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There have been several ''King's Quest'' fangames both original and retellings/remakes of the original games that have been released by various developers. ==Background== Interactive Fantasies created two of the earliest KQ fan adventures were created while Sierra's was still producing games in the King's Quest Series. In 1997, they created two overhead adventure action-RPG games set after KQ7 using Epic Megagames' ZZT software, King's Quest ZZT and King's Quest ZZT 2. In an idea predating 1998's Mask of Eternity, the game includes weapons and enemies to fight (in a similar style to Ys series by bumping into the enemies, or manually firing arrows), and even includes a few side-scrolling platformer arcade sequences. AGD Interactive (previously Tierra Entertainment) has released three King's Quest games so far. First, they created a more or less straight remake of King's Quest: Quest for the Crown, with advanced VGA-style graphics and a voice soundtrack, King's Quest I VGA.〔(Adventure Gamers reviews )〕〔http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,562〕〔(AGD Interactive )〕〔(JA: The State of Adventure Gaming )〕 They moved onto create a retelling of King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne, creating an all new story inspired by the original game.〔(Adventure Gamers review )〕 In February 2011, they released King's Quest III Redux, an enhanced retelling of KQ3 (continuing ideas that first appeared in Romancing the Stones). It was not a straight remake as their KQI remake, nor was it a full overhaul like their KQII remake had been; in fact, many of the elements of the original KQIII story were left intact, but details were altered to create a more challenging experience, and the story was tweaked to incorporate elements of the KQII rewrite as progressing into KQIII. Infamous Adventures released a remake of King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human (on June 19, 2006). The release includes Video Graphics Array-style graphics and an advanced music and voice soundtrack for the game.〔http://www.adventuregamers.com/newsitem.php?id=1271〕〔http://www.adventuregamers.com/newsitem.php?id=1229〕 It offers several new and extended cut scenes, a few tweaks to locations, a new ending, and a streamlined spell casting system. Phoenix Online Studios is currently developing The Silver Lining (game). It is an episodic game series based on the King's Quest series. It is an unofficial sequel, taking place where King's Quest 8 left off. Four episodes of the game has been released so far. Smaller developers have released assorted games set in the KQ universe as well. Steve Lingle created a text based remake of King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder. A small team known as Intermezzo Software created a followup set between KQ2 and KQ3, using Sierra's classic AGI system (requires DosBox). Finally, Joel Page created a short adventure/parody called Owl's Quest: Every Owl has it's Day starring Cedric the Owl from King's Quest V, set after KQ8. In some cases a few of Sierra's former employees such as Josh Mandel, Lori Ann Cole and Andy Hoyos became involved with the fan games, lending their voices to characters. In the case of King's Quest III Redux, several professional actors/actresses lent their voices to a couple of characters, including Robert Adamson. Another notable aspect is that AGD Interactive, Phoenix Online Studios, and Infamous Adventures each received fan licenses from Activision (or previous owners of the King's Quest IP) to finish their fan remakes and games, and release them for free.〔(KQIX: The Silver Lining -- A Talk with Phoenix Online Studios. )''GameSpy article by Allen 'Delsyn' Rausch from December 16, 2005''〕〔(Vivendi Games Agrees To Crown Fan-Created 'King's Quest' Sequel )''MTV article by Stephen Totilo from December 9, 2005''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King's Quest fan games」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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