A group of die-hard adventure game fans got their hands on Ken Williams, co-founder of seminal PC game maker Sierra On-Line. Remember King's Quest? Or Leisure Suit Larry?
The Adventure-Treff Ken Williams interview brings up old memories for some, ancient history for others. The Adventure-Treff not-so-hidden agenda is to resurrect the adventure game genre with Williams' insight and support. Williams seems more interested in explaining the architecture of the company, and their success. To what does he attribute it? Attention to quality, detail, and dedicated direct marketing. It's a fascinating look at the early days of game publishing. And Williams comes across as a somewhat extreme guy who may have retired too early. He's running SierraGamers.com, to coordinate information sharing between fans and historians, and he has a commendable attitude about abandonware and player game-modifying.
Holy shit, King's Quest! Now you're really gettin' on the way back machine. Brings back many fond and sometimes scary memories of my PCjr. Remember those babies?
Posted by: Fleischman | 05/21/2003 at 11:33 PM
I would love to see an adventure game revival, but as far as personal preference I would put my money on Tim Schafer rather than Sierra, or even my beloved Lucas Arts (I'm not persuaded by what's available so far on the New "Sam and Max" and "Full Throttle" games--I think 3D was a bad idea, judging by the screenshots).
Posted by: ragmana | 05/25/2003 at 09:13 AM
I remember getting sent InterAction magazine. It wasn't so much of a magazine as it was a Sierra catalog, but they put a price on the cover to get you to open it.
Posted by: Andy | 06/24/2003 at 11:54 PM
If you read 'Hackers' by Steven Levy, he invests a whole chapter in Ken Williams and the work ethic Sierra pursued. Very good reading.
Would kill to work for a company like that today....
Posted by: Jason | 10/16/2003 at 08:18 AM
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Posted by: kuwang | 09/25/2006 at 05:03 AM