<s>
The	B-Application
Colonel	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bequest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
character-driven	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
featuring	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Laura	O
Bow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1989	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
short-lived	O
Laura	B-Application
Bow	I-Application
Mysteries	I-Application
series	O
created	O
by	O
Roberta	O
Williams	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
many	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Colonel	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bequest	I-Application
was	O
created	O
with	O
SCI0	O
,	O
and	O
employed	O
4-bit	O
color	O
(	O
16	O
colors	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
typing	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
The	B-Application
Dagger	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amon	I-Application
Ra	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Colonel	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bequest	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
adventure	O
games	O
to	O
focus	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
than	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Colonel	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bequest	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
1925	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Laura	O
remains	O
stranded	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
surrounded	O
by	O
suspects	O
and	O
potential	O
victims	O
in	O
a	O
classical	O
Agatha	B-Application
Christie	I-Application
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
are	O
heavily	O
based	O
on	O
well-used	O
archetypes	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colonel	O
Henri	O
Dijon	O
–	O
A	O
reclusive	O
,	O
rich	O
,	O
eccentric	O
old	O
man	O
,	O
who	O
fought	O
in	O
the	O
Spanish	O
–	O
American	O
War	O
and	O
lives	O
alone	O
on	O
an	O
Antebellum	O
sugar	O
plantation	O
island	O
(	O
as	O
Dijon	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
mustard	O
,	O
his	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Colonel	O
Mustard	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
Cluedo	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reissued	O
in	O
1993	O
to	O
supplement	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Dagger	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amon	I-Application
Ra	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GOG.com	O
released	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Colonel	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bequest	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
May	O
1990	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Games	O
International	O
,	O
Theo	O
Clarke	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
solid	O
genre	O
stuff	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
theme	O
reverts	O
to	O
the	O
'	O
mansion	O
murder	O
 '	O
concept	O
of	O
[	O
Roberta	O
Williams	O
 '	O
first	O
program ]	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clarke	O
concluded	O
by	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
above-average	O
rating	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
both	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
have	O
found	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Sierra	O
games	O
quite	O
obsessive	O
but	O
The	B-Application
Colonel	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bequest	I-Application
has	O
a	O
charm	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Classic	O
Gaming	O
's	O
Michelle	O
Destefano	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
Laura	O
Bow	O
Mystery	O
series	O
is	O
among	O
Roberta	O
's	O
best	O
works	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Colonel	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bequest	I-Application
is	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
murder	O
mystery	O
adventure	O
games	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Colonel	I-Application
's	I-Application
Bequest	I-Application
the	O
84th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Dagger	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amon	I-Application
Ra	I-Application
followed	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
character	O
Laura	O
Bow	O
,	O
now	O
a	O
reporter	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
investigating	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
murders	O
one	O
night	O
in	O
an	O
Egyptian-themed	O
museum	O
.	O
</s>
