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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 | 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 continued to develop graphic adventures even after Sierra was sold to [[CUC Software International|CUC International]] in 1996. In December 1997, CUC International merged with HFS Incorporated to become the Cendant Corporation. After the Cendant book-cooking scandal in 1998, Sierra was sold to Havas S.A, which was purchased by Vivendi (renamed Vivendi Universal in 2000 and now known as Vivendi SA) the same year. Sierra stopped producing adventure games in 1999. | They continued to develop graphic adventures even after Sierra was sold to [[CUC Software International|CUC International]] in 1996. In December 1997, CUC International merged with HFS Incorporated to become the Cendant Corporation. After the Cendant book-cooking scandal in 1998, Sierra was sold to Havas S.A, which was purchased by Vivendi (renamed Vivendi Universal in 2000 and now known as Vivendi SA) the same year. Sierra stopped producing adventure games in 1999. | ||
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== PreAGI == | == PreAGI == | ||
There were several games that used some parts of the AGI engine, before it was mature enough ( | 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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* [[Phantasmagoria II]] (1996) | * [[Phantasmagoria II]] (1996) | ||
* [[RAMA]] (1996) | * [[RAMA]] (1996) | ||
* [[Shivers | * [[Shivers II: Harvest of Souls]] (1997) | ||
* [[Leisure Suit Larry Casino]] (1998) | * [[Leisure Suit Larry Casino]] (1998) | ||