Matthew Murray said it all in his review of this terrible PC version of Sierra's (then On-Line Systems) Wizard And The Princess. I'm quoting it verbatim here as a proof that I'm not alone in the minority opinion that Roberta Williams was, and is, NOT the best adventure game designer ;)
"[This] was the second game released by Roberta Williams in the same year as Mystery House, (1980). Unlike Mystery House, Wizard And The Princess introduced color to the game. Very basic color, but color, none the less, which made the game all the more interesting. It was released again in 1982, for IBM (as Adventures in Serenia - Underdogs).
The plot? An evil wizard, Harlin the Malevolent captured the fair Princess Priscilla and put up magical barriers to prevent the Wanderer from being able to save her. However, the Wanderer, being very resourceful, managed to overcome the evil Wizard and save the Princess, but the Wizard was vengeful, and plotted to change history so the Wanderer didn't save the Princess. He challenges you to try and save her, with the new barriers intact. Using your wit, skill and with a little luck, you beat the wizard again and saved the beautiful Princess.
One of Sierra's earliest graphics games, Wizard and the Princess was a ridiculous little game with a threadbare plot that suggested what their games would eventually become (the game even took place in the land of Serenia, which was the name of the major country in King's Quest V). It had some cute graphics for the time, but mainly relied on very simple situations and cliches for their puzzles. If you can find it, play it for the novelty value, but it should not be considered playable for any other reason in this day and age."
There you go. Now play it to see for yourself how much better Infocom's games were in 1985 :)
Review By HOTUD
English 
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Comments and reviews
rammynodaibouken
"All your games belong lion."
Embrace the lion.
When I'm older, greyer (if I've even got any hair left), and losing my mind to senility, the image of this game will be the last thing I remember, up to my deathbed.
I'm with many others, the Lion deserves a spot on the site masthead. Even if I never play the game, its a familiar sight my eyes land on every time I hop on here. He can be our local meme :3
If the lion isn't the site mascot soon we all deserve to be fried by a giant magnifying glass
! tha game = da best bro.
man bro dude w-tf lmao
PLEASE make the lion the official site mascot, then blast us with this beautiful gift to mankind on April 1st by recommending only "Hi-Res Adventure #2: The Wizard and the Princess" under all and every game and the main page 🙏
(Also, his name should be Ken)
name him Gregory
ذاك الشبل من ذاك الاسد
لما يأكل حمضيات بتطلع ريحة حليب من سنانه
i name him chud
We should name this goofy-ass lion something at this point, any ideas?
that fucking lion i swear to god how do you maintain that agenda
i love this page, bc everytime i scroll down,i see this stupid lion and it makes my day better
be blinded simulator
This game is so similar to any other game, that you do not need to play anything else!
WHY CAN'T I ESCAPE THIS GAME, IT KEEPS FOLLOWING ME EVEN WHEN LOOKING FOR SHADOW PRESIDENT, CYBERJUDAS AND POWER POLITICS. SOMEONE HELP, IT'S STALKING ME! IT KEEPS STALKING ME!
it looks like quagmire
IT FOLLOWS ME
Site mascot
https://i.imgur.com/NQt0YT4.png
Why does it have to be that god awful lion though?
Not that there are many, or any better images to be had to represent the game. The snek is awful too but that shitty lion is everywhere! :D
YOU CANNOT ESCAPE ME.
Why is this game ALWAYS in "Similar games" at the bottom below each game?
Cést le majeur jeux de'la 80s.
Tout de allemonde reconice il !
Cést un cheri des l cheris.
Je veux jouer pas indiorpest !
Les forte graphiceux cést GRANDE
Pourquoi ne l'est pas telebaschargir ?
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kcl6r58acbhxoeijp9jns/ww.jpg?rlkey=aakx37h1qk184zd2ywolyaii6&st=a8melhqa&dl=0
This game is very similar to lots of games, you know.
started game, spawned in village, walked, found snake, cant get past snake, walked west, got lost, tried to go back east, got lost, computer closed game on its own. 0/10
holy momma !
this videogame really nails it
that graphic fidelity on my 4k
having to use a ps5 controller is optional
audio in 7.1 HQ Dolby Digital and
best of all it isnt
O!
It is my fondest Childhood game !
who e4 put it on the line, i thanku greatly.
I from Africa come and we not having
all the best computer with the market.
So it is and we have 2 need and copy
the pirate game alot. thanksyou2
greet: me,@bobo,lady-k34
Hi-Res AF.
Amazing this resists my uBlock element zapper.
Why does this terrible game keep showing up? Every Time I check out games here, it is on the top left of "Similar Games". Maybe if I download it... it will go away?
this is related to sonic?? like WHAT IS IT DOING IN THE SONIC 3D BLAST PAGE DOWN THERE?
Oh... this game... again...
it follows me everywhere i go...
It only looks bad because it's too high-resolution for human eyes to see. Bring this to a mantis shrimp and it will BLOW THEIR MIND.
I'm sick of seeing this on almost every page...
I’m gonna play
Why does this game appear as a 'similar game' to almost every other game on this site? Seriously. Look at a random game on here, and check for similar games at the bottom of the screen. 8 times out of 10, you'll see this game listed, and as the top left-most game. Somehow it matches Bomberman (Dynablaster) for DOS and Amiga; Foto Fitter on the C64; Avina Blue on the Atari ST, and so on and so on. These are action or platform games, yet somehow this text/graphics adventure is somehow similar...
finally finished it !
AHHHH EVERY TIME WHEN I SCROOL ON THE IMAGES IT HURTS MY EYES AHHHHH
LMAO all versions look horrible in their own, unique "botched restoration of medieval cat drawing on ugly Christmas sweater" kind of way. Japanese one even looks like a poorly redrawn remaster! XD That lonely gnome...
For people who don't know, Ken & Roberta Williams made King's Quest and a bunch of other adventure games, they're not random nobodies, but genre legends, and this wasn't their first game or anything. Oh look, a POIIIIISONOUS SNEK!
it has been following me for a very long time. I WAS TRIED OF IT. but i had look a it.. NOPE :/
es gibts es einen discord on wehn sie
sagen uns zu commentieren hier an
diese site. worum sollen wir das machen ?
hast einer das richtigen antwort da ?
I have read you comment, @
my suspicion is that they were not even
making a serious effort into videogame
development, as clearly shown is. proven.
so when under the assumption this game
would have been copied anyway, they
lost their creativity along the way.
making it look like this, and play like
(i am not allowed to type this here. .
This is what you get when you
do not read the warning on the back of
the box of the game, because you
pirated it. let that be a lesson to all
of you !
the same heere, i am lucky to able be
typing the text her with the help of
my dear kompanion alexia ai.
i kannot even seeh the characters on
the screen but alexia tel me it ocay is.
a dire warning to others !
i got hypertorckichsy from viewing the
hyperbolic images of this game.
they said nothing can be done about it
it seems there was an unknown level of quality in games in the prehistoric era of gaming. i cannot even compete with this level of quality the games used to have in the haydays of gaming. as a dev on itch.io i must really get to understand how this has been done so far into the production of this game. where i am not allowed to fail upon the audience of itch.io i must find the holy grail of retro gaming. this is it
I have seen many, many different qualities of game art.
This is seriously on par with what my crippled hand can draw right now, and these people were paid to do this?! I was born too late
true story; becaus i downloaded this paint drawing program for my nephew. to learn him
draw animals like the one in the screenshot above. when i started it it turned out to be a game.
i was impressed the way they made this game look at first glance you mistaken it for
a educational childrens drawing paint app.
but it was not. and i feel very sorry for him
the castle and the leprechaun
why do they even bother putting this
game for download on this site
i love how goofy the drawings look on all of the versions expect the FM-7 version of this game.
but i prefer the FM-7's graphics of this game (even if it's japanese), but still, good game.
the way in this game the graphics have been "constructed",
was this with, what ?, a etch-a-sketch ?
has there ever been an investigation into companies
delivering this type of "malproduction" on behalf of the
graphical side of games in that time period ?
The CTRL (Control) button will exit the inventory list.
today i will adress
masterpiece C-2, the drawing of the leprechaun as shown on the screenshots.
this imaginary high quality drawing of a little
leprechaun, or a dwarf is a good example of
mystic clearimpressionistic non-altruistic divinationitism with a touch of abstract
colorgraphicarray delutism.
it is to be considered unique in the industry
at the given point of today. but,
in old times this was the only way devs
were able to present their game.
(in graphics), yes.
especially when your game company cannot
even hire an artist who can draw and lets
their programmers itself make the art and
drawings for their games. very smart move
indeed.
it made me cry ..
the art is so touching on the screen.
it is the vibe of old .
it has that beautiful touch of mouse drawn
handiwork.
i have secretly printed one of the screenshots
and they are in a painting crest above my bed.
i look at it every night and it makes me fall
asleep very comfortably.
i will never forget this game.
NO you rikki ! -(
that tree my o my what a good drawing.
who let their toddler paint the drawings in
their video game meant for sale in the 80s ?
dear people o dear what an immersive
display of computer art is that
they have really nailed it
lol tah lion hehe
Hi-Res :D xD
PC-88 download is not working.
This freezes in the inventory or just random places. Sad because I really want to give it a proper play through :(
hehe the graphics look like they have been frawn by a 5 year old :D
My video card doesn't have enough memory for these graphics.
Here are the controls. I got them off of the sierrahelp website.
F1 toggles graphics on and off.
F2 toggles colors of graphics.
F3 saves game.
F4 restores game.
F5 calls inventory.
F6 types look room.
"N", "E", "S" and "W" navigates one screen up, right, down and left, respectively (works for Apple][ version, too).
https://www.destructoid.com/play-the-computer-game-seen-in-the-movie-big-152328.phtml
This game wasn't in big... the game in big was just random graphics made for the movie, and not an actual game.
This was a classic game which is still fun to play today!
scroll lock scrolls the text.
I saw this game on the film 'Big' with Tom Hanks and I really wanted to play it. The reason for this is because you can type whatever you want and it happens!!!
It seems when I use commands like 'inventory' or do something that makes the text fill four lines, I get stuck and I can't enter commands anymore. I've only been able to start moving again a few times and that was just by mashing keys. Does anyone know how I can get around this? I'd really like to be able to play through this game.
This game was created by Roberta Williams of Sierra On-Line fame who wrote the King's Quest series. This is an absolute must if you love adventure games. It's tough as heck and long as well.
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.