It had to be released on 6 double-sided discs due to its size. Making Time Zone about 16 times larger than the average game. The average game at the time only had about 90 rooms, standard. This new game was called “Time Zone,” and had around 1500 rooms. This project was so large she had to employ outside artists to help her make it a reality. Two years later in 1982, Roberta decided to push the boundaries of the traditional game size. By this time Roberta had completed another game, “The Wizard and the Princess.” This was her first game to feature colored graphics and would go on to become the number one game on the Apple II. Their business had also grown so large they were able to employ staff. At this time they were still known as On-Line Systems and they had established their first real office. A young Roberta Williams with the Sierra On-Line t-shirtĪfter the success of Mystery House, Roberta and Ken moved to Sierra Nevada to set up shop (hence the name change). Mystery House was a success and set the standard for combining text and graphics for Adventure games. The first game of On-Line Sytems was created in 1980 and called "Mystery House". She asked her husband for help on her project and together they finished in about a month. After throwing a few ideas around, she settled upon an idea of an Agatha Christie inspired mystery game.
After playing the games, she decided that she could do better.
After this she bought and played as many adventures games as she could. Roberta fell in love with the Adventure genre when her husband Ken introduced her to “Colossal Cave Adventure,” the first text Adventure game. However King’s Quest was her most popular contribution to gaming. Of course she did many other projects during her long career such as Mickey’s Space Adventure, The Black Cauldron, The Dark Crystal, and Mixed-Up Mother Goose. The series is 8 strong and chronicles the adventures of the Daventry family. Roberta Williams, for those who don’t know, is the creator of the legendary King’s Quest series.
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