Original Instructional Manual Online ?

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W5WMW · #1 Post by **W5WMW** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:05 am

Is the instruction for the 1984 and/or 1990 KQ1 version (or any other version) available for download somewhere ?

Ditto for KQ2.

Thank you !

--W5WMW

The Guy · #2 Post by **The Guy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:36 am

I know of this site for you to try:

*Link Removed*

I hope it is alright to post this here, if not, let me know and I'll remove it.

#3 Post by **Anonymous Game Creator 2** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:22 am

Sorry, but that site links to download versions of the games.

The Guy · #4 Post by **The Guy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:07 am

Are you absolutely sure about that AGD2? Did you even click on the download option? If you had, you would see if opens only a manual for the game in a PDF file, not an "abandonware" game or anything like that. There are no game downloads on that site whatsoever that I've seen, only manuals. I'm not trying to argue with you, but please check for yourself next time.

#5 Post by **Anonymous Game Creator 2** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:43 am

Yes, I checked. The site clearly links to another site (in clear view) where the games can be downloaded. I even confirmed it for myself by clicking a download link to see if the game download would start. It did.

The Guy · #6 Post by **The Guy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:46 am

Hmm, there is a link on there to abandonware? Give me a moment to check that, I may have missed it. I had meant the site itself was manuals only.

Edit: Where exactly is this link to other sites option? I'm having a bit of trouble finding it. I tried to use the sitemap to find the links section but to no avail. Could you please send me a PM explaining where you found this?

AsianMusicGuy · #7 Post by **AsianMusicGuy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:48 am

*link removed*
There you go

The Guy · #8 Post by **The Guy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:54 am

OMG AMG!!! I just posted that same site just to have it removed!!!

#9 Post by **Anonymous Game Creator 2** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:03 am

When I clicked the first link, it didn't open up the same page that the one AMG just posted. It came up with another page with links to abandonware sites.

Anyhow, I don't want to have to spend time going through sites like this to check out whether they are legit or not. So I'd prefer if they be kept off the forum. If you really must pass the link on to him, please do it via PM or email, rather than on the public forum.

Thanks.

The Guy · #10 Post by **The Guy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:07 am

Hm ok, sorry about that. I thought I had set up the link to go directly to the King's Quest II manual download option. Not abandonware or anything like that, I've been around long enough to know & understand things like that are not tolerated. I went back to the site and page I posted, clicked on it & it opened a PDF file of the manual on my web screen that was open. I didn't see anything about a game download itself. The site AMG posted was the same place I had, just his was the main page and mine was setup for KQII manual download.

#11 Post by **Anonymous Game Creator 2** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:10 am

It's cool. Don't sweat it.

AsianMusicGuy · #12 Post by **AsianMusicGuy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:16 am

Kq!: manual: http://www.sendspace.com/file/73ra1n
KQ2: manual http://www.sendspace.com/file/i7gq30
there that ot to solve things

The Guy · #13 Post by **The Guy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:22 am

Alrighty, I sent him the link that I had posted earlier via PM. Hopefully that or what AMG has posted helps him out.

Gronagor · #14 Post by **Gronagor** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:07 am

W5, searching on Google would have been less of an effort than to ask for it here. Hmmm... I'd say about 10 key-presses and 2 mouse-clicks.

(PS: It is just a quick observation. Please continue posting on this forum.)

The Guy · #15 Post by **The Guy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:44 pm

It's all good Gronagor. Nothing wrong with trying to help out a person in need. At least he's not like the majority of others who have mainly asked for illegal downloads of older generation games. My question now is, do manuals of these games also fall into the category of abandonware? IF Erpy, AGD2, or Navy should say yes to this question, then I'll remember that for future reference and send by PM next time instead of posting links.

#16 Post by **Erpy** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:30 am

This is kinda complicated since several Sierra manuals contain copy protection codes and giving those out isn't allowed either. I suppose we could allow sites that only have those manuals that don't contain copy protection codes, but you really going to make us perform that check?

The Guy · #17 Post by **The Guy** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:17 am

Nah Erpy, I'm not saying the mods themselves have to make the check. Good point about the copyright part, I forgot some games have those. I won't post that site anymore in any threads. If anything, would it be fine to send a link through PM instead of posting? That way we do not have to have to go through this again.

W5WMW · #18 Post by **W5WMW** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:24 pm

Thanks for the help. I did look elsewhere but wasn't sucessful.