Hi-Res Adv. #1: Mystery House (1980)

3,741 views · Published 3 November 2012 · 13:52 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: Sierra Chest · 2012 · Gaming

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playthrough of Hi-res Adventure #1: Mystery House, the very first game by Sierra On-Line (back then still called On-Line Systems), by Ken and Roberta Williams. Released on May 5 1980. the game has no sound, no animation, not even colors. It was nonetheless a groundbreaking game since it was the first computer game with graphics.
This particular video is recorded from the 1997 King's Quest Collection, which also contained several Hi-Res games, including Mystery House, using an Apple emulator under Windows 3.1 in DOSBox.

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