One thing I love about old adventure games: finding out a puzzle has another solution you never knew about. 😄

In Space Quest II, you can deal with this guard without using the sling. Clever alternative… until my next decision gets Roger killed. 😂

Ever discovered a different solution after years of doing a puzzle the same way?

Grew up on Police Quest, Space Quest, and King's Quest, but we never got the military adventure (other than Codename IceMan I guess). Decided to build Army Quest: In Pursuit of the Eagle from scratch with the authentic EGA palette and text parser.

Naturally, before scripting a single real objective or puzzle, you have to run the mandatory QA test every 10-year-old in 1987 immediately tried.

Saw this one at a thrift store in Battle Creek, Mi. Not a game i specifically remember.

📜 By royal decree: should you encounter your long-lost sister, you must present your ass for identification. 🍑👑

Saving her from a dragon is apparently insufficient proof.

Never change, Sierra. 😂

Left a little alien hanging in a trap. Figured it wasn’t my problem.

His mates later explained that it was, in fact, my problem. 💀😂

Apparently the secret route in Space Quest 2 requires a character reference. 🤣

Larry 1 wouldn’t let you play if you failed the questions. Larry 3 lets you play… but gets less dirty with every wrong answer. 😂

Luckily, these felt a lot easier than the first game’s questions. Sierra finally lowered the entry requirements for bad behaviour. 🤣

Prince Alexander helps himself to the porridge, breaks the chair, then goes upstairs for a nap. 👑🐻

Apparently, “Your Majesty” doesn’t count as a booking confirmation. 😂

For me, it seems to be around B and C. I do remember really liking the look of King's Quest V (style D) when it came out, but several other games of that era did not impress me visually for some reason.

Many years ago I sold a few paintings to someone named Shooter Jennings and was like....that name sounds familiar! Yes, the son of Waylon Jennings is a big retro video game fan, particularly of old Sierra games. Then he asked me to paint some of his favorite memories from the SQ and KQ games. Then he invited my wife and I to go see a show he played with Lukas Nelson, and we got to hang out backstage all night. Such a random, cool experience. Thought I would share.

Anyways, thanks for looking!

Ty to @radkoolaid for posting a pic, here’s a few more…

You’re supposed to distract the Labion Terror Beast with a Rubik’s Cube. Or… leave the screen and come straight back. Apparently, he loses interest faster than I do.

And remember that whistle? The order form says FREE.

One game later, Arnoid’s hunting us down for unpaid debt.

Roger doesn’t need a puzzle... he needs a receipt!

Alexander walks straight past the captain and jumps overboard. Escape plan going beautifully…

Then the music changes. 🦈😂

Omar’s poetry really does bring people together… these two took it literally. 😂❤️

Upgraded my pencils since my last sketch 😄

Love the retrofuturist aesthetic of Chen Lu’s apartment. Who’s his interior decorator? The chalk outline really ties it all together.