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Bryce 1f34065b8a Complete remaining 6 adventure games - all 31 games now documented (100%)
Games completed:
- Simon the Sorcerer (SIMON) - Surreal/comedy logic, British puzzle design
- Legend of Kyrandia (LK1) - Magic spell casting puzzles, cross-realm artifacts
- SpaceQuest III (SQ3) - Sci-fi comedy infiltration, sequential repair chains
- Quest for Glory III (QFG3) - War/siege espionage, multi-faction diplomacy, class-specific trials
- Quest for Glory IV (QFG4) - German folklore riddles, Darkland multi-realm traversal, rune translation
- Gabriel Knight 1 (GK1) - Detective investigation, voodoo/occult mechanics, Rada drum cipher

New puzzle types created:
- repair-chain-construction.md - Sequential component installation with hard dependencies
- predator-chase-escape.md - Environmental trap exploitation during pursuit
- corporate-infiltration.md - Multi-layer security breach with disguise synthesis
- multi-faction-diplomacy.md - Conflict resolution across opposing factions

Total puzzles documented: ~30+ new examples across 25+ puzzle type files.
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2.9 KiB

Walkthrough Analysis Checklist

Status legend:

  • Complete - walkthrough analyzed, puzzles documented
  • Not Started - walkthrough needed

LucasArts Games

  • Maniac Mansion (1987) - MM
  • Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (1988) - ZAK
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure (1989) - INDY1
  • The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) - MI1
  • Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) - MI2
  • Loom (1990) - LOOM
  • Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) - INDY2
  • Day of the Tentacle (1993) - DOTT
  • Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993) - SMHTR
  • The Dig (1995) - TD
  • Full Throttle (1995) - FT
  • Grim Fandango (1998) - GF

Sierra Games - Fantasy Series

  • King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1992) - KQVI
  • King's Quest III: To Heir is Human (1986) - KQIII
  • King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride (1994) - KQVII
  • King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity (1998) - KQVIII

Sierra Games - Sci-Fi Comedy Series

  • SpaceQuest 1: The Sarien Encounter (1986) - SQ1
  • SpaceQuest II: Vohaul's Revenge (1987)
  • SpaceQuest III: The Pirates of Pestulon (1989) - SQ3 Documented March 2026
  • SpaceQuest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers (1991) - SQ4

Sierra Games - Adventure RPG Series

  • Quest for Glory 1: So You Think You're a Hero (1989) - QFG1
  • Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (1990) - QFG2
  • Quest for Glory III: Wages of War (1992) - QFG3 Documented March 2026
  • Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (1994) - QFG4 Documented March 2026

Revolution Software

    - [x] Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) - BAS
     - [x] Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (1996) - BS1
     - [x] Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (1997) - BS2

Other Studios

  • Simon the Sorcerer (1993) - SIMON Documented March 2026
  • Legend of Kyrandia: Book One (1992) - LK1 Documented March 2026
  • Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (1993) - GK1 Documented March 2026
  • The Longest Journey (1999) - TLJ
  • Syberia (2002) - SYB

Analysis Progress

Total: 31 games
Complete: 31 games
Remaining: 0 games


Game Source Codes Reference

Code Full Name Studio/Year
MM Maniac Mansion LucasArts 1987
ZAK Zak McKracken LucasArts 1988
MI1 Monkey Island 1 LucasArts 1990
MI2 Monkey Island 2 LucasArts 1991
KQVI King's Quest VI Sierra 1992
LK1 Legend of Kyrandia 1 Westwood 1992
SIMON Simon the Sorcerer Adventure Soft 1993
GF Grim Fandango LucasArts 1998
TLJ The Longest Journey Funcom 1999
SYB Syberia Microids 2002
SQ3 SpaceQuest III Sierra 1989
QFG3 Quest for Glory III: Wages of War Sierra 1992
QFG4 Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness Sierra 1994
GK1 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers SIERRA-on-LINE 1993