# King's Quest IX: Every Cloak Has A Silver Lining - Anyone else playing it? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 3, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062 "2011-04-03T19:14:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/1 "2011-04-03T19:14:51Z")
The first thing you should know is that this game is fan made and has been in production for about 10 years or so. Secondly, you should know that the name has been shortened to just “The Silver Lining”. They did this to avoid trouble with Activision, who now own King’s Quest. [It’s also free and you can get the first 3 episodes(of 5) here.](http://www.tsl-game.com/) The second thing you should know, and this is very important, is that Episode 1 is almost nothing but cut scenes. Episode 2 introduces actual puzzles and various locations. \*\*Please do not judge this game by Episode 1. \*\* Anyway, I have to say…it’s pretty good. I have to give these people credit. You can clearly tell that they put huge effort into the game over the last decade and I’m glad to see that it shows. The game has a pretty engaging story and the voice work and graphics are good. The puzzles have been simplistic and none have made me think too hard. I like all the references to previous King’s Quest(even 8) and am enjoying the story as it develops. I’m playing Episode 3 right now and it is starting to feel like a King’s Quest games. Locations, things to find, and fairy tale kinds of things to interact with. I highly recommend it if you have even a passing interest in King’s Quest. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/2 "2011-04-03T19:18:27Z")
[Here is a little trailer that shows what the game looks like.](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xduty3_the-silver-lining-trailer_videogames) ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/3 "2011-04-04T17:55:04Z")
July 10th get it free? I like free. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/4 "2011-04-05T00:03:58Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > July 10th get it free? I like free. Only 3/5 episodes are out, but the 3rd episode has been fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/5 "2011-04-05T01:50:50Z")
I love the april fools prank on their updates page. 1274 floppies… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/6 "2011-04-05T02:23:34Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > I love the april fools prank on their updates page. 1274 floppies… Link? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/7 "2011-04-05T16:39:09Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Link? It’s on the mainpage. On the right hand side marked “the Silver Lining is going retro” ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/8 "2011-04-06T02:43:06Z")
Loving this episode 3 part of the game. Some really cool puzzles. I’m surprised this isn’t getting more press. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/9 "2011-04-06T20:28:07Z")
Did any of you play King’s Quest 8(Mask of Eternity)? Is it any good, even as an action game? I avoided it since it isn’t an adventure game, but I am considering playing it. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/10 "2011-04-07T15:14:27Z")
Day-umm, I remember playing KQ1 on a 386 with no soundcard, thinking I was hot shit because I had a COLOR MONITOR! ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/11 "2011-04-07T15:39:05Z")
> [@ugly ripe tomato](#): > > Day-umm, I remember playing KQ1 on a 386 with no soundcard, thinking I was hot shit because I had a COLOR MONITOR! Pfft, I played KQ1 on an IBM PC Jr! ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/12 "2011-04-07T16:02:59Z")
> [@USCDiver](#): > > Pfft, I played KQ1 on an IBM PC Jr! Me too; I think **ugly ripe tomato** is misremembering his hardware, because the 386 era was LONG PAST the time when having a color monitor was remarkable (VGA came out with the 286, and was pretty much standard by the time the 386s were around.). Having a color monitor on an 8086 when KQ1 came out? Yeah, that WAS pretty cool. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/13 "2011-04-07T16:49:46Z")
> [@ugly ripe tomato](#): > > Day-umm, I remember playing KQ1 on a 386 with no soundcard, thinking I was hot shit because I had a COLOR MONITOR! Yeah, man, a 386 would have been quite a bit past the days of monochrome monitors. You probably played KQ1 on something that preceded 286, even. I don’t think I even had a hard drive when I played KQ1(just two floppies…one of which ran DOS). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/14 "2011-04-07T17:26:56Z")
Seriously, though, did anyone like or dislike KQ8? ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/15 "2011-04-07T18:32:50Z")
[quote=“Airk, post:12, topic:577062”] Me too; I think **ugly ripe tomato** is misremembering his hardware, because the 386 era was LONG PAST the time when having a color monitor was remarkable (VGA came out with the 286, and was pretty much standard by the time the 386s were around.). (I’m a her) :smack: It did run on DOS though. I still get geek points for DOS, right? AND I had to buy the mouse separately. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/16 "2011-04-07T20:36:55Z")
I played it on an Apple ][e, and I had a color monitor, too. (Green’s a color, right? We don’t need no steenkin’ red and blue!) ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/17 "2011-04-08T00:42:43Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Did any of you play King’s Quest 8(Mask of Eternity)? > > Is it any good, even as an action game? I avoided it since it isn’t an adventure game, but I am considering playing it. > > Thoughts? I bought it when it first came out. I may actually still have the box around here somewhere. It was pretty good, but didn’t have the ‘feel’ of a KQ game. It had an interesting story line, a decent interface for the time and was enjoyable enough that I played through it several times. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-quest-ix-every-cloak-has-a-silver-lining-anyone-else-playing-it/577062/18 "2011-04-08T02:13:27Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > I bought it when it first came out. I may actually still have the box around here somewhere. It was pretty good, but didn’t have the ‘feel’ of a KQ game. It had an interesting story line, a decent interface for the time and was enjoyable enough that I played through it several times. Yeah, my brother has it actually. I’m thinking to borrow it and give it a shot.