<s>
Wizard	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
(	O
also	O
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
leading	O
article	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
published	O
in	O
1980	O
by	O
On-Line	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Hi-Res	O
Adventures	O
series	O
after	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
used	O
monochrome	O
drawings	O
,	O
Wizard	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
added	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1982	O
and	O
1984	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1982	O
self-booting	O
version	O
for	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibles	O
was	O
renamed	O
Adventure	B-Application
in	I-Application
Serenia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
(	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
back	O
cover	O
 [ box/folder/manual ] 	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
original	O
and	O
rerelease	O
versions	O
)	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Serenia	O
where	O
King	O
George	O
's	O
daughter	O
Princess	O
Priscilla	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
wizard	O
named	O
Harlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ports	O
(	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
and	O
C64	O
)	O
contain	O
additional	O
plot	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
manual	O
explaining	O
how	O
the	O
wanderer	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
Serenia	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
;	O
some	O
time	O
long	O
into	O
the	O
future	O
after	O
Harlin	O
had	O
been	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
Wanderer	O
,	O
he	O
challenged	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
again	O
repeat	O
the	O
actions	O
leading	O
to	O
his	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manual	O
story	O
as	O
reprinted	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Roberta	O
Williams	O
Collection	O
(	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
Roberta	O
Williams	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Collection	O
Series	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
compilations	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
Wizard	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Roberta	O
and	O
Ken	O
Williams	O
's	O
company	O
On-Line	O
Systems	O
in	O
plastic	O
bags	O
with	O
the	O
5	O
¼-inch	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
and	O
instruction	O
sheet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
instruction	O
sheet	O
had	O
the	O
title	O
listed	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
improved	O
upon	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
by	O
adding	O
color	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
could	O
only	O
display	O
six	O
different	O
colors	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
but	O
clever	O
use	O
of	O
dithering	O
made	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
more	O
colors	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizard	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
in	O
1982	O
,	O
Sierra	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
re-titled	O
Adventure	B-Application
in	I-Application
Serenia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roberta	O
Williams	O
reputedly	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
colors	O
on	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
as	O
"	O
atrocious	O
"	O
upon	O
seeing	O
the	O
completed	O
game	O
running	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
in	I-Application
Serenia	I-Application
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
,	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Marlow	O
reviewed	O
Mission	O
:	O
Asteroid	O
,	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
has	O
the	O
best	O
graphics	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
beautiful	O
fairy	O
tale	O
setting	O
as	O
its	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
liked	O
Wizard	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
approving	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	O
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
comparing	O
its	O
difficulty	O
to	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
Scott	O
Adams	O
 '	O
efforts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
Chadwick	O
reviewed	O
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
in	O
Ares	O
Magazine	O
#11	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
any	O
fan	O
of	O
computer	O
adventures	O
,	O
then	O
this	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
amazing	O
,	O
intriguing	O
,	O
fascinating	O
,	O
frustrating	O
and	O
graphically	O
appealing	O
adventures	O
around	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sierra	O
's	O
Interaction	O
magazine	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
prelude	O
to	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	O
marked	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Serenia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
are	O
mentioned	O
and	O
expanded	O
upon	O
in	O
The	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Companion	O
,	O
2nd	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
further	O
referenced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
through	O
a	O
trivia	O
question	O
in	O
the	O
King	O
's	O
Questions	O
game	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
certain	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extended	O
backstory	O
for	O
Wizard	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
in	O
the	O
rereleases	O
helps	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
geographic	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
(	O
KQ3	O
and	O
KQ5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
Harlin	O
had	O
divided	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Serenia	O
in	O
two	O
and	O
transformed	O
the	O
geography	O
to	O
create	O
obstacles	O
for	O
any	O
adventurers	O
trying	O
to	O
reach	O
him	O
and	O
free	O
the	O
princess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Companion	O
places	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Wizard	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
as	O
having	O
occurred	O
several	O
years	O
before	O
KQ5	O
.	O
</s>
