Jason Dyer<p>In my grand finale to The Dark Crystal, events start to hew closer to the movie, with unfortunate side effects.</p><p>This would set the stage for the creation of King's Quest, with a demo version in stores later that same year, and a full release in May of 1984.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/07/06/the-dark-crystal-a-thousand-years-of-solitude/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/07/06/the-</span><span class="invisible">dark-crystal-a-thousand-years-of-solitude/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/movie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>movie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/darkcrystal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkcrystal</span></a></p>