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Lots of feelings seeing Sierra come up again. Lots of good memories playing Sierra games as a kid. The story feels like it bears some similarity to the Dark Qu
by dceddia 2y ago
Lots of feelings seeing Sierra come up again. Lots of good memories playing Sierra games as a kid.
The story feels like it bears some similarity to the Dark Quiet Death episode from Mythic Quest. The video game industry, the husband-and-wife team, the rollercoaster of success and failure. Maybe just a coincidence. If you haven't seen it, it's a very good (and very sad) stand-alone episode. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10084334/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10084334/
- pauljara 2y agoYou're right, it wasn't just a coincidence: "Doc and Beans are inspired by Ken and Roberta Williams, a real-life couple who founded Sierra Entertainment, a video game company known for the King's Quest series that eventually sold to Activision." https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10084334/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10084334/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_tr...
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- kelnos 2y agoWow, yeah, back when I first saw that episode, it definitely evoked memories of Sierra for me. As the sibling points out, the IMDB page's trivia says that was intentional. I had no idea...