King's Quest 6 Soundtrack - part 1/2 (SC-88)

[@Abelhawk]

When I was a kid, I had a dream that I was able to go past the entrance to Chessboard Land and see the lands beyond. That dream was when I was like 8 and it's still vivid in my mind.

[@papayacatproductions]

Dude, same, exactly. Especially since there was a desert in KQ5, I was sure they'd do something similar here.

[@notsyzagts7967]

@@papayacatproductions The fan game "silver lining" has more of Chessboard Land to explore. Not a lot but there's definitely more scenery to see.

[@Glassdunes]

DUDE WHEN I WAS 8 I WAS PLAYING THIS WITH MY DAD, EVEN HE DOESN"T FREAKING REMEMBER IT I showed him the sound track, he was like "how did YOU remember that" i was like.....dude #1 i watched you beat the game....#2 what the fuck what more important than kings quest 6 to people. I was born in 91 like fuck if i know

[@Panzer_the_Merganser]

Looking at the replies, sound like you’re not alone in this. I did the exact same thing as a kid. Once the dialogue was over I’d stare at the hills and wonder what was out there.

[@Floydpink68]

BIG same. I remember seeing the other chess pieces and what appeared to be the mashup of David Bowie's outdoor Labyrinth lol. There were Muppets and chess pieces and remember it well 😂

[@Luckyhat66]

This was my favourite KQ game as a kid. . Absolutely timeless

[@havinghehs]

I still randomly get “The Village” music in my head whenever I go in an old shop

[@Banjo_Oz]

Sierra games were art, not just games. You can see how much love went into making these and felt it when you played. So different from today's AAAAAA+ cookie cutter games designed to either DLC/loot box your wallet (mp) or be played through once just to experience the "epic set pieces" (sp). While there are still good - even great - games made today, there is really nothing like the Sierra games in terms of passion, innovation and pure magic as an experience, especially for younger gamers.

[@craigfrantz2069]

I'd say this was the best out the kings quest games

[@hopegrimsley3427]

This game and it's music are pure perfection. 20+ years later, it is still amazing.

[@MrFlatDave]

5 years after last comment, making it 27 years later, and it is STILL amazing!

[@Glassdunes]

YES

[@HarmonixJourney]

@@MrFlatDave 31 Years later and it's still perfection!

[@paulanice8399]

It is still amazing. Just like your comment. 😊

[@commonsenselyrics]

This game is my childhood. My whole family used to play it, either together or by ourselves lol. Mom, dad, sister and I all love it. It has beautiful illustrations, a witty storyline and gorgeous music. Truly a classic! I just wish more people knew about this game

[@TSPMikey]

Same here! 😄 Blissful memories. I’m going to be creating cover songs from KQ 6 & 7 on my Channel :)

[@Bube77]

Oh my god, just beautiful..

[@CharlyTateSunshinyGirl]

Golly, the catacombs. Truly loved this game.

[@thefumigator]

You don't see too many games today with such a killer sound track. In my opinion, most today games just sound epic-generic-symphonic with no much talent behind.

[@angelstouchmassage]

Man...listening to all these songs...the music done for this game...was simply OUTSTANDING!

[@thought2007]

This was the best King's Quest adventure. KQ5 had too many of random disjointed puzzles woven into the game. But with KQ6 everything seemed to belong in the story.

[@florenmage]

For a game with such graphical limitations as it had in its day this game is a beautiful work of art.

[@machiner6]

I had a dream where Alexander's quest involved a town set on a dry lakebed, and he sought help from Roger Wilco to move something heavy. Then, when guards were patrolling the town, Alexander asked him to create a distraction, and Roger decided to fly the Alluminum Mallard over the town and perform a couple of stunts. Nobody knew what they were seeing, and Alexander didn't even expect it. Roger, on the other hand, felt like shouting, "Yeehaw!" - and even had a couple of women in the cabin.

[@Renne308]

No woman can resist the boyish charm of Captain Roger Wilco

[@MagusMarquillin]

I want that dream! How much do you want for it?

[@Glassdunes]

Did you get better graphics at least?!! JK as we all know that's impossible so ....

[@gi_nattak]

Little do people (especially the last couple generation know about this truly epic soundtrack, and game). It's one of the best of all time out of all video games! Especially groundbreaking at the time. The music molds to the game perfectly, made playing the game an emotional experience that will last with me my whole life. =)

[@3PiecesOfBread]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Especially about newer generations having no idea what they missed out on. They'd probably look at it for 5 seconds and talk about how shitty the graphics are and how much the game sucks. If they only knew what it was like to be a gamer in the 90s...

[@soul2take]

+Gi Nattak ......there were so many great, "Point & Click," games from Sierra that needs to be continued, not remade. ( Remakes of classic games lose their magic, it is best to continue the series with a new adventure, characters and puzzles that fans could cherish.) **The remake of "Gabriel Knight: Sins Of The Father" is terrible. The creators shouldn't replaced the original game design, voice cast (notable original cast: Tim Curry and Mark Hamill) and story progression.

[@Banjo_Oz]

"No multiplayer, loot boxes or dance emotes? Shit game!" - some next gen gamer kid, probably

[@notificationnation]

So glad my dad introduced me to this series!

[@Glassdunes]

yea, but the right people know. The real illuminati that will save us all.... THE kings quest 6 nerds !!!

[@daffers2345]

I am glad to see this posted; I unfortunately never listened to it before, despite watching the playthrough ... please keep this posted on KZbin. KQVI is one of my all-time favorite computer games and you're right that the music is really good, especially for the era. It was groundbreaking for many ways and has influenced me to this day. I am one of those folks who really, truly enjoys the "Girl in the Tower" song despite its somewhat dated late-1980s feel. (It wasn't too dated at the time of the game.) I have such fond memories of this game and am glad that there are other fans!

[@GameMeetsGirl]

Man you rock so much! Love old school games!

[@MinorityMans]

Started playing when I was 5 and took another 5-6 years to finish it. It was great that the scenes introduced early in the game only took on significance much later, like the side wall of the Crown castle, so it was like revisiting an old memory when it was finally useful.

[@Romanis1337]

I was 5 years old when this game came out, and I still remember playing it as a child. that's how much of an imprint it left on me. amazing.

[@JaredJosephHoag]

So glad I picked up an SC-88. Apparently that's the synth to use for this game when I get around to playing it again after 2X years. =)

[@vickvega50]

The catacombs - what all round excellent ; music and in-game experience. Nothing like it.

[@angelstouchmassage]

Oh...the memories....my brothers and I LOVED this game!

[@revinkkk]

it was amazing you could use any of the icons almost on everything and you would get a different message, you could "talk to the sea" "talk to the windows" "touch the sky" etc.. I think gaming in the 90's was about dreaming, not sure why nowadays it seems it is almost all about killing...

[@uzil24]

Right on my friend. I miss those kind of innocent games.

[@suejak1]

"I think gaming in the 90's was about dreaming, not sure why nowadays it seems it is almost all about killing..." - wow

[@cpthurme]

Inherit the Earth comes to mind when I think about dreaming in games.

[@geo58impala]

Perhaps it's because they are all angry at the world for how bad things have become, so they want to take it out by playing violent video games?

[@alexpeycheff7411]

Though we shouldn't forget the 90's spawned Doom and Mortal Kombat, the progenitors of violent gaming.

[@welme23]

OLD LAMPS FOR NEW, old lamps for new....

[@EthanWolfCat]

When I was young, I did not liked the guy's voice. It was scary for me. XD

[@commonsenselyrics]

I LOVED that lamp seller. But it always freaked me out when it came to figuring how to pick the right lamp

[@LordOsnap]

The nostalgia is strong with this one.

[@Rockvillianisme]

Thank you for uploading this!! Nostalgiaaaaaaaaa. Also 23:17 forgot how derpy that face was.

[@LittleBlueJug]

Excellent! Thanks for providing this

[@Alxmir23]

i love the wallflowers music

[@TheNebraskka]

The village music is so nostalgic, it makes me feel like a kid again.

[@Phlebas]

This and Wing Commander 2 were my first real computer games. Despite the fact that it doesn't have much replayability besides being able to choose one of two endings, I still played this over and over again as a kid. The music and the art was just very well done (for its time, of course). The funny thing is that I still remember this game so well that I could probably write a detailed walkthrough even now despite not having played it for almost fifteen years.

[@geo58impala]

The 486 era of gaming was so beautiful in so many ways! :-)

[@masterenactor1796]

20:14 My favorite track.

[@cpthurme]

Thankyou so much Dilandau! :) happy to listen to Nightingale again.

[@DealerCamel]

Bookworm, my favorite tune. So quirky.

[@TSPMikey]

Jollo freaks me out... 😳 Not to mention the Gnomes!

[@ThrowedGenji]

40:14 Garden of puns loll back in the day I just thought this is how games were but I look back now and I am stuck on how cool and odd/unique this place is. The music is kind of enchanting and is a great fit

[@Paytrick7]

awesome

[@holden6104]

I remember the intro to this game being a state-of-the-art display of technological wizardry.

[@goatmanvideo82197]

This rocks!

[@Lario64]

Don't tell me i'm the only one that loves the dangling participle. I want him as a pet.

[@daffers2345]

I'm planning to make a shirt in screen printing class with him on it and the dialogue "Speak not? Funny is! Speech I am and nothing but!"

[@Lario64]

That's aweome dude go for it

[@havinghehs]

daffers234 I would totally buy a shirt if you made one!

[@commonsenselyrics]

My sister loved him but he used to annoy me when i was a kid. Especially when I could never say the right thing to convince him to follow me. Now I think he's adorable though lol

[@frilansspion]

man people actually played it with this music back in the day?? amazing. we didnt even have a soundcard I think...

[@uzil24]

I bought this game back in the 90's. it came with speech and sound... but actually all sierra games had some sound in them

[@WichoPeter]

Loved this game so much 🥰

[@Floydpink68]

The music of my little MS-DOS childhood :D

[@guthrieworthington5062]

oh gawd i just had one of those moments. I live alone, am single, eating oatmeal, and listening to 33:15 where is my life going

[@TzenAkira]

When a kid, I always got shocked by the little part of the serving girl, her need to fly away and the music in this scene.

[@ThrowedGenji]

I have the bookworm song caught in my head 33:18 haha , it is so fitting, a kind of silly quirky vibe but still death is lurking

[@RaptorZX3]

i can't believe how expensive the Roland SC-88 is even after all this time! Even the MT-32 is still expensive! I remember KQ6 very well, probably my favorite one!

[@suemumma874]

That boy in the water got me initially, lol Damn death scene. Has anyone ever gotten past the two chess knights at the Chess place?

[@Draxalos]

+Sue Mumma There really isn't a way to access Chessboard Land, nor any way to bypass those knights. You can, however, interact with the two queens once you obtain a Lump of Coal from the Isle of Mists.

[@apathy526]

haha ... as a kid I used to imagine whats beyond these two knights in the chess land! It was so imaginative and mysterious

[@ny2j7]

Most recent game I have seen with an amazing soundtrack is probably Medal Of Honor Frontline. And thats 10 years old haha. This is amazing and listening to some the these songs during awesome scenes like the Catacombs is really something. Isn't it? :D

[@danvitor07]

someday I downloaded it man, just use DOS BOX to run !

[@El3ctr0Lun4]

I wonder if there is any sheet music for any of these songs. There are some that I could definitely learn to play on the guitar.

[@VictoriaGraceHowell]

@Dailgamaster65 Yeah. I've done that before but I usually play the game in the way that gets the most points which is going the long way. I've played all of the King's Quest Games including the fan made VGA remakes done by AGDinteractive and the new conclusion of the series done by Phoenix Online called The Silver Lining. The Silver Lining is really good and has elements from all the other King's Quest Games and takes place in the Green Isles.

[@Dilandau3000]

Yes, the SC-88 does support effects like that, but through extensions to the GM standard (mainly Roland GS), which this game doesn't use. Note that since this game was optimized for GM, if you use the MT-32 with it the game just puts it in a pseudo-GM mode (the MT-32 predates the GM standard so doesn't properly support it) and doesn't have any effects either.

[@Dilandau3000]

Thanks! :)

[@luptor93]

King's Quest, Quest for Glory, Space Quest ... GRAZIE SIERRA!!!!

[@thesamuraihobbit]

I love the Wallflower Dance. Probably because of my Israeli background. I love that Middle Eastern type of music.

[@corjonbett]

The Game Over music should have been called "Tickets ONLY!!"

[@Lario64]

tickets OUP

[@Abelhawk]

I just remember thinking that, with a game like Kings Quest, anything had to be possible. The game wouldn't show the queens disappearing off into the distance if you couldn't go there too. That's kid logic for ya.

[@krisak3042]

Abdul Alhazred? Who at Sierra was into Lovecraft?

[@daffers2345]

Probably Jane Jensen (who also created Gabriel Knight)

[@Banjo_Oz]

Quest for Glory IV features a straight-up Lovecraftian foe too. :)

[@VictoriaGraceHowell]

@Dailgamaster65 You're supposed to dump the sacred water into the hunter's lamp. That wasn't a mistake. Did you find a spell book yet? You need to put the water in there for a spell.

[@VictoriaGraceHowell]

My favorite King's Quest game. ^ ^ Thumbs up for classic gaming.

[@msfasa]

Alexander pulls out his magic map.

[@Dailgamaster65]

@notebookplayer hey, could you help me with kings quest 6? im stuck, ive obtained a ton of stuff, and brought the girl to the beast on the isle of the beast. ive got the hunters lamp, but i had to restart due to failure... i accidently dumped the vial of secret water from the secret pool in the hunter's lamp, which i now know i shouldn't have ): but i accidently did ): so i had to restart from that point ):

[@nutstothis]

Any chance you could re-upload the soundtrack to download? The link says it's no longer available. I downloaded it a long time ago but just noticed that I seem to be missing track 16 (Boy in the water).

[@greyblue92]

Did the SC-88 support digital effects like reverb, chorus and delay? That is one of the worst shortcomings of the general MIDI standard in my opinion and I'm pretty sure the MT-32 did a great job of augmenting it to allow those effects (to great affect!)

[@Dailgamaster65]

@Owl12Heart mhmm.... i sent you a message.... (did you find the mint leaf? its in the isle of the secret mountain cave..... just don't eat the nightshade bush!!!!!)

[@historydude2012]

Me too. Its a meh game but you can actually do this in "the silver lining"

[@manegirl93416]

The Silver Lining- meh?! I LOVED TSL!