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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a PC adventure game developed by [[Sierra]] which was subsequently ported to the [[Sega Master System]] by [[Microsmiths]]. It is one of the few Master System games to be released exclusively in North America.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Master System]] graphic adventure game developed by [[Microsmiths]] and published by [[Parker Brothers]]. A port of the titular 1984 [[Sierra On-Line]] title ''[[wikipedia:King's Quest I|King's Quest I]]'', the game was released exclusively in the United States in July 1989, and adopts the original's verb/noun interface to a proprietary engine for use with the [[Control Pad (Master System)|Master System Control Pad]].
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The game is one of few North American [[Sega Master System]] titles released by a third-party publisher, and one of few released exclusively in the United States.
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==Versions==
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''King's Quest: Quest for the Crown'' uses its own engine, with a verb/noun interface similar to early [[LucasArts]] titles, and original tile and sprite-based graphics. It is based on the original iteration of ''King's Quest'', and shares both the puzzles and points-list of that game. Some puzzles and rooms have been slightly arranged (for example, the boulder covering the dagger rolls a different direction), an extra item exists (three-leaf clovers), additional places to die were added, and progress is now saved with a password system.
  
 
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*'''Programmed by:''' [[Mark Lesser]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240827201255/https://www.marklesser.online/}}, [[Rex Bradford]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240827201255/https://www.marklesser.online/}}
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King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Parker Brothers
Developer:
Licensor: Sierra On-Line
Genre: Text-Action-Adventure[1]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
US 		4360
Non-Sega versions

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King's Quest: Quest for the Crown is a Sega Master System graphic adventure game developed by Microsmiths and published by Parker Brothers. A port of the titular 1984 Sierra On-Line title King's Quest I, the game was released exclusively in the United States in July 1989, and adopts the original's verb/noun interface to a proprietary engine for use with the Master System Control Pad.

The game is one of few North American Sega Master System titles released by a third-party publisher, and one of few released exclusively in the United States.

Versions

King's Quest: Quest for the Crown uses its own engine, with a verb/noun interface similar to early LucasArts titles, and original tile and sprite-based graphics. It is based on the original iteration of King's Quest, and shares both the puzzles and points-list of that game. Some puzzles and rooms have been slightly arranged (for example, the boulder covering the dagger rolls a different direction), an extra item exists (three-leaf clovers), additional places to die were added, and progress is now saved with a password system.

Hints

  • US hints

Production credits

Source:
Uncredited


Magazine articles

Main article: King's Quest: Quest for the Crown/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
60
[4]
Sega Master System
 60
Based on
1 review

King's Quest: Quest for the Crown

Master System, US
KingsQuest SMS US Box.jpg
Cover
KingsQuest SMS US Cart.jpg
Cart
Kingsquest sms us manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 f8d33bc4
MD5 2f579f5a3216dfc77aea636930376ba7
SHA-1 d05ae9652b85c858f4e7db0b7b7c457a4e0a6a49
128kB Cartridge (US)
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 fd27bef1
MD5 fdb8daaebd35d31353b7523c09b7f0bb
SHA-1 9811eb06f4e67bea9c08c4e3446eafed78e2d275
128kB EPROM cartridge Page
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 b7fe0a9d
MD5 8666d9a13fbd8c5a761fab15e15d3db0
SHA-1 1b6330199444e303aafb9a2fd3f2119cedab0712
128kB EPROM cartridge Page

References

  1. ↑ File:KingsQuest SMS US Box.jpg
  2. ↑ Computer Entertainer, "July 1989" (US; 1989-07-17), page 13
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.marklesser.online/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-08-27 20:12)
  4. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September/October 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 13


King's Quest: Quest for the Crown

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