The 'Quest for Glory' Quiz

The moniker was simple and succinct, and it stuck.

Sierra liked to market the game as being three-in-one because each character changed the way the game played out.

You could also choose the Fighter class if you preferred a warrior's life.

Sierra didn't trademark Hero's Quest; Milton Bradley snapped up Hero's Quest for a different product so Sierra was forced to change the name.

Erasmus offers insights and assistance to the Hero as he makes his way through various adventures.

A later release used CD-ROM to prevent users from having to constantly swap disks.

The adventures began with the first release in 1998.

She tries to lure the Hero into inadvertently bringing evil and darkness to the land.

"Quest for Glory V" was the last of the original series.

Imagine the frustration of getting to the end and not being able to finish the game because of a programming error.

The original game was released on four different platforms, including MS-DOS.

The city is found in the world of Gloriana.

Sierra was responsible for creating some of the most successful adventure games of the 1990s.

Later versions were fixed, but those early mistakes surely soured some buyers on the Sierra brand.

The ogre casts a curse on the region and evil has descended upon its inhabitants; a Hero is needed to save the day.

The game's realistic elements were a first in the early video game era.

The company left EGA behind and moved on to the better graphics in the VGA standard.

That one was called simply, "Shadows of Darkness."

In the 1990s, this was a fairly hefty budget for a video game.

His unmistakable shape is seen in a magician's shop.

The new style of play drew mixed reviews, but some players thought it was a refreshing change.

In today's world, that wouldn't even get a game project off of the ground.

The creatures are talented artists and their works are often magical.

Deadline pressure and budget problems meant the bow didn't make the cut.

And if you were too lazy, you could let your computer do the fighting for you.

The process became so tedious that he loathed the project after three weeks.

The idea was to require the map included in the box; only legitimate buyers had easy access to the map.

Fenrus takes the form of a rat and provides laughs for the player.

It was the only game in the series intended for a single platform.

In each of the first four games, the Hero hails from a different part of the compass.