Kings Quest 1: Quest for the Crown Walkthrough/FAQ Version: 1990 Remake Distributed By: Sierra Entertainment Platform: PC
This guide walks you through the game giving you the solutions to the puzzles. The first solutions given are the "best" solutions to the puzzles and following them will gain you the maximum points available in the game. However, there are alternative solutions to most of the puzzles. Alternative solutions are marked with an asterisk (*). These alternative solutions will allow you to complete the game but won't grant you the maximum points available.
Some parts of the game are timed. The times that you have to deal with the game are marked with a clock symbol (00:00).
The way that the game works is that it requires you to type in your commands. The commands you must type are in quotations (") and in CAPS. When you type the commands you should not include the quotations and capitalization doesn't matter. In short, if I say "OPEN DOORS" you should type: open doors with no punctuation.
When I say to move a certain number of screens I mean to go through that number of screen changes. So if I say "move three screens left" count the screen you're on as one screen, then the next as number two, and the next one as number three. You'll change screens three times and be at your destination.
There are many ways to die and get caught in dead ends. While I do not list every way to die there are some locations you are very likely to die or get caught in a dead end. The warnings are marked in brackets [].
Q: You mention getting a spell from your Fairy Godmother but I followed your walkthrough and never encountered this.
A: I decided to leave finding that up to you because you can only get the spell once and it lasts for a short amount of time. The protection spell can be obtained if you go one screen south of the Clover Patch, or one screen left of the back of the Goat Pen, up from the lake to the right of the castle, or to the right of the rightmost Carrot Patch. The spell lasts for 4 minutes.
Q: Can you still die when you get the Magic Shield/Fairy Spell?
A: Yes. The Fairy spell won't save you from falls or water. It will also always wear off before you reach the Rat and the Leprechauns. After you obtain the Magic Shield fatal enemies won't appear in the field anymore but you're just as vulnerable to the Witch if you enter her house and the Dragon.
Q: Can you get the Treasures out of order?
A: Yes and no. In this version of the game you can get the Chest or Mirror in any order you want but the Shield always comes last. The bird won't show up if you don't have the other two Treasures in your inventory so you can't get the Shield till last.
Q: Oh, no! That Dwarf stole one of my Magic Treasures! Can I get it back?
A: Unfortunately no. If the Dwarf has stolen your Magic Treasures you are at a dead end. The game won't end but there's no way to win. If you have a save file to restore before losing the Treasure, you're fine, if not… start over.
Q: Uh, oh! I thought I was supposed to eat the Cheese! What can I do to get rid of the Rat?
A: The Rat will take one of the three regular Treasures (Golden Egg/Golden Walnut/Pouch of Diamonds) as payment but you lose points for it. As a basic rule of thumb: don't eat in this game. This is not "Quest for Glory" and your character doesn't need to eat regularly.
Q: So there's nothing that I can eat safely?
A: Well, you can eat the Stew and the Carrot at any time. You will lose points for doing so but with these items you can eat them and get them back for a restoration of the points. But don't eat the Cheese and whatever you do don't eat the Magic Beans, you will get caught in a dead end. You will also need to eat the Mushroom but in a very specific location.
Q: I, uh, ate the Magic Beans. What can I do?
A: Restore your game. If you eat the Magic Beans you can't go on.
Q: I ate the Mushroom and it shrank me but the effects wore off so quickly I wasn't able to do anything! What am I supposed to do with it?
A: You do eat the Mushroom but in a specific location. It's the way you get out of the Leprechaun's lair. If you eat it any other time you are in a dead end and have to restore to a previous save file.
Q: Why are there some patches of forest that are all dark and brown?
A: These are the "Danger Zones" of the game. If you find yourself in a dark patch of the forest it means that an enemy can show up.
Q: What purpose does the Ring serve?
A: It's a way to avoid certain dangers. It's useful when you are trying to get away from the Dwarf, Ogre, Dragon, Witch (In the Field) and Giant. It won't work to get past the Troll, the Witch if you're in her House, the Sorcerer, the Wolf, the Rat, or the Leprechauns. You should also not get too close to the Ogre when invisible or he will kill you anyway.
Q: I guessed IFNKOVHGROGHPRM for the Gnome's name and he didn't accept it! What gives?
A: Roberta Williams received a lot of mail about the Gnome's name and decided that it was too incomprehensible to think of using a backwards alphabet to spell Rumplestiltskin, so in the remake she changed it to spelling Rumplestiltskin backwards: NIKSTLITSELPMUR.
Q: Graham is supposed to be a Knight! Why can't he kill anyone?
A: He's supposed to be the kind, noble type and kind, noble people don't kill unless absolutely necessary. Actually, you CAN kill but you usually get less points for doing so. The one exception is the Witch. You can kill her and even gain points for it.
Q: Your walkthrough didn't have me enter any screens with an enemy in them. What can I do about them?
A: Except for the Witch, the only thing you can do is avoid them. If you have the Fairy spell then there's no need to worry about any of them. The sorcerer is a bit worse in this game than the original. Even with the Shield or being invisible, the Sorcerer will freeze you for 30 seconds. The Dwarf may show up and take advantage of this and take your Treasures or the Ogre will come and kill you during this time. As for the Witch, you can "DUCK" when she gets close to you but this is hard to do and if you just duck when she first appears in the screen instead of when she's close to you, she will catch you. The other enemies must be avoided. The best thing to do is to walk near the edge of the screen and leave and come back if the enemy shows up.
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