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Asus EAH6950 DCII
ASRock Z68 Pro3-M
Intel Core i5-2500K
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Logitech Driving Force GT
Duration : 0:4:32
First launched in 1989, The Sierra Network (TSN) or the ImagiNation Network (INN) was a graphics-heavy online gaming network that was truly ahead of its time. Unfortunately for TSN, maybe TOO ahead of its time; after all, these were the days of 2400 baud modems and 286 and 386 PC’s. (Before everyone was surfing the world wide web!) Created by legendary computer game company Sierra Online, known for King’s Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest and dozens of other bestselling games.
Duration : 0:2:31
A short video that gives you a peek into the golden age of Computer adventure games from Sierra On-Line with appearances by Roberta Williams, Jane Jensen and Bill Skirvin. This video dates from around 1991-92, back when hand-drawn animation, watercolor backgrounds, motion captured video and an original musical score were the primary foundation of a game compared to today’s cookie-cutter productions. Enjoy the Memories!
Duration : 0:3:52
Discovey Channel’s “The Age of Videogames”. This was their take on computer games. It features interviews with Ken Williams, Roberta Williams and Al Lowe.
Duration : 0:5:45
Unforgettable games! This movie is a tribute to all the classic Sierra On-Line games and also to EVERY person from Sierra who helped bring us these games.
A few people have asked me who all the faces were at the end of the video (I wish I had included their names in the video along with their pictures). In order of appearance after Ken and Roberta: Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe (“Space Quest” designers, as the Two Guys from Andromeda), Al Lowe (creator of “Leisure Suit Larry”), Christy Marx (“Conquests of Camelot” and “Conquests of the Longbow” designer, beautifully rendered holding Excalibur on the cover of “Sierra Magazine”), Lori and Corey Cole (creators of the “Quest for Glory” series), Josh Mandel (“Freddy Pharkas” co-designer, who also contributed to a wide variety of Sierra On Line products), Mark Seibert (musician and composer of some of Sierra’s most famous themes) and Jane Jensen (best known as the designer of the Gabriel Knight series). Of course, so many other wonderfully talented and hardworking people from Sierra no doubt also deserve recognition for their work in providing us with such great entertainment over the years. I also wish I had been able to include all of them in this video. Finally, someone mentioned that the end of the video seems a bit random with magazine and game box covers, but that run-through is just to show the incredibly prolific nature of Sierra and its evolving and consistently top quality products over nearly 20 years.
King’s Quest
Space Quest
Leisure Suit Larry
Police Quest
Quest for Glory
Gabriel Knight
Conquests of the Longbow
Laura Bow
Freddy Pharkas
These games rocked!
Duration : 0:7:50
