The Beast Within. What a great cover!
SQ4 is funny and sums up the SQ mindset pretty well, but it doesn't really say "time travel" which is what the game is about.
GK2 is iconic, mysterious, and conveys the theme of "the beast within" perfectly. I've always loved this cover so much.
SQ4 is funny and sums up the SQ mindset pretty well, but it doesn't really say "time travel" which is what the game is about.
GK2 is iconic, mysterious, and conveys the theme of "the beast within" perfectly. I've always loved this cover so much.
The Beast Within gets my vote. It's artistically unique and packs a punch with its simplicity.
My dream job would be driving a Zamboni over ice.
(12-28-2025, 03:31 PM)Baron Blubba Wrote: Space Quest IV, easy. The plunger on that plump cheek is adorable. The sound effect seals the deal.
I might have mentioned this previously, but I have very distinct memories of buying this game at KB Toys with the $20 my grandmother gave me for my birthday. I was in third grade. My dad had given me the day off of school to go to the Liberty Science Center in NJ. On the way back, we stopped at the toy store because I wanted to buy this San Diego Zoo virtual tour cd-rom which had been advertised as being 'just like being at the zoo'. They didn't have that anymore, thank goodness, so I ended up with KQ IV!
Then again, my sister named her son Gabriel after Gabriel Knight. Before he was born, she told me she had chosen a name based on an adventure game character she used to have a crush on. I guessed George and Ben. I was wrong.
Sorry to derail the thread, but I had a similar experience with SQ4. My brother and I had taken our first solo flight to Chicago to visit our aunt and uncle, and my parents had given us some money. We went to Software Etc in a mall in Chicago (my hometown only had Radio Shack at that point) and I decided to use our travel money to buy the game. Good memories!
beast within
(12-28-2025, 03:31 PM)Baron Blubba Wrote: Then again, my sister named her son Gabriel after Gabriel Knight. Before he was born, she told me she had chosen a name based on an adventure game character she used to have a crush on. I guessed George and Ben. I was wrong.
That kid got lucky - imagine if she had a thing for pirates and he'd have to face the world as a Guybrush.
I'm going for Space Quest IV as well. It speaks to my aspirations. Plungers over scary blankets.