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Looking for King's Quest III factory sealed (Tandy)

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Hello all,

Its a pleasure to join a group a fellow vintage computer/gaming enthusiasts who share such a nostalgic common interest!

I am in the market for a factory sealed King's Quest III (grey box - Tandy) game. If you or anyone you know has one that you or they would be willing to sell, please contact me.

I have attached an image of the version I'm looking for.

Thank you for any help or leads you can provide!

Troy

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Hah! Good luck! Rare as hen's teeth in sealed condition... you'll likely only find it from another collector, and to that end, best to hit up swcollect list....
 
I have 3 kinds of King's Quest III disks for IBM/Tandy with re-released BOX in 1987 or 1988.

(1. 1986 <-- Original release / 2. 1987 <-- Second release / 3. 1988 <-- version 2.14 / int #2.936)
But I think no special Tandy version exist on this game.
It must be original release version you're looking for. (For IBM/Tandy)
 
Yes...I realize its a rare game. I have several copies open copies and one that is near mint. Please follow the link below to the Tandy version I'm referring to. It was also compatible with the IBM PCjr.

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Can anyone verify whether this game was actually sealed with shrink wrap or if it just had the round stickers securing the bottom and top closed? The reason I ask is because this game had a book-like cover that that you could open to read more about the game and see screen shots. From a marketing perspective, it wouldn't have made a whole lot of sense to shrink wrap the box if the goal was to show off the inside of the cover to potential buyers...
 
None of the Sierra gatefold games I've ever seen were shrinkwrapped. They were either glued across the box (ala older Sierravision style boxes) or they were sealed with a sticker of some sort.
 
We have been cleaning out the house and game across a lot of games and found this place. I have a Kings Quest Sealed but its not the grey version it has a golden box. Here is a pic of it. It is still plastic wrapped. If you want it let me know. I will be looking at the other games and posting them if people want them. Thanks
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Cool. That is a very late PC edition. These are pretty common (& consequently cheap). Being shrinkwrapped (assuming it is NIB/NOS) it may be worth a little more. Good luck! :)
 
List it on ebay - if the bidding gods are kind to you, a bidwar may erupt and you'll hit the $75-100 mark.

I've seen this variant NOS go for $0.99 up to $150 or so, depending upon when/where/who was bidding. Personally, it's worth about $20 to me (I don't normally collect sealed games, but I've been known to go after a few of the more obscure ones as long as pricing doesn't go astronomical, or even the non-obscure ones if they go for cheap)
 
Vintage kings quest III. First disc was burned on another floppy disc. Do not have the original. Please ask questions before bidding.
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I don't see a manual or paperwork either. The first disk has the protection, so his copy may only have been a play disk that won't work without the original. Or it may have been cracked.
 
Unbelievable that that game went for $80. The box is in OK condition, but the game itself is in rough shape.
 
Maybe because it looks like it is a very early edition. You never know why someone spends a lot of money. Maybe they do not care about money. Maybe it has nostalgic value. Maybe a few / 1 item(s) in the lot completes a mint set. We will never know. :)
 
I also don't know why a few of collector spend a lot of money to buy this version if the diskette is broken or not.

It is very important for me to restore disk contents than to collect the package.
 
I agree, but software "collectors" are a different breed than archivsts, and some don't care if the diskette works or not. Some collect for value, some collect for nostalgia; in both cases diskette condition is secondary.
 
Of course, its not like King's Quest III is the hardest game to find. Even if this package did some with the copy protected first floppy disk, there are more convenient ways to play the game. Most usually just use a program to fix the executable to allow it to run without a key disk.
 
This particular version was the first-release. Later copies of King's Quest III didn't use the gatefolds. From what I've been able to determine by studying release dates, etc, KQ3 was unique in that it was the last of the gatefold boxes, and had a relatively short run of them printed in comparison to KQ1 and KQ2, for instance. Of course, I've not actually spoken with other collectors about this, just done my own research, so take it for what you will.
 
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