Retro365 | Dragons Keep - Sierra On-Line, 1983 - Apple II (4K) @Retro365 | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
A playthrough of Dragon's Keep, released in 1983 by Sierra On-Line.
Dragon's Keep, an exploration and learning adventure for younger players, was created by Al Lowe and Mike MacChesney with help from wifes Margaret and Rae Lynn. The two families lived in the same neighborhood in Fresno, California, and worked at the local schools.
With a background in education, Al and Mike decided to try and use the computer as an educational platform combining arcade fun with simple learning principles.
To publish Dragon's Keep they created Sunnyside Soft and sold it out of the Lowe family home and in educational magazines. It was re-released for the Apple II a year later after Sierra On-Line, in April of 1983, had acquired the rights to all of Sunnyside's three games.
Dragon's Keep was later ported to other major platforms of the time.
Dragon's Keep was Al Lowe's first game, he later went on to create Leisure Suit Larry after having been involved in a number of other projects with Sierra.
Bits from my personal collection – Dragon's Keep, Al Lowe's first game
https://retro365.blog/2023/01/09/bits-from-my-personal-collection-dragons-keep-al-lowes-first-game/
Enjoy and please remember to visit my blog at https://www.retro365.blog where I post new articles every month.
A playthrough of Dragon's Keep, released in 1983 by Sierra On-Line.
Dragon's Keep, an exploration and learning adventure for younger players, was created by Al Lowe and Mike MacChesney with help from wifes Margaret and Rae Lynn. The two families lived in the same neighborhood in Fresno, California, and worked at the local schools.
With a background in education, Al and Mike decided to try and use the computer as an educational platform combining arcade fun with simple learning principles.
To publish Dragon's Keep they created Sunnyside Soft and sold it out of the Lowe family home and in educational magazines. It was re-released for the Apple II a year later after Sierra On-Line, in April of 1983, had acquired the rights to all of Sunnyside's three games.
Dragon's Keep was later ported to other major platforms of the time.
Dragon's Keep was Al Lowe's first game, he later went on to create Leisure Suit Larry after having been involved in a number of other projects with Sierra.
Bits from my personal collection – Dragon's Keep, Al Lowe's first game
https://retro365.blog/2023/01/09/bits-from-my-personal-collection-dragons-keep-al-lowes-first-game/
Enjoy and please remember to visit my blog at https://www.retro365.blog where I post new articles every month.
