Also, you will need a second floppy diskette for game saves, and need to use the game's INIT DISK command to format it properly. On modern laptops, this rarely-used key is often relegated to a function-key combination. If you plan to play the game yourself, be aware that access to the Scroll Lock key is absolutely essential - any time there's more than four lines of text below the image, the display freezes until the player hits Scroll Lock. Without a walkthrough to turn to in time of need, I would have had a very difficult time getting through this one. There are lots of interesting elements drawn from fairy tales and fantasy, but the plotting is almost non-existent, few meaningful clues are provided, and many of the puzzles depend on trying random actions until something works. Still, she deserves credit as a pioneer in the graphic adventure genre.Īdventure in Serenia followed shortly after Mystery House, the first On-Line graphic adventure, and is typical of Williams' early approach. Williams' games tend to be imaginative and colorful but loosely, even randomly, structured. She (with husband Ken) pioneered a lot of creative technology and released at least a couple of certifiable classics, but her storytelling has been superseded by others following in her footsteps. Playing through this adventure, it struck me that Roberta Williams may be regarded in the long term as the George Lucas of interactive fiction.

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