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Short: Installable King's Quest 3 (1986 version)
Author: timok@cc.tut.fi (Timo Kaikumaa)
Uploader: timok@cc.tut.fi (Timo Kaikumaa)
Version: 1.1
Type: game/patch
Replaces: game/patch/KQ3-fix*
Requires: OS1+
In their very first Amiga adventures made around the year 1986 Sierra
used a somewhat nasty copy protection method. The game disk looked like
a standard AmigaDos disk, but on it there was one file (whose name simply
consisted of 8 spaces) with a deliberate read/write error. One couldn't
execute the game unless the broken file was available. Although this was
no problem when using the original disk, the unlucky user of more recent
days will not be able to install the game on hard disk at all.
But the fix is here. This patch will modify the game executable and remove
all references to the protected file thus allowing the user to copy all
game files wherever he or she wants to.
Note that Sierra recompiled their old titles in 1989. These versions
should install nicely without any patches.
Note also that this fix is only for the original King's Quest 3. If you
have problems with other old (original) Sierra games, you can always write
to me at <timok@cs.tut.fi>.
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
-------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
612 344 43.7% 26-Jul-97 23:11:58 KQ3-fix.info
4051 1983 51.0% 01-Aug-97 22:48:50 +KQ3-fix.doc
856 452 47.1% 27-Jul-97 13:43:02 +KQ3-fix.doc.info
1193 660 44.6% 01-Aug-97 23:21:24 +KQ3-fix.readme
80 74 7.5% 26-Jul-97 23:11:56 +pointer
432 406 6.0% 27-Jul-97 13:49:50 +Sierra.pch
14636 9285 36.5% 26-Jul-97 23:11:56 +spatch
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21860 13204 39.5% 08-Aug-97 19:51:26 7 files