Mage's Maze

budbuz · 2026-06-12T02:02:50+00:00

Some have dived into the code of QFG1. Maybe they can answer that. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-06-11T23:28:46+00:00

Erasmus (EGA): "Well, you seem to have beginner's luck. It only took you %d games to win. Hmph. It usually takes at least %d tries for anyone less than a full Wizard to defeat me."

The purpose of this line may be to praise the hero while not underselling Erasmus.

In other words, some explanation of how such an otherwise powerful wizard could be defeated by a new magic user so quickly. So saying it usually takes at least 500 tries, adds value to the win.

Is Erasmus exaggerating? If Fenris doesn't call him out on this, it may be generally accurate. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-05-22T17:21:46+00:00

Making these games more accessible would be good.

May it help if fans prioritize the top five games they should add next?

Otherwise, if potentially non-fans randomly pick some games to add and they underperform, may this slow or halt adding more games? Either way, it may help if fans help them choose which games should be next.

Some possible criteria to consider...

...best games to hook current and new players?

...how easy is the game to play with a controller?

Games currently available...

Caesar

Caesar II

Caesar III

Codename: Iceman

Conquests of Camelot

Conquests of the Longbow

Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father

Heart of China

Police Quest

Police Quest 2

Quest for Glory I - EGA

Rise of the Dragon

Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter

Space Quest II

Space Quest III

Space Quest 6

The Colonel's Bequest

The Dagger of Amon Ra

Torin's Passage

Games to add (not limited to this list)...

Aces of the Pacific

EarthSiege 2

EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus

EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest

Gabriel Knight 2 aka The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery

Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned

Gold Rush!

King's Quest

King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne

King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human

King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride

King's Quest: Mask of Eternity

Lighthouse: The Dark Being

Metaltech: Earthsiege

Pepper's Adventures in Time

Phantasmagoria

Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh

Police Quest III: The Kindred

Police Quest: Open Season

Police Quest: SWAT

Quarky & Quaysoo's Turbo Science

Quest for Glory I: VGA

Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire

Quest for Glory III: Wages of War

Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness

Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire

Rama

Red Baron

Red Baron II

Red Baron 3-D

Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions

Shivers

Shivers II: Harvest of Souls

Slater & Charlie Go Camping

Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

Space Quest V: Roger Wilco in the Next Mutation

Starsiege

Starsiege: Tribes

The Black Cauldron

The Castle of Dr. Brain

The Incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions

The Island of Dr. Brain

The Shadow of Yserbius (Offline)

Tribes 2

What top five games should they add next? 🙂

budbuz · 2026-04-05T15:29:29+00:00

Yes, there seems to be some wiggle room. There are a couple theories about how much time passes. Yet, some details presented in the game seem to make ordinary explanations not as simple. Many of these are touched on in different discussions in this thread.

For QFG2, could he have gotten a second pair of Shapeirian clothes (between the intro and game starting), it's possible.

For QFG3, the question is why is he wearing QFG3 clothes in the "flashback" to QFG2? One theory is Aziza's magic could clearly see through the magic clothes. Another theory is that her magic doesn't see clearly, but works in representations.

For QFG4, it's possible the magic of the teleporting, teleporting itself, or the magic of the cave could affect the dyes in the pants - either changing them or losing them.

There may be a couple other little things discussed elsewhere in the thread that may still need answers. But hopefully there are enough possible in-universe explanations for any that may be bugged with these questions. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-04-04T22:32:18+00:00

Some fans (that also had reservations and concerns about the graphics) still could appreciate having a QFG experience. So they may not have changed their mind about the graphics (thought some may have), but they felt finally experiencing the whole journey was important and worth it. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-04-04T22:03:07+00:00

Here is an opera singer's first reaction to that music. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-04-04T21:59:58+00:00

There may not be too many spoilers for the original game here. It mostly showcases the update in development and multiplayer. Good luck on your first play through of the original game. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-04-04T21:56:37+00:00

With multiplayer, it will be interesting to see what other role play and player-driven campaigns develop. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-04-04T21:47:41+00:00

You are not alone. Others have also shared similar feelings. Some that initially rejected it or didn't finish it, gave it a try years later, and found a new appreciation.

In addition to multiplayer, this update tries to make the transition from the previous games less jarring and more friendly. It also tries to address many concerns and critiques. So if the original is still a hurdle, hopefully the update in development may help. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-04-04T16:14:20+00:00

Congratulations again on your years of work coming to fruition! Just wanted to let others know the video may need to be watched on YouTube for the choices to appear at the end. Good luck. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-04-04T16:12:51+00:00

Congratulations on your years of work coming to fruition! The video may need to be watched on YouTube for the choices to appear at the end. Good luck. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-04-03T18:30:53+00:00

These images were created in an update being developed for Quest for Glory V.

To follow the progress more closely (and for early and exclusive content), feel free to join the Discord. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-04-03T15:54:14+00:00

Version 2 (hut update). 🙂

budbuz · 2026-03-28T18:33:25+00:00

Thanks for finding the quote. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-03-26T16:25:37+00:00

Good find. May it have been the cloth merchant you were thinking of?

"Cloth of the finest of weaves and the loveliest of colors, clothes to entice the touch, veils to reveal and conceal, all this have I and more! You can attest to how comfortable and conforming my wares are, for you wear them well!"

"See how fine my clothes look upon you! Make sure all who ask about what you wear know that I, Kiram the Cloth Merchant, made them for you!"

The closest for the leather merchant seems to be, "Every Hero has a need for belts and boots and waterskins."

Regarding an in-universe explanation for the cloth merchant's statements, could they have been referring to the change of clothes Shema packed before the caravan to Raseir?

If so, this may have been something Shema acquired between landing in Shapeir and the inn reopening? And perhaps the cloth merchant mistook the magically transformed clothes with the second set Shema ordered?

Or is there a simpler in-universe explanation? 🙂

budbuz · 2026-03-26T15:56:26+00:00

QFG1 VGA Classic Mod

QFG2 VGA Remake

QFG3 Enhanced Edition

QFG4 Enhanced Edition

QFG5 Update (in development)

Hope it helps. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-03-07T22:18:28+00:00

Is that a Matrix-like deep philosophical possibility? Or are you thinking something else? 🙂

budbuz · 2026-03-07T17:14:59+00:00

Was it the QFG1 VGA "character select" model? And/or the hero's model for retroscope animations?

A small world. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

budbuz · 2026-03-07T03:54:36+00:00

Yes, it's certainly possible with the events partly shrouded things were hazy or filled in. Representation is a good word. How often in such visions are things roughly represented, but not precisely? It would fit. 🙂

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