| The Colonel's Bequest | |
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| Developer(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Director(s) | Roberta Williams Chris Iden |
| Producer(s) | Ken Williams |
| Designer(s) | Jacqueline Austin |
| Programmer(s) | Chris Hoyt Chris Iden |
| Artist(s) | Douglas Herring Gerald Moore |
| Writer(s) | Roberta Williams |
| Composer(s) | Ken Allen |
| Engine | SCI0 |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST |
| Release | October 1989 (DOS)[1] 1990 (Amiga, ST) |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Colonel's Bequest is a character-driven graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line featuring the character of Laura Bow. It was developed for MS-DOS in 1989. Ports for Amiga and Atari ST were released in 1990. It was the first of the short-lived Laura Bow Mysteries series created by Roberta Williams, which used many elements from the game Mystery House. The Colonel's Bequest was created with SCI0, and employed 4-bit color (16 colors) and a typing interface. Its sequel The Dagger of Amon Ra was released in 1992.
- ^ Williams, John (1989). "Products for Your Computer" (PDF). InterActive. 2 (2): 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.