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'''Sierra''' is a video game company founded in 1979, as On-Line Systems, by Ken and Roberta Williams.
'''Sierra''' is a video game company founded in 1979, as On-Line Systems, by Ken and Roberta Williams.


The company built its reputation as a company for excellent graphic adventures beginning in 1980. They only published one text adventure, ''[[Softporn Adventure]]'', in 1981.
The company built its reputation as a company for excellent graphic adventures beginning in 1980. They only published one fully text adventure, ''[[Softporn Adventure]]'', in 1981.


They also became well-known as a publisher, publishing games such as the original release of ''[[Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress]]''.
They also became well-known as a publisher, publishing games such as the original release of ''[[Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress]]''.
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== PreAGI ==
== PreAGI ==
There were several games that used some parts of the AGI engine, before it was mature enough (see [http://trollvm.sourceforge.net/ TrollVM]):
There were several games that used some parts of the AGI engine, before it was mature enough (integrated from TrollVM):
* [[Dragon's Keep]] (1982)
* [[Dragon's Keep]] (1982)
* [[The Dark Crystal|The Gelfling Adventure]] (1983) (Simplified remake of The Dark Crystal, aimed at younger audiences)
* [[The Dark Crystal|The Gelfling Adventure]] (1983) (Simplified remake of The Dark Crystal, aimed at younger audiences)
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