Collection list (just for phun)

From: Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner <spc_at_conman.org>
Date: Wed Apr 11 09:24:53 2001

It was thus said that the Great Ernest once stated:
>
> >I want an Apricot or a PCjr, myself. I have the original King's Quest, just
> >need to play it on a PCjr so I can hear how the music sounded.

  Not bad if I recall. The PCjr had three music channels (and a fourth for
white noise). I don't remember how the music went though.

> Don't you love those prorietary programs. You do know that there are
> versions for other, easier to find systems.

  But King's Quest was originally written for the PCjr. I also remember
there being a key you could hit (Alt-something?) that would slow down the
screen drawing so you could watch it being drawn. Quite cool.

  -spc (Later games would draw offscreen and then switch)
Received on Wed Apr 11 2001 - 09:24:53 BST