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Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero

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Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero is a remake of Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero.

The remake features 256-color VGA graphics. Locations have been re-drawn, and character portraits appear during conversations. This version also has an icon-based interface instead of the text input of the original, very similar to the one used by Sierra for their adventure titles. The player selects dialogue choices from a dialogue menu, as opposed to typing in conversation topics in the earlier release. A few changes have been made to the dialogue, adding (or altering) some of the easter eggs and references to other games.

Combat now features clay models for the enemies and stop-motion animation. The perspective has been switched to an over-the-shoulder view farther away from the player. Battle commands (two types of attacks, parry, and dodge) are displayed as icons on a shield in the corner of the screen. The player can switch to the spell menu at any time, and also click the middle of the screen to escape from combat.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Third person

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

3.5" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Mouse

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 80286

Min. RAM Required

640 KB

Video Modes Supported

EGA, MCGA, VGA

Sound Devices Supported

Adlib, Disney Sound Source, Game Blaster (CMS), General MIDI, PC Speaker, Pro Audio Spectrum, PS/1 Audio Card, Roland MT-32 (and LAPC-I), Sound Blaster, Tandy DAC (TL/SL)

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Also known as

QFG1Fan abbreviation

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Facts

Released

1992

Series

Quest for Glory

Platforms

PCDOSMac

Standing

Top 21% by want to play

Tags

3rd-person (Other)Fixed / flip-screenReal-timeGraphic adventurePoint and selectFantasy