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Revision as of 01:10, 27 March 2019
Developers | |
---|---|
Sierra On-Line | |
Engines | |
Original | SCI0 |
VGA remake | SCI1.1 |
Release dates | |
DOS | October 1989 |
Windows | May 10, 2012[1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | April 1994 |
Key points
- Originally titled Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero
- Both the original release and the 1992 VGA remake can be run under ScummVM
- After completing the game, it is possible to export character data to file in order to be imported to the next game in the series, Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire
General information
- Sierra Help Pages - Quest for Glory series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Only the VGA remake was available for Mac OS. | |||
GOG.com | Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] Bundled with all other Quest for Glory games. Includes both the original EGA release and the 1992 VGA remake. | |||
Steam | Pre-packaged with DOSBox. Bundled with all other Quest for Glory games. Includes both the original EGA release and the 1992 VGA remake. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/502750/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\GLORYSG.***[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/502750/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA |
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (502750) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.