up	O
to	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
,	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
simple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1982	O
,	O
IBM	O
contacted	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
for	O
launch	O
games	O
for	O
its	O
forthcoming	O
PCjr	B-Device
home	O
computer	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
software	O
Sierra	O
developed	O
was	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
animated	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
the	O
interactive	O
animation	O
,	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
development	O
process	O
deployed	O
a	O
prototype	O
version	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
eventually	O
become	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Interpreter	I-Application
(	O
AGI	B-Application
)	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prototype	O
engine	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Arthur	O
Abraham	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
released	O
from	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
project	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
stated	O
in	O
advertisements	O
that	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
"	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
and	O
makes	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
some	O
special	O
PCjr	B-Device
capabilities	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
unusually	O
smooth	O
and	O
realistic	O
"	O
animation	O
and	O
"	O
an	O
impressive	O
variety	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
PCjr	B-Device
's	O
poor	O
reception	O
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
did	O
not	O
sell	O
very	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1994	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Collection	O
claims	O
a	O
July	O
1983	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
computer	O
had	O
not	O
even	O
been	O
announced.Published	O
by	O
IBM	O
in	O
hard	O
plastic	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
PC	O
(	O
CGA	B-Device
)	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
1984Timestamp	O
of	O
executable	O
filePublished	O
by	O
Sierra	O
in	O
gray	O
cardboard	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
/	O
Tandy	O
1000May	O
25	O
,	O
1985Published	O
by	O
Tandy	O
Corporation	O
in	O
gray	O
clamshell	O
plastic	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
disk	O
in	O
package	O
with	O
the	O
August	O
1984	O
PC	O
CGA	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
1986	O
using	O
Sierra	O
's	O
updated	O
AGI	B-Application
version	O
2	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
256K	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
lacks	O
some	O
sound	O
effects	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
booter	O
versions	O
,	O
including	O
birds	O
chirping	O
and	O
distinct	O
sounds	O
for	O
each	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
adds	O
some	O
musical	O
cues	O
from	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
including	O
"	O
Greensleeves	O
"	O
replacing	O
the	O
original	O
simple	O
fanfare	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
(	O
the	O
original	O
fanfare	O
still	O
plays	O
when	O
the	O
doors	O
of	O
Castle	O
Daventry	O
open	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supports	O
EGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
and	O
runs	O
from	O
hard	O
disks	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
key	O
disk	O
is	O
required	O
upon	O
startup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requires	O
DOS	B-Device
2.0	O
,	O
IBM	O
PC	O
with	O
CGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
or	O
PCjr/Tandy	O
1000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sold	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
gray	O
flip-lid	O
box	O
as	O
the	O
128K	O
self-booting	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
gray	O
triangular	O
sticker	O
denoting	O
the	O
256K	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
gold	O
sticker	O
stating	O
"	O
Now	O
supports	O
EGA	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supports	O
Hercules	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
and	O
modifies	O
the	O
EGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
code	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
machines	O
with	O
an	O
80386	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
1	O
,	O
1987	O
,	O
Version	O
2.0F	O
,	O
interpreter	O
version	O
2.917	O
:	O
Adds	O
support	O
for	O
MCGA	B-Device
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1986	O
,	O
Amiga/Atari	O
ST	O
:	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
256K	O
PC	O
version	O
1.0U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1988	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
:	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
256K	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
adds	O
PCM	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
new	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
not	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
computer	O
game	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
64k	O
of	O
memory	O
is	O
too	O
small	O
for	O
the	O
complex	O
AGI	B-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
original	O
tile	O
and	O
sprite-based	O
graphics	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Parker	O
Brothers	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
outsourced	O
development	O
to	O
micro	O
smiths	O
,	O
as	O
had	O
been	O
done	O
for	O
Montezuma	B-Application
's	I-Application
revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
shares	O
the	O
puzzles	O
and	O
points-list	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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
is	O
a	O
1990	O
remake	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Enhanced	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Sierra	O
's	O
Creative	O
Interpreter	O
(	O
SCI	O
)	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
IV	I-Device
;	O
while	O
it	O
still	O
uses	O
16-color	O
graphics	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
twice	O
the	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
card	O
support	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
speaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
1.5	O
(	O
1	O
1/2	O
)	O
remake	O
of	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1990	O
SCI	O
EGA	B-Device
"	O
Enhanced	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
:	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
line	O
of	O
computers	O
and	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
of	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
assorted	O
collections	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
15th	O
Anniversary	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Collection	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Collection	O
Series	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
Roberta	O
Williams	O
Anthology	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2006	O
collection	O
lacked	O
the	O
original	O
AGI	B-Application
version	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
contained	O
only	O
the	O
SCI	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
AGI	B-Application
version	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
KQ1+2+3	O
collection	O
released	O
on	O
GOG	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
SCI	O
remake	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
AGD	O
Interactive	O
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Tierra	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
released	O
an	O
unofficial	O
remake	O
based	O
on	O
Sierra	O
's	O
1990	O
version	O
,	O
updating	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
use	O
VGA	O
colors	O
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
parser	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
an	O
interface	O
that	O
mimics	O
that	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
and	O
full	O
speech	O
-	O
including	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
actor	O
for	O
King	O
Graham	O
in	O
Sierra	O
's	O
official	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
full-speech	O
versions	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
VI	O
,	O
Josh	O
Mandel	O
.	O
</s>
