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Humble Sierra Bundle: US $1 (~AU $1.33) up to US $20 (~AU $26.60)

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Humble Sierra Bundle: US $1 (~AU $1.33) up to US $20 (~AU $26.60)
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CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 07:01 humblebundle.com (2265 clicks)
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Game Steam Price (USD) & Link
$1 tier
Space Quest Collection $19.99 * (Note below)
Phantasmagoria 1-2 $9.99 + $5.99
Police Quest™ Collection $9.99
Shiftlings $14.99
Beat the average ($12.11 USD atm) tier
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura $5.99
Timeshift $19.99
Quest for Glory 1-5 $9.99
Gabriel Knight 1-3 $5.99 + $5.99 + $5.99
$15 tier
Caesar™ 3 & 4 $5.99 + $9.99
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved $14.99
King's Quest Collection (1980 - 1994) $19.99 * (Note below)
Velocity 2X $19.99
$20 tier
King's Quest: The Complete Collection (2015 - 2016) $29.99

Steam keys for everything.

Note: it has been confirmed that the Space Quest and King's Quest collections can be redeemed with an Australian account, despite the steam link saying it's not available in your region.

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  • timetorelax on 31/08/2016 - 07:19
    +2

    confirmed the $1 tier games were successfully redeemed with an Australian account. I was after the Space and Police Quest collections,

  • zomgbargain on 31/08/2016 - 07:26
    +1

    Arcanum is a great little semi-broken game.

    • FabMan on 31/08/2016 - 09:57
      +6

      As its on GoG.com, people have compiled an essential mod guide that links to fixes:

      https://www.gog.com/forum/arcanum_of_steamworks_and_magick_o…

    • payton on 01/09/2016 - 05:25

      The female elf on the box cover isn't in the game btw, don't go looking, people :P
      As Fab said, a lot was already fixed and this was years ago.

      Anyone else wrote notes as you play Arcanum ? The "Indiana Jones' dad" thing where you wrote clues found from books in game.
      One thing I hate was reloading a Save from last weekend and completely forgetting where I am quest wise, and the things important NPCs had told me.

  • britta on 31/08/2016 - 07:30
    +2

    Not quite sure on this one. Maybe if the average drops

    • Gravy on 31/08/2016 - 10:18

      Yeah they must have somehow started the average at $10 or something… or set it to originally say "$10 or more" to artificially increase the average early on.

      • Agret on 31/08/2016 - 10:20

        I'm not sure what the average started as but the reddit post for this bundle has people talking about the $6 tier so I'm guessing a lot of people just bought the higher tiers and pushed it up.

  • mwblink86 on 31/08/2016 - 07:40

    Is it worth paying $20? I don't any of the games, are they all good?

    • wukachuka on 31/08/2016 - 07:48
      +2

      There is definitely some nostalgia going on with most of the games there, all the "quest" games are point and click adventures, which were the best of the time when they were released in the late eighties/early nineties on pc.
      I have played them all in the distant past myself, but will be waiting to see if the average comes down.

      • 9674784 on 31/08/2016 - 07:58
        +3

        I thought the Quest games were all arrow key to move, not point and click?

        And if my memory is correct, they are 'pick up bucket' typing commands etc.

        • wukachuka on 31/08/2016 - 08:42

          yep, you are correct, i meant adventure games.

        • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 08:45
          +3

          QFG1 was released in both an EGA (typing commands) version and a VGA re-release (mouse driven).
          QFG2 was only ever in an EGA typing commands version.

          The rest of them (3,4,5) were all mouse driven games, although note that QFG5 had 3D rendered characters (making it feel very different IMO to the rest of the series).

        • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 10:48

          @CarbonTwelve: As mentioned below, there is a QFG2 fan made remake with VGA like graphics:

          http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

        • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 10:53

          @futaris: Yeah, it's good, but I've never felt like the graphics of QFG2 held it back. The game is good enough (2nd best QFG IMO) that I'm happy to play it regardless of the graphics.

        • kasp on 31/08/2016 - 11:18
          +1

          @CarbonTwelve:

          I liked the ega version of qfg1 more.

        • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 11:26
          +1

          @kasp: I feel like there's more to do in QFG1 (more side quests), but the main story is better in QFG2. They're both fairly good. Basically my rankings are:
          QFG4
          QFG2
          QFG1
          QFG3
          QFG5 (although, to be fair, I never played it until recently)

      • cdaddy on 31/08/2016 - 08:56
        +3

        Why are these prices "high" for such old games!?

        • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 08:57
          +9

          Because nostalgic people are willing to pay these prices. And to be honest, I don't mind seeing them do that. If they make decent money off updating old games for modern platforms then they're more likely to do it for all the old games people love. I'd rather see old games available at high prices than not at all. At least then you can wait for bundles like this or Steam sales or whatever.

        • jorf on 01/09/2016 - 08:26

          Because they're awesome.

  • smellyhead on 31/08/2016 - 07:53
    +1

    Damn I have to pay so much for the Quest for glory games :(

  • congo on 31/08/2016 - 07:57
    +2

    Caesar is a great game.

    • dvddirect on 31/08/2016 - 12:27
      +1

      "Plebs are needed!"

  • The J man on 31/08/2016 - 08:06
    +3

    Wow, nostalgia-filled bundle, some fantastic games (Space Quest series, Quest for Glory series and King's Quest series are classics imo. If you like adventure titles, these are some of the best).

    • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 09:07
      +7

      They're also some of the worst. Some of the things you had to do in the space quest series in particular had basically no prompts indicating you should do them, plus there were plenty of situations where you could progress half way through the game before hitting a wall because you missed something near the start. And this was well before internet walkthroughs were readily available if you got stuck.

      Don't get me wrong, I love them and replay them once every few years, but man, game design has come a long way…

      • ItsMeAgro on 31/08/2016 - 09:25
        +2

        Yep, I loved these games in their day, but games have come a long way since then. Definitely about nostalgia and the history of gaming, rather than being the best games you can play today.

        • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 09:35
          +7

          "Dive down" is one my biggest gripes of the series (SQ2). The only prompt you get is that you've entered a deeper section and need to swim (which your character does automatically), but we had no idea this meant you should go underwater in this section of the swamp (something never done before in a Sierra game)…

          (sorry for spoilers for anyone yet to play a ~30yo game ;) )

        • ItsMeAgro on 31/08/2016 - 12:38
          +2

          @CarbonTwelve:

          One of the Quest for Glory ones I was stuck on was a bit where you have to defeat an enemy. By some miracle I actually figured out the random, obscure thing I had to do: push a big candlestick onto him instead of fighting him… but it didn't do anything.

          I spent ages typing every variation of "Push candlestick" I could think of, dying, reloading, repeating, trying other things, for days. Eventually I found out there's another word for candlestick: "Candelabra". Like most of the game's audience, I was a kid and had never heard that word before. And you have to type "Push Candelabra" exactly or die…

        • Aneurism on 31/08/2016 - 17:12

          @mgowen:

          Reminds me of lsl2 (first adventure game as a kid), at the ending where I stumbled across the magic commands to finish the game after days of trial and error.. I felt like I accomplished something back then, but now that I think about it, I was just held back by the interface.

      • The J man on 31/08/2016 - 09:36
        +2

        Yeah it has and I agree there's likely going to be some bumpy rides in store for people expecting a perfect experience.

        When I said they're some of the best, I meant in terms of storyline. I admit though that I have fond nostalgic memories of the titles I mentioned. A new user may/will have a different experience and expectations and should not expect 2016 graphics/controls for games from 25+ years ago.

        • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 09:39
          +4

          IMO the pinnacle of all the Sierra games was QFG4. The graphics, the atmosphere, the soundtrack, the storyline, the multiple solutions. Perfection.

        • The J man on 31/08/2016 - 09:50
          +1

          @CarbonTwelve: Yeah it was a fantastic game for the time.

          My personal fave out of all the ones I mentioned is KQ3. It certainly isn't/wasn't a great looking game, but the storyline really appealed to me at the time (wizard/dragon, protagonist being the slave who breaks free etc).

          Like I said, nostalgia is likely clouding my judgement with these games, but even if someone decides to go all out and spend the $20 to get all the games, I don't think it's a massive gamble, as long as the buyer goes in with the mindset that these are older games and know that they won't have same level of controls/graphics a game of today has.

        • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 09:55
          +2

          @Baltoski: I never actually got into the King's Quest series very much. Played all of them at least a bit, but other than KQ5 they never grabbed me like the QFG series did.

          Personally I can't really see people who didn't play them at the time going out of their way to try these games and loving them like we did. The graphics, controls, game mechanics, etc. are all done much better these days. Storyline is debatable, but even then when you break it down most of the old games didn't have amazing storylines (with a few notable exceptions).

        • The J man on 31/08/2016 - 10:03

          @CarbonTwelve:

          The graphics, controls, game mechanics, etc. are all done much better these days.

          Ain't that the truth.

          Personally I can't really see people who didn't play them at the time going out of their way to try these games and love them like we did.

          Sadly, I tend to agree with you.

      • SirFlibbled on 31/08/2016 - 11:45
        +2

        That always frustrated me. You'd get to a point and then you'd have to replay the entire game because you missed something and there was only one solution to a puzzle.

      • itbargainhunter on 31/08/2016 - 12:05
        +2

        I like the idea that point and click hero can die too in Space Quest.

        Dialogue/ Plot is Space Quest is still humorous even in today's standard. Studio should make a move out of it.

        Space Quest 1 was the most brute. I wonder how many people could escape the starting spacecraft back in those day where internet don’t exists.

        • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 14:36
          +2

          The closest movie we got, was Galaxy Quest

        • Inzo on 01/09/2016 - 12:01

          I got lucky, all my Space Quest, Police Quest and Leisure suit Larry games came with a txt file with all the required steps :)

          Best childhood ever.

        • itbargainhunter on 01/09/2016 - 16:03

          @Inzo:

          Lucky indeed especially for LSL :)

  • rukia on 31/08/2016 - 08:14
    +1

    Can confirm that you can redeem space quest even though it's not out in our region

  • burningrage on 31/08/2016 - 08:39
    +3

    Omg these are cool stuff. Will buy tonight. I will be after Space and Police Quest.

    Kings Quest and Quest for Glory would be good addition… :-)

  • Aneurism on 31/08/2016 - 08:55
    +5

    i felt obliged to pay as i had 'played' most of the games as a kid and didn't have any money back then.

  • IPYF on 31/08/2016 - 09:09
    +6

    Sierra's been working hard to drum up sales of the new King's Quest which is by all accounts, ordinary. The good news is that it seems that more old Sierra games are starting to be legally obtainable again, which gives me heart that we might finally get SWAT 4 back onto one of the larger platforms. Best co-op multiplayer ever.

    • xeion on 31/08/2016 - 09:50
      +3

      I'm with you with SWAT 4. I played the hell out of it!

    • SirFlibbled on 31/08/2016 - 11:47

      The new Kings Quest is pretty fun. I've enjoyed the first two episodes I've played (Episode 3 is on my pile of shame right now). I'm hoping that they expand and do new versions of Space Quest and Heroes Quest (Quest for Glory) as well.

  • Domingo on 31/08/2016 - 09:25
    +3

    You missed the $20 Tier:

    Pay $20 or more to also unlock!
    King's Quest: The Complete Collection
    Includes 5 chapters + epilogue
    Redeem for Windows
    Not available for Mac
    Not available for Linux

    • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 09:28
      +2

      Thanks, added it now.

      Not sure how I managed not to notice it.

  • narcoleptic-haze on 31/08/2016 - 09:41
    +1

    Sweet deal. As much as Space Quest and King's Quest would a nostalgia-fest for me, I always thought splitting each of them in half and then charging US$10 for each part was a bit over the top.

  • fatpizza on 31/08/2016 - 09:46
    +1

    I know they're supposed to be terrible but I've always wanted to try the Phantasmagoria games. :p

  • htk421 on 31/08/2016 - 10:08
    +3

    Great collection of games.

    I've played all of the point-and-click adventures and they are fantastic. Well worth the price.

    Such a pity they haven't updated them to run on Mac / Linux. But you can get most of the adventure games working using ScummVM

    • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 10:11
      +3

      I never realised ScummVM supported the AGI games too. Good to know.

      • htk421 on 31/08/2016 - 10:14
        +2

        Yep, once they saw the demand for Sierra AGI games (and others too!) they extended the interpreters to allow for a wide range of engine types.

        Check out the ScummVM Compatibility List

    • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 10:41
      +1

      ScummVM works on a lot of platforms, including Android and iOS.

      Last time I tried SCI games, they were still a little buggy. The earlier 80s AGI games worked fine though.

      I remember using T9 on my Microsoft Tanager candy bar smartphone in the earlier 00's and playing SQ1.

      There are a couple of good SQ fan games:

      http://spacequest.wikia.com/wiki/Space_Quest_0:_Replicated
      http://spacequest.wikia.com/wiki/Space_Quest:_The_Lost_Chapt…

      And two that I haven't played:

      http://spacequest.wikia.com/wiki/Space_Quest_4.5
      http://spacequest.wikia.com/wiki/Space_Quest:_Vohaul_Strikes…

      There are also a few remakes of QFG and KQ.

      Anyhow, I bought this bundle, and I'm looking forward to running LSL4 on my Galaxy Note 6 using ScummVM. ;)

    • burningrage on 31/08/2016 - 11:49

      Why is Scumm reminding me of Monkey Island??? :-)

      • YellowWiggle on 31/08/2016 - 21:23
        +2

        Because SCUMM engine was the development tool used by Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts). Or maybe they just named the bar after it…

        • htk421 on 06/09/2016 - 07:43

          No you're correct, the SCUMM engine was written for Maniac Mansion for point and click interaction with a wide variety of interaction inputs (Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick/Controller).

          By the time Monkey Island came about it was much more enhanced, and because it was such a huge part of the gaming experience the developers aptly named the bar on Mêlée Island.

  • c0balt on 31/08/2016 - 10:19
    +1

    I really think these should be the normal price for a lot of these games now, and not a special price for the HB.

  • dione on 31/08/2016 - 10:28

    Is the $20 worth it for the remake? I never played the original KQ, but played PQ3 and QFG1. Prefer LucasArt game like Monkey Island or Indiana Jones, but PQ3 is not bad.

    • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 10:34

      The $20 ones aren't a remake, just a new series of games in the same world. The reception has been mixed. I would say if you're already planning to get the $15 tier, then $5 more isn't too much to ask for a new series, but otherwise I probably wouldn't bother.

      FYI: chapter 1 is free, so if you're uncertain then just download it and try it out before paying the extra.

      • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 10:42

        If you don't buy the complete edition you don't get the prologue.

  • Aneurism on 31/08/2016 - 10:31
    +3

    For those who are unaware, AGD intractive remade sierra's original kq1,kq2,kq3 and qfg2, with voiceovers if you prefer not to play the oldschool versions. QFG2 is also pretty handy as the original version would be jarring if you played the sierra remade qfg1

    http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

    • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 10:43
      +1

      Looks like you mentioned the same thing as me above.

      There are also a couple of Easter eggs in these.

      These were built using AGS and don't run on ScummVM.

      Only the first two SQ fan games.

      • Aneurism on 31/08/2016 - 10:49
        +1

        A lot of people that are just interested in playing the game without knowledge of the technicalities behind the engine won't mind and probably won't care if it runs on SCUMMVM.

        AGD Interative are the people that created the remakes listed as per my post.

    • TrailerTrash on 31/08/2016 - 10:52
      +2

      These AGD releases are my pick for KQ. Much closer to what I remember as a kid - and playing with my kids they really loved the storyline and 'scary' parts! We were drawing maps of the forest on paper like we all did as kids so you don't get lost.. good times :)

      And yes some of the Easter eggs and hidden messages are hilarious!

      Am thinking of getting the Humble Bundle for SQ though, so see how I go.

      • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 10:57
        +1

        I wonder if my 7 year old would be into the AGD re releases.

        I remember drawing maps for the various Quest games in the 80s and 90s…

        Good times indeed.

  • p1owz0r on 31/08/2016 - 10:31
    +6

    Ah police quest. I used to love those games, but i guess i must have been a weird kid if i was into unforgiving police procedurals

    • htk421 on 06/09/2016 - 07:44

      I used to love Police Quest as well. Especially the remake of PQ1, you could make Sonny drink a tonne of coffee in the cafe.

  • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 10:46
    +5

    Surprising that there is no LSL (Leisure Suit Larry)

    • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 14:34
      +1

      I did buy LSL: Reloaded a few years ago…

      Seems like gog is the only "legal" place for the first six though.

    • p1owz0r on 06/09/2016 - 12:27

      god, LSL. That first game - took me so long as a kid to realise you needed that password off of the toilet wall.

      Ken Sent Me

      I'll take that knowledge to the grave.

  • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 10:51
    -1

    Geometry Wars 3 is a cool game. The first two were built into the PGR games on Xbox.

  • [Deactivated] on 31/08/2016 - 10:57
    -1

    Anybody bought a tier with Arcanum in it (beat the average) and want to sell me the key for a few bucks?

  • tebbybabes on 31/08/2016 - 11:03

    So, forgive me for asking what might be obvious to some, but will these games work on a modern win10 system without too much futzing around?

    • CarbonTwelve on 31/08/2016 - 11:06
      +2

      Yes. They've all been updated for modern systems.

      • tebbybabes on 31/08/2016 - 15:59
        -1

        Thanks, heaps. That was the only thing stopping it from being insta-buy!

  • congo on 31/08/2016 - 11:07
    +2

    I remember a time when Sierra games were great!

  • lainey13 on 31/08/2016 - 11:47

    I still have the Quest Anthology on CD lying around somewhere… played it so many times over the years, awesome memories of QFG (perfect combo of RPG and adventure) and King's Quest! Also remembering the other Sierra and Lucasarts games as well. Damn this post takes me back to the 90s :)

  • SirFlibbled on 31/08/2016 - 11:48
    -1

    Shame they didn't port it for Mac. I really need to get off my butt and find a cheap copy of Windows so I can play the odd old school game.

    • Agret on 31/08/2016 - 13:10

      You can use ScummVM to play these games on Mac (or your phone/tablet) :)

  • dvddirect on 31/08/2016 - 12:30
    +2

    Back in the day Phantasmagoria was refused classification here!

    • Agret on 31/08/2016 - 13:11

      My dad has the boxed game upstairs on a shelf, he must've either imported it or got it at the computer swap meet I guess

      • dvddirect on 31/08/2016 - 14:00
        +4

        I recall they ended up shipping a cut down version of the game with the offending scene removed…. no idea what scene it was in 640x480 Full Motion Video!!!

  • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 14:19

    Bought it for $20, but gave all the money to "Humble Tip"

  • futaris on 31/08/2016 - 14:37

    Remember the Space Quest series from Sierra's duo the Two Guys From Andromeda? Well they are back & making a brand new SpaceVenture™!

    I wish the Two Guys SpaceVenture was out soon.

    This is a Five Nights at Freddy's style parody game with some new mechanics, fun artwork, humor and VO based on characters from the upcoming adventure game, SpaceVenture, being released by the Two Guys From Andromeda (original creators of the Space Quest series)

    Although, Cluck Yegger in Escape From The Planet of The Poultroid is out. He's somewhat related to Astro Chicken.

  • MelbBoy on 31/08/2016 - 22:51

    As a Leisure Suit Larry fan, I was so excited when I saw the Sierra bundle but was disappointed to find out the LSL series wasn't included. :(
    Also would have loved to see Phredddy Pharkas in the bundle. Made by the same people who made LSL and still my all time favorite Adventure game ever !
    Still, this is a very good bundle especially if you love Adventure games like me. Not too many of these type of games made anymore ! (I don't count those mobile games)

  • payton on 01/09/2016 - 05:36

    even better value if Police Quest SWAT is included in the $1 tier, wiki says it should be in but HB page says first four PQ games only.
    purposely failing the game was more fun than completing it: shoot a teammate in the back, flashbang the entry team leader, etc
    The dev must have anticipated because all the fails were shown as live action vid.
    good ol Swat Pup
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEKISSUqK8E

  • Mugsy on 01/09/2016 - 07:21
    +1

    Great compilation. Got the full thing.

    You win this round Humble Bundle!

  • narcoleptic-haze on 01/09/2016 - 17:20

    Ahh shame they didn't include the remade VGA version of Space Quest episode 1.

    • futaris on 06/09/2016 - 12:52

      It's in there. But you have to run the legacy version.

  • Icant Isimplycant on 05/09/2016 - 16:47

    Where's Tribes at :(

    • CarbonTwelve on 05/09/2016 - 16:50
      +1

      That was only published by Sierra, not developed by them.

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