The Rise and Fall of Sierra Online (Remastered)

Bonus video and a Nebula discount: https://go.nebula.tv/lowspecgamer

A company in a garage turns into a games juggernaut only to be destroyed by forces beyond their understanding.

This is a compilation of 2 past videos, re-edited, with errors fixed, and generally improved.

Events slightly adjusted or exaggerated for narrative (or dramatic) purpose.

Sidequest bonus content:

The cover for Soft P*** https://nebula.tv/videos/lowspecgamer...
the Rise and Fall of the Sierra Network: https://nebula.tv/videos/lowspecgamer...

Social media:

  / lowspec_gamer  
  / thelowspecgamer  

Credits:
Research and Writing: LowSpecAlex
Voice over: LowSpecAlex
Editing: LowSpecAlex
3D animation: Windy, Divye
Art by Maiku No Koe:   / maiku_no_koe  
Spanish Translation, Audio editing and QA: Henrique von Buren
Thumbnail design: Maiku no Koe
Dubbed by:   / jesushdoblaje  

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Stock Footage from Getty

Game footage by Highretrogamelord    / highretrogamelord  
   • Adventureland (longplay) for the BBC Micro  
   • Hi-Res Adventure #1: Mystery House for the...  
   • Hi-Res Adventure #2: Wizard and the Prince...  
   • King's Quest for the Apple II  
   • Hi-Res Adventure #4: Ulysses and the Golde...  
   • Warcraft 1 (1994)  
   • Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Loun...  
   • King's Quest 8: Mask of Eternity - English...  
   • Red Baron (16-color version) • Dynamix 199...  
   • Phantasmagoria (PC) Playthrough  

King Quest PC Footage recorded on DOS BOX.
Colossal Cave Adventure recorded in this online emulator: https://grack.com/demos/adventure/

Sources:
Olaf Lubeck, Williams, Ken. Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings

The rise and fall of Sierra On-Line:
Steven Levy. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution.

For the SideQuest
Time Magazine: https://web.archive.org/web/200803070...
https://www.filfre.net/2012/02/softporn/
https://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...
https://www.sierrachest.com/index.php...