| Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero | |
|---|---|
 Cover art of the 1989 version | |
| Developer(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Director(s) | Lori Ann Cole |
| Composer(s) | Mark Seibert |
| Series | Quest for Glory |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, NEC PC-9801, Mac OS |
| Release | October 1989 (EGA) July 1992 (VGA, floppy) April 1994 (VGA, CD) |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game/role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero (originally known as Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero) is a 1989 adventure game/role-playing game hybrid, designed by Lori Ann Cole and published by Sierra On-Line for MS-DOS. It is the first game in the Quest for Glory series, and has been credited for being a genre-defining game, as it tried to mix graphical adventure gaming with role-playing-like elements such as statistic building (strength, intelligence, health) that would actually affect the ability to accomplish certain parts of the game.[1] The game has a satirical and silly tone.[2] Ports for the Amiga, Atari ST, and NEC PC-9801 were released in the early 1990s. A VGA remake, titled Quest for Glory I: So You Want to Be a Hero, was released in 1992 for DOS and later in 1994 for Mac OS.
- ^ Kaizer, Rowan (17 May 2012). "The glory of Quest For Glory". Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Barton, Matt (2014). Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games. CRC Press. ISBN 9781439865248. Retrieved 12 August 2015.