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  1. Look harder, young grasshopper - they're out there by Txiasaeia · · Score: 4, Informative · on Whither The 7th Guest-Style Puzzle Adventure?
    What about games like Syberia and Syberia 2? Great adventure games in the likeness of the old masters.

    Or, if you really miss those old masters, check out Tierra Entertainment, who have remade King's Quest 1 and 2 (so far) so that it's playable on modern computers.

    Long Live The Adventure Game!

  2. Funny you should mention it... by Txiasaeia · · Score: 1 · on Classic Browser Adventuring Goes Open Source

    but Tierra Entertainment have re-released versions of KQ1 and KQ2 with a graphical interface and VGA graphics. Enjoy!

  3. kings quest re-released by goon · · Score: 1 · on Black Isle Studios Shuts Down Development

    dont forget this slashdot article (Old Sierra Games Breathe Anew) from a while back about Kings Quest being re-released -
    Kings Quest 1, 2

  4. Re:Like these guys by brave1 · · Score: 2, Informative · on Make Your Own Point And Click Adventures

    The folks at Tierra Entertainment have done remakes of Kings Quest I and Kings Quest II.

  5. Re:The really sad part ... by Oriumpor · · Score: 1 · on Top Ten Dying Game Genres

    I have played many a new shooter (Blood Rayne/Dead To Rights/Halo even) that include an engaging plot and a challenge to my intellect. Even freelancer (space opera meets indiana jones) has an engaging story.

    I think genre is losing to Shenmu. (Although some of the things included in shenmu weren't exactly original, and seemed like straight ripoffs of Space Quest, like the REAL arcade, for instance.) There are puzzle games in shooters now, there are traditional strategy games (read: chess) included in a few MMORPGS.

    What I miss, are the dumbed down adventure games. I LOVE Escape from Monkey island (the third was better, but I can't find the third for the PS2.) Playing a video game that I can't help but laugh at for hours on end is probably one of the best things ever.

    I am an old Sierra nut, and I was saddened when Sierra lost their genious without great conceptualists like Roberta Williams(Kings Quest)/Joe Ybarra(Shadow of Yserbius)/Laura Bow/Corey (and Anne) Cole(Quest for Glory). They were the dreamers, and without them a whole genre of puzzle/rpg/adventure game was lost. Games like QFG and Kings Quest really were the start of the genre killers, and I will miss them always.

    (not to tout my Old-Sierra heart, or anything, I do still love Lucasarts for continuing to produce games in this old spirit, like Monkey Island)

    Tierra (a hobby group) puts together freeware (not OSS) VGA versions of old Sierra EGA/CGA games (Kings Quest 1, Kings Quest 2, and they are working on Quest for Glory 2) They also create voice packs, and synth some good mp3 tracks for these aged works as well. So if typing Adventures bug you, these may bridge your gap.

  6. Remaking old, cool adventure games by IllogicalStudent · · Score: 5, Informative · on Top Ten Dying Game Genres

    I really wish they would start (re)making some cool adventure games

    While not a 3D remake, some people are remaking classics using the freeware Adventure Game Studio (AGS). King's Quest I and II have been redone (very well I might add) by Tierra Entertainment (and they're working on Quest for Glory II), and there's a fan-made Space Quest 7 in the works as well as a fan-made Quest for Glory 6.

    The Adventure Genre LIVES!

  7. Re:KQ, anyone? by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 2 · on Top Ten Most Collectible Video Games

    Don't know about the original, but these guys have done a remake of both KQ1 and KQ2.