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Oct 10, 2020
Ken Williams is the co-founder, with his wife Roberta, of Online Systems, later Sierra Online, and then just Sierra.
He lead the company through the creation of the first graphic adventure, Mystery House, animated adventure, King's Quest, the first online games network, TSN, and so many other firsts, as well as, acquiring such developers as Dynamix, Papyrus, and Coktel Vision.
He has now written a book, Not All Fairytales Have Happy Endings. We talk about the book, life at Sierra, financial realities of running a games company, and so much more.
Sit back and relax, and remember to pick up a copy of his book, it's an amazing read full of insight into the birth, life, and death of a legendary company.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Williams_(game_developer)
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https://www.mobygames.com/company/sierra-entertainment-inc
http://allowe.com/
https://www.apl2bits.net/2019/11/25/sierra-on-line-house-for-sale/
https://www.realliving.com/homes-for-sale/40367-Goldside-Drive-Oakhurst-CA-93644-284692284
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softporn_Adventure
https://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/hi-res-football/screenshots
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Garriott
Recommended Links:
Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/
Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/
The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/
The History of How We Play:
https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/
Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/