Sierra
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Sierra is a renowned video game company best known for its pioneering graphic adventure games and influential role in the early PC gaming industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sierra canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
software company
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video game company ⓘ |
| businessModel | commercial game development ⓘ |
| contribution |
advancing narrative-driven gameplay
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influencing later adventure game developers ⓘ popularizing adventure games on home computers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distribution | retail boxed PC games ⓘ |
| era |
1980s video game industry
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1990s video game industry ⓘ early PC gaming era ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ken Williams
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Roberta Williams ⓘ |
| gameEngineInnovation |
icon-based adventure interfaces
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text parser interfaces ⓘ |
| genreSpecialty |
adventure games
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graphic adventure games ⓘ |
| hasNotableDesigner |
Al Lowe
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Jane Jensen ⓘ Jim Walls ⓘ Mark Crowe ⓘ Roberta Williams ⓘ Scott Murphy ⓘ |
| industry | video games ⓘ |
| medium | computer games ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early PC games
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graphic adventure games ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gabriel Knight series
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King's Quest series ⓘ Leisure Suit Larry series ⓘ Phantasmagoria ⓘ Police Quest series ⓘ Quest for Glory series ⓘ Space Quest series ⓘ The Incredible Machine series ⓘ |
| platform |
MS-DOS
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PC ⓘ Windows ⓘ |
| reputation |
pioneer of PC adventure games
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renowned adventure game developer ⓘ |
| role |
influential in early PC gaming industry
ⓘ
pioneer in graphic adventure games ⓘ |
| style |
humorous adventure games
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puzzle-based gameplay ⓘ story-driven games ⓘ |
| targetPlatform |
IBM PC compatible
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surface form:
IBM PC compatibles
home computers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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