King's Quest Speedrunning World Record History

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  @theonlyricky · 9 months ago

  Sorry for such a new-gen comment, but Sir Graham is in a painting in Minecraft and it blew my mind just now to see the origins.

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• JO

  @joels5150 · 4 years ago

  I get why speedrunners wouldn’t like it, but as a kid, I really thought the way the new screen would draw the lines and fill them in with color was cool.  Like a fairy tale/coloring book magically writing itself as you flipped the pages.  Sometimes people come up with really innovative and entertaining ways to solve technical limitations 😬

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• -T

  @-tera-3345 · 3 years ago

  Sure, worrying about losing your entire run because you skipped saving SOUNDS scary, until you realize that with the length of the run, you're only actually losing a minute of progress.

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• MA

  @matthewrease2376 · 4 years ago

  Imagine telling your dad, who spent hours upon hours playing this game, and never even saw the ending, that you beat the game in under 2 minutes.

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• BB

  @BBrecht · 4 years ago

  As a forty year-old dude who grew up playing Sierra Quest games, I can confirm that even on machines from the mid-eighties to early nineties the "fastest" setting would often result in zipping.

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• JH

  @jharrison3786 · 2 years ago

  We know the bird is a Condor because that was the bird was called in the official hint book.

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• TH

  @thefuzzyone69 · 4 years ago

  I still have fond memories of yelling "QUICK! HOW DO YOU SPELL SWIM!?" as a kid while trying to play this game. Good times

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• ZO

  @ZombiesWerePeopleToo · 4 years ago

  It’s so funny that with how hard most games try to prevent softlocks, KQ has a character who pretty much only exists to softlock you

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• OB

  @ob2kenobi388 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Imagine you&apos;re a king and you send out this random guy named after a cracker to retrieve three mystical ancient artifacts from all around the world. You expect it to take him weeks to complete at least, maybe months. <br><br>He bursts through the door at light speed in just over a minute and a half, spooking you so hard you have a fatal heart attack.<br><br>Gotta Go Fast.

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• BE

  @bennyshores8979 · 5 years ago

  I remember my brothers not wanting me to play this game as a kid. Whenever it was my turn, they&apos;d set the game to fast and I&apos;d immediately die in the water. Then they&apos;d tell me I lost my turn.

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• JA

  @jackb7647 · 4 years ago

  Theme song is Greensleeves, the oldest English pop song in history. It predates the letters V, and J. The oldest transcription &quot;love&quot; is spelled &quot;loue&quot; and &quot;joy&quot; is spelled &quot;ioy.&quot;

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• SO

  @SoaringDragon562 · 4 years ago

  FYI: As of 9/12/21, Santa Claus has gotten this run down to <b>under a minute.</b> These runners are insane!!

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