| King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow | |
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| Developer(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Director(s) | Jane Jensen, William D. Skirvin, Roberta Williams |
| Producer(s) | Robert W. Lindsley
William D. Skirvin |
| Designer(s) | Jane Jensen, Roberta Williams |
| Writer(s) | Jane Jensen, Roberta Williams |
| Lead Programmer(s) | Robert W. Lindsley |
| Lead Artist(s) | Michael Hutchison, John Shroades |
| Composer(s) | Chris Braymen |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Windows 3.x |
| Release(s) | 1993: MS-DOS, Windows 3.x |
| Genre(s) | Point-and-click adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Multimedia (from Multimedia PC (aka MPC) in reference to a set of CD-ROM standards for Windows, and DOS Multimedia) is an adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1993, and it serves as the sixth game in the King's Quest saga. This game thought of by some fans as the high point of the series for its in-depth plot, landmark 3D graphic introduction movie. The Multimedia CD-ROM version of King's Quest VI released a year later. It contained professional voice acting, with Hollywood actor Robby Benson provides the voice for Prince Alexander.
Background[]
Enter the world of fantasy and adventure that has enchanted millions of people the world over.
King's Quest VI Roberta Williams' boldest undertaking yet, will thrill you with its timeless tale and leading edge technology. Become a part of the largest, mots puzzling, and most exciting chapter in a series that has sold more games than any other.
A shipwrecked princes must find his way across a series of islands in search of a princess in peril. You'll need all your wits and imagination to overcome the gauntlet of baffling puzzles and fantastic creatures that attempt to keep you from your goal.
Packed with amazing Multimedia features:
- More puzzles and a greater variety of challenges than any King's Quest episode.
- Multiple paths; your choices determine the story's ending.
- Many hours of dialog and narration by internationally famous actors.
- A stunning 50-megabyte animated introduction, created by Kronos, the special effects masters who brought you Batman Returns and The Lawnmower Man.
- High-res 640x400 close-ups of characters using a revolutionary, patented lip-synching technology.
- Includes a special Video for Windows presentation of The Making of King's Quest VI, including interviews with Roberta Williams and rare behind-the-scenes footage shot during production.
- Can be played under MS-DOS or Windows. (Not all features available under MS-DOS)
A spectacular 50-meg animated introduction sets the stage for adventure.
Experience an adventure so vast, you may never see it all.
Super VGA characters with revolutionary patented lip-synching technology draw you into the story.
Contents[]
- King's Quest VI CD Documetation
- Guidebook to the Land of the Green Isles (square manual)
Changes and Additions[]
The CD version's control panel
The menus and icons in the CD version (King's Quest VI CD) are different than the disk version of the game. The Windows version of the CD release has enhanced high-resolution character portraits, interface icons, and inventory graphics, compared with the DOS version. Almost a completely different feel to the game, but the About menu also removed the option to hear a song sample of "Girl in the Tower".
The introduction cutscene is different in each version of the game: specifically, the DOS 16-color, DOS VGA disk, DOS VGA CD, Windows CD, and Mac version intros are all different. Sometimes the script is different. Other times the scenes are different. The DOS VGA disk version has a longer flyby sequence in the castle showing off more of the throne room, and a different set of voice actors. The CD-ROM version has an enhanced version of the boat sequence. The 16-color version includes more narration describing the events, less artwork.
The Windows CD version is also enhanced with higher resolution character portraits, menu, and inventory artwork. For information on how to get KQ6 Enhanced to work see here, here, or use SCUMMVM. When switching to text mode the game utilizes the lower res character boxes, but stretched vertically somewhat.
The DOS disk version does not have the character voices (except in the introduction video), which were introduced in the CD version, and instead uses text boxes (which, like the icon bar and inventory graphics, are colored differently than those of the CD release). The introduction video has a different set of actors than in the Cd-Rom version.
Behind the scenes[]
- Narrator Bill Ratner would go on to voice Ambassador Udina in the Mass Effect series of action roleplaying games.
- Robby Benson, voice of Alexander, had only a few years prior voiced the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Incidentally, he does not voice the Beast in this game.
Credits[]
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Voice Cast[]
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Manuals and Guides[]
- Guidebook to the Land of the Green Isles
- King's Quest VI Hint Book
- The King's Quest Companion
- The Official Book of King's Quest (Second Edition)
Patches[]
- King's Quest VI CD Updated SoundBlaster Driver (SB16DRV): This updated AUDBLAST.DRV for the DOS version corrects a problem with some SoundBlaster 16 ASP sound cards in which only the first digitized sound effect is heard.
- King's Quest VI CD Patch (KQ6CDHI): This patch will correct a problem that occurs when King's Quest VI CD is run through Windows at video resolutions higher than 640 x 480. If you were having difficulty making Prince Alexander walk off the bottom of the screen or pick up certain objects, and are running Windows at higher video resolutions like 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768, this patch will help.
- King's Quest VI CD XP Files (KQ6XP): Files to help run the Windows version of King's Quest VI in Windows 2000/XP. Please see the King's Quest VI XP Help Page for instructions.
- King's Quest Collection DOSBox Update (KQCollectionDBUpdate): This patch will allow the use of greatly improved latest DOSBox over the version 0.63 that shipped with the Collection. It will upgrade King's Quest 7 to version 2.00b DOS. Also includes the NewRisingSun patch for King's Quest 1 SCI. The patch also restores the missing install files to configure the games' settings. After running the update, you will find new shortcuts in the "Sierra\King's Quest Collection" folder in the Start Menu. The launcher will no longer be needed. NOTE: If you do not have the latest DOSBox installed in "Program Files\DOSBox" for 32-bit Windows or "Program Files (x86)\DOSBox" for 64-bit Windows allow this updater to download and install the DOSBox for you.