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Save the Kingdom of Daventry in King’s Quest – Today in History – May 10th, 1984

Carl Williams writes, "The original King’s Quest was quite a game. For the time it was amazing, it still is in many respects. King’s Quest was a marvel for the period and something that was just not seen on computers. Up to the release of this harbinger of things to come title by Sierra Entertainment (later to become Sierra On-Line), gamers were mostly looking at still images and text on the screen. This title nearly single handedly catapulted Roberta Williams to the forefront of game development, at least in North America."

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Video Game Hall of Fame Welcomes its Class of 2020: Minecraft, Bejeweled, Centipede, & King’s Quest

Video Game Canon writes:

"Shortlisted as a finalist in 2015, 2016, and 2018, the title was passed over again and again and again. But Minecraft’s creative sandbox become too big to ignore this year, and it has finally been enshrined in the World Video Game Hall of Fame."

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Retro gaming on PC - DOS Games Memories

"Back in the early '90s, I recall playing plenty of fantastic DOS games between gaming sessions on my NES. So, allow me to describe 5 such games as I remember them from back in the day. Perhaps you've played a few of these as well!" - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums

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7 Best PS4 Free-to-Play Games You Won't Be Able to Stop Playing

Chris Penwell from PlayStation LifeStyle writes: Wondering what the best PS4 free-to-play games are? Here are seven of them that stand out and deserve your attention.

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