Definitely picking up the Krondor games and King's Quest games. I've been waiting for those. I'll probably pick up the Gabrield Knight games as well.

Quest for glory and grabriel knight for me

Originally Posted by sunghost So uh.. which out of the Activision titles are must haves?

Gabriel Knight trilogy
Police Quest games
King's Quest games
Quest for Glory pack
Zork games

Originally Posted by MysterD If you liked the old Fallout 1 & 2 classics (turn-based, party-based strategic-style RPG)... ARCANUM! Arcanum is SEVERELY underrated. Arcanum is a mix of steampunk, Industrial Era, Victorian era & medieval-fantasy. Make sure you turn-off Real-Time Mode, unless you got a fast character. Or, you'll NEVER have a chance. Throw it into classic Turn-Based Mode - so it plays fair and plays like Fallout 1 & 2. Though, it's a Troika Game, which are usually quite buggy... ...so make sure you do get the newest Unofficial Patch from DrogBlackTooth. EDIT: Arcanum has a very unique soundtrack and is one of the best game-soundtracks I've ever heard.

Thanks for the recommend! Bought.

Interstate '76 Arsenal for $2.39 (borrows a lot from the Car Wars rule set).
Also snagged it's lesser sequel I'82 (simpler, closer to twisted metal)

If you like car combat games, I can't recommend I'76 enough. I loved it back in the day, and it's a genre that that hasn't seen much love.

I played early King's Quest and Leisure Suit Larry but never Space Quest. How does this series compare?

Has anyone tried out these remakes?
http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

Originally Posted by Palinn I played early King's Quest and Leisure Suit Larry but never Space Quest. How does this series compare? Has anyone tried out these remakes? http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

How is that legal?

Originally Posted by Eldredpe How is that legal?

I believe they got permission to do remakes.

Originally Posted by Palinn I played early King's Quest and Leisure Suit Larry but never Space Quest. How does this series compare? Has anyone tried out these remakes? http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

By far Space Quest was the best out of the Sierra adventure series (IMHO) and was only second to the Monkey Island games.

So many gems here.. time to fill out my collection.

GOG is really bringing the deals, though.

Originally Posted by sunghost Alright, I'll probably buy Arcanum. What about the other games?

I would strongly recommend the Quest for Glory series. I would say that Quest for Glory I the VGA version is one of the best games ever made.

Originally Posted by Palinn I played early King's Quest and Leisure Suit Larry but never Space Quest. How does this series compare?

Space Quest was my favorite Sierra adventure game series. They're funny like LSL, but in a more PG family-friendly way. They pack a number of good sci-fi spoofs into them.

You can play the first Space Quest (and a few other Sierra games) online for free here:
http://sarien.net/

BTW, the creators of Space Quest are working on a new space-themed adventure game:
http://guysfromandromeda.com/

And Leisure Suit Larry is getting remade once again:
https://www.replaygamesinc.com/

Originally Posted by Palinn Has anyone tried out these remakes? http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

Originally Posted by Eldredpe How is that legal?

My understanding is that Activision has decided not to sue fan projects as long as they're done for free.

This site has VGA remakes of Space Quest 2 and Kings Quest 3 (also!)
http://www.infamous-adventures.com/h...php?page=games

I've played a bit of Kings Quest 1 remake and Space Quest 2 remake. Graphically they're great (if you like the 90's style, 256 colors, 320x240 graphics of later Sierra games) and the mouse interface is easier to get into than the old-school parser interface. And the writing and puzzles are straight out of the originals. The voice-acting, however, can sometimes leave something to be desired.


There's also fan-made sequels, such as the King's Quest adventure The Silver Lining (though Activision stopped them from using the name King's Quest):
http://www.tsl-game.com/index.php

Space Quest has too many fan sequels to list here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Quest#Fan-made_games

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'll end up buying the Gabriel Knight series, Quest for Glory, and Arcanum. Might also get Vampire the Masquerade Redemption, but it's got mixed reviews..

Originally Posted by gentlyporking By far Space Quest was the best out of the Sierra adventure series (IMHO) and was only second to the Monkey Island games.

Originally Posted by marsilies Space Quest was my favorite Sierra adventure game series. They're funny like LSL, but in a more PG family-friendly way. They pack a number of good sci-fi spoofs into them.

Thanks for the Space Quest recommendations and marsilies thanks for the additional information on fan remakes. I am definitely going to check some of them out. Maybe I will try the online version of Space Quest as well before buying the series.

Tossing in another vote for Interstate '76. Had it back in the day, loved it. Now if only Activision would work with GoG to get Hyperblade on the service, it could be on sale too :[

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Added Quest for Glory 1-5 and King's Quest IV, V, VI to my list of weekend damages (including Arcanium, I76, & I82). Since the King's Quest 1-3 pack didn't have the VGA remake I couldn't bring myself to bother (having spent plenty of time on the Apple ][ version of KQ1). I have fond memories of KQ5. KQ7 & KQ8 were excluded because of my severe dislike for Disney-esque graphics and early 3D. (Yes, I skipped the Kingdom Hearts series too.)

Originally Posted by Palinn Has anyone tried out these remakes? http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

Awesome, thanks for that. I remember poking at that 10 years ago. KQ1-3, check. Kinda makes me wish for a Yaoi themed remake: King's Quest II: Bromancing the Stones.

Originally Posted by marsilies Space Quest was my favorite Sierra adventure game series. They're funny like LSL, but in a more PG family-friendly way. They pack a number of good sci-fi spoofs into them. You can play the first Space Quest (and a few other Sierra games) online for free here: http://sarien.net/ BTW, the creators of Space Quest are working on a new space-themed adventure game: http://guysfromandromeda.com/ And Leisure Suit Larry is getting remade once again: https://www.replaygamesinc.com/ My understanding is that Activision has decided not to sue fan projects as long as they're done for free. This site has VGA remakes of Space Quest 2 and Kings Quest 3 (also!) http://www.infamous-adventures.com/h...php?page=games I've played a bit of Kings Quest 1 remake and Space Quest 2 remake. Graphically they're great (if you like the 90's style, 256 colors, 320x240 graphics of later Sierra games) and the mouse interface is easier to get into than the old-school parser interface. And the writing and puzzles are straight out of the originals. The voice-acting, however, can sometimes leave something to be desired. There's also fan-made sequels, such as the King's Quest adventure The Silver Lining (though Activision stopped them from using the name King's Quest): http://www.tsl-game.com/index.php Space Quest has too many fan sequels to list here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Quest#Fan-made_games

More linkies. Thank you!

Originally Posted by asheskitty Added Quest for Glory 1-5 and King's Quest IV, V, VI to my list of weekend damages (including Arcanium, I76, & I82). Since the King's Quest 1-3 pack didn't have the VGA remake I couldn't bring myself to bother (having spent plenty of time on the Apple ][ version of KQ1).

The official remake of King's Quest 1 was in EGA, not VGA, although it had better resolution and redone graphics, and added sound card support for PCs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27...wn#1990_remake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ki...comparison.png

It is a shame that both the King's Quest and Space Quest bundles don't include the remakes though, for completeness sake at least. That's why I was glad to see the Quest for Glory pack had both original and remake versions of Quest for Glory 1.

This is a little off the topic right now but since Anachronox was recently on sale at GOG and people here love classic games, I thought it would be worth mentioning that Tom Hall (creator of Anachronox) and Brenda Brathwaite (Wizardry 8) are teaming-up for an "Old School RPG" through Kickstarter:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...hal?ref=search

$15 gets you a digital copy of the game with higher tiers for things like boxed copies, signed copies and even a personally hand-delivered copy. They will release it DRM free and also through Steam.

They're at about $200,000 with 27 days to go to reach their $1M goal. If they reach $1.9M they will make 2 games. Funding ends Nov. 4th at 9:15 EST.

Originally Posted by aaronmills This is a little off the topic right now but since Anachronox was recently on sale at GOG and people here love classic games, I thought it would be worth mentioning that Tom Hall (creator of Anachronox) and Brenda Brathwaite (Wizardry 8) are teaming-up for an "Old School RPG" through Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...hal?ref=search $15 gets you a digitalcopy of the game with higher tiers for things like boxed copies, signed copies and even a personally hand-delivered copy. They will release it DRM free and also through Steam. They're at about $200,000 with 27 days to go to reach their $1M goal. If they reach $1.9M they will make 2 games. Funding ends Nov. 4th at 9:15 EST.

Originally Posted by aaronmills Full disclosure, my uncle is Tom Hall, creator of this game and thus my Keen avatar (from his id days). I'm very biased...but I love this game. Great voice acting, great writing...just a great game. It's really an adventure game disguised as an RPG according to Tom.

Originally Posted by Bosamba Tell your uncle I helped Kickstart his new RPG. I hope they reach their goal so they can make two of them.

Originally Posted by aaronmills http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...hal?ref=search

Cool. Thanks! Backed.

Interstate 76 was one of my favorite games when released, but I tried to play it when it was rereleased on GOG and found it unplayable. I had no problems running it, it's just that the gameplay felt very dated.