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Not perfect, but still great fun!
This IS simply the old games formatted to work on XP, so don't expect anything new--but to those of us who are in it purely for the nostalgia, that's perfect! I had the compilations made for Windows 95, and was disappointed when they wouldn't work properly on XP, even after downloading numerous patches, so this was the perfect solution. There are a few minor annoyances--mostly visual ones, like a bit of screen flickering during animation-heavy sequences and the fact that the game screen doesn't QUITE align correctly on the monitor--but people who have missed the games and want to relive of a bit of nostalgia will be able to overlook these flaws.<
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>Pros: They haven't reworked the games, so anyone who was a fan of the original will be getting the same game in this set. It installs all the games onto your computer at once, and installation is less tedious than older versions. The fact that the manuals are a built-in .pdf file is both a pro and a con--it's a pain to have to print them off if you want paper copies, but on the other hand it helps keep the cost down.<
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>Cons: A bit of jerkiness and other minor visual issues shows that they haven't QUITE conquered modern video cards, but it's fine most of the time. And Kings Quest 5 STILL has no option to switch to text, despite our highest hopes.

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You can never go back (At least on XP)
I remember the King's Quest series with fondness. It was the first set of games I had for my first computer. I played it over and over again. I loved the fairy tale aspect.<
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>I was ecstatic to get it when Sierra released it for XP systems. But I just wish they had actually fixed the games to work with today's graphics cards and processors. Having my graphics at the lowest level, having to play in a window instead of full screen, having the timing go way too fast for the game (I don't know how to describe it, but a character has to carry a firecracker to a tomb. But my processer is so fast, the character would blow up immediately each time she picked it up). It was all too much and I wound up uninstalling it. There's only so much frustration I can take. <
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>I loved the games, when I had an older computer. Now, they just don't work for me. They may work for others, but for me, King's Quest will have to stay a memory.

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These games are absolutely great.
Anyone who played these as a kid will have fond memories when revisiting them, anyone who is now a kid will think this is absolutely stupid.<
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>I played is as a kid, so i loved it!<
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>best games are 5 and 6.<
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>worst are 1 2 and 3