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So, You Want to Be A Hero?

One of the best series of the 90s--the adventure/RPG hybrid that combines high draw with low humor--the [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/quest_for_glory]Quest for Glory series is now on GOG.com. Pick up all 5 games in the series for just $9.99! In addition to the manuals, maps, books and other goodies, we're also including the original EGA version for Quest for Glory I as well as the remake!


If you’re a gamer who remembers the days when a 386 was a blazingly fast machine, you likely have a special place in your hearts for Sierra Entertainment Games, and the Quest For Glory series may have been the best of the games that studio developed in the 90’s. For those who remember these classics, you probably aren’t even reading this, since you just clicked on “add to cart” and are already downloading the games. For the rest of you, let’s talk about what makes Quest for Glory special.

Quest for Glory is the story of becoming a hero. From the first game, where you are a recent graduate of the Famous Adventurer’s Correspondence School, to the last game where you are a hero with unparallelled skill, fighting evil on a grand scale, you chart the journey of your hero, whether you’re a fighter, a mage, or a thief. Each challenge you encounter can be solved a number of different ways--depending on where your skills lie--and discovering how to master those challenges and save the day is half of the fun.

The other half of the fun, of course, is the trademark silliness that Sierra games contain. Whether it’s clever throwbacks to other Sierra classics, cameos by the Marx Brothers, or deadly puns, the game makes sure that you’ll keep on laughing while you play. While there are definite moments of high drama and excitement throughout the series, the light-hearted nature of the games--especially the earlier ones--makes sure you’re never bored.

The Quest for Glory games have riddles and puzzles--as adventure games tend to--and fast-paced combat and stat-based character improvement--as RPGs generally do--but it combines the two together into a whole that is more than the sum of its parts.

Whether you’re a fan of the games from back in the day or you’ve never played them before, these great games are sure to enthrall, so pick up the complete Quest for Glory bundle on GOG.com today for just $9.99 for all 5.
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JMich: CD Version had both a dos version and a Windows 3.1 one, but the dos versions seems easier to get running for gog :P
GOG never bothers with the Windows edition if a DOS edition is available, unfortunately. DOS games are infinitely easier to get to run on modern systems because of DOSBOX. Windows 3.1, 95 and even 98 would require a lot more effort...
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DukeNukemForever: Maybe you want to check Matt Chats presentation of the series. QfG5 comes really short at the end (around 10:00).
Thanks for the link! I've also found a very detailed article series on hardcoregaming101.net, complete with screenshot comparisons of originals and remakes. :)
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Fel1: That's awesome, how thoughtful of them. :D By the way, since it's the CD version (as according to wiki only that one had VA), how come it's DOS? I thought that the CD version was Windows, while the floppy was DOS?
MobyGames claims there were CD and floppy versions for both Windows and DOS produced. I thought there was no floppy Windows release, but apparently there was.

I have definitely seen a talkie DOS version before, way back in the days of yore when I was looking for the game in less respectable outlets.

EDIT: Ah, ninja'd.
Post edited May 10, 2012 by bazilisek
Another good classic RPG series, thanks GOG.
You people want me broke.. Excellent.. both this and Zeus are class releases!
Post edited May 10, 2012 by MrAlphaNumeric
As Bruce Willis' character says to Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout, "Ya did real good, [GOG], ya did real good."
finally!
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bazilisek: Yes, even weaker than QfG3.
I liked 3 better than 1. ;__;

2 was best, though. By far the best.
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bazilisek: Actually, yes :) I originally planned to compare the size of the replaced files, but they left in the qfg4cd.txt in the PATCHES folder which belongs to that patch ("This non-Sierra update is one of NewRisingSun's script level timer bugs patches.")
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Fel1: That's awesome, how thoughtful of them. :D By the way, since it's the CD version (as according to wiki only that one had VA), how come it's DOS? I thought that the CD version was Windows, while the floppy was DOS?
Nope both versions had a DOS release just the CD version had also saw a Windows version
Brilliant. Been waiting for this for years, and it's finally happened. *hands over $10* :)
These series gave me some of my fondest childhood gaming memories... GoG, you just made my weekend. THANK YOU!!
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TheEnigmaticT: I liked 3 better than 1. ;__;

2 was best, though. By far the best.
I cannot support your first controversial opinion, sir, but I will gladly support the second!

Also, I'll repeat what someone else said here already: the fan-made (and free) VGA remake of QfG2 is amazing and makes the already brilliant game even better. And the import/export of your character works flawlessly, so it's well suited for those back-to-back marathons, too.
Post edited May 10, 2012 by bazilisek
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TheEnigmaticT: I liked 3 better than 1. ;__;

2 was best, though. By far the best.
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bazilisek: I cannot support your first controversial opinion, sir, but I will gladly support the second!

Also, I'll repeat what someone else said here already: the fan-made (and free) VGA remake of QfG2 is amazing and makes the already brilliant game even better. And the import/export of your character works flawlessly, so it's well suited for those back-to-back marathons, too.
Oh yeah, I played that remake sometime back. I had to give them alot of credit they did a hell of a job with that, plus they fixed that annoying alley system in 2.
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Fred_DM: GOG never bothers with the Windows edition if a DOS edition is available, unfortunately. DOS games are infinitely easier to get to run on modern systems because of DOSBOX. Windows 3.1, 95 and even 98 would require a lot more effort...
Windows 3.1 games don't just require more effort; they're flat out impossible to get running on x64 versions of Windows. And if the Win95/Win98 versions were 16-bit, the same applies to them.
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bazilisek: I cannot support your first controversial opinion, sir, but I will gladly support the second!
It was one of the first games that wowed me with the graphics. And I had more fun playing mancala than I probably should have.
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