Sierra Help Pages Forum Highlights

The following are links to threads on the Sierra Help Pages Forums that will be of interest to many outside of the SHP community or those requesting game or installer help.

Site & SHP Community

Support Request - Check this before requesting help with your Sierra game.
Sierra Help Pages Facebook Group - Join the SHP Community on Facebook.
Sierra Help Pages Group on Steam - The Sierra Help Pages has a Group on Steam, started by SHP's DeadPoolX.

Features:

SHP Non-Sierra Installers and Patches - My installers and resources for a select few non-Sierra games. Note that while support will be given for the installers themselves, support for these games themselves is limited, if given at all.

Technical Discussions / Information:

The Many Problems with the 2006 VU King's Quest Compilation - A description of all of the flaws and shortcomings of the 2006 VU release of the King's Quest Compilation.
Sierra Game Versions in 2006 VU Compilations - A list of the game versions included in the 2006 VU Compilations.
A Summary of the Differences Between Sierra's AGI and SCI - A brief, mostly not too technical summery of the differences between Sierra's two main game engines, AGI and the later SCI.
MT-32 Buffer Overflow and Checksum Errors A discussion of a couple of the most common technical problems when using a real Roland MT-32 Sound Module on modern hardware with Brandon Bloom (MusicallyInspired) with additional input with DOSBox author, Peter Veenstra (Qbix).
Understanding The Roland MT-32 - Questions about the Roland MT-32 Sound Module.
jDOSBox (Java port of DOSBox) + WINE - Windows games in your browser.

Games:

A Definitive List of Sierra Fan Games - An updated list of fan game remakes of Sierra games and other games inspired by the Sierra games. Members may contribute to keeping this list up-to-date.
Two Guys Are Back! SpaceVenture! - Most Sierra fans are already aware of this project, but the Space Quest designers "Two Guys From Andromeda" are making a brand new game in the spirit of Space Quest.
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded - Al Lowe and Josh Mandel have done a modern remake of the first Leisure Suit Larry game. On sale now.
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition - For the Jane Jensen and Gabriel Knight fans, the first game of the series, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers is being remade by Jane Jensen with updated graphics for modern hardware.
In Defense of the Infamous Cat Hair Puzzle - Curious about the cat hair puzzle?
A Playthough of King's Quest VI with Jane Jensen - An interview with Jane Jensen while playing playing King's Quest VI, the first that she has seen it since its release.
Al Lowe's original plan for Torin's Passage - Ever wonder what the future might have been for Torin's Passage?
The making of RAMA with Mark Hood - Inside information about RAMA.
King's Quest IV AGI - Why was King's Quest IV released in both AGI and SCI? What about version 2.0?

Extra Resources

SCI Programmers' Wiki & SCI Studio Help File - An information and tool resource for SCI Programmers
AGI Programmers' Wiki & AGI Studio Help File - An information and tool resource for AGI Programmers
Sierra Resource Viewer - THE resource browser for Sierra SCI and AGI games.
Gabriel Knight 3 Resource Browser - A resource browser for the GK3 BRN files.

Fun Stuff

TSTT (THE Sierra Trivia Thread) - Random trivia about Sierra games.
Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within Real Life Locations Tour - A tour of the actual locations from The Beast Within.
King's Quest 6 in AGI - A fan remake of KQ6 in AGI.

For Collectors:

The Official SHP New Acquisitions Thread - A thread to highlight newly added items to our various collections. Browse our Sierra collectibles.
Tons of Original Gabriel Knight:The Sins of the Father Art - A collection of original art from Gabriel Knight:The Sins of the Father.

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