King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity (Video Game 1998)

A young man battles to save his home from an evil spell that can only be reversed when obtains an object known as The Mask Of Eternity.

Director:

Mark Seibert

Writer:

Roberta Williams

Stars:

Mary Kay Bergman, S. Scott Bullock, Jennifer Darling

Cast

Credited cast:
Mary Kay Bergman	...	Apothecary Gnome / Swamp Witch (voice)
S. Scott Bullock	...	Connor / King Mudge
Jennifer Darling	...	Lady of the Lake / Swamp Wisp / Unicorn / Ugly Beast (voice)
Bill Farmer	...	King Gryph / Weirdling Tradesman (voice)
Richard Steven Horvitz	...	Ice Orc Foot Soldier / Skeleton #2 / Swamp Wisp (voice)
Ben Houge	...	Ferryman / Skeleton #1 (voice)
Nick Jameson	...	Daventry Official / Sage Gnome (voice)
Daran Norris	...	Ice Lord / King Graham / Weapon Seller Gnome (voice)
Jan Rabson	...	Crystal Mystic / Henchman (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Lord Azriel / Lucreto / Prophet Tree (voice)
Neil Ross	...	Archon / Spirit Knight / Wizard (voice)
Philece Sampler	...	Queen Freesa / Swamp Wisp (voice)
Kirsten Seibert	...	Gwennie (voice)
Tasia Valenza	...	Sara / Sylph (voice)
Jim Ward	...	Armor Seller Gnome / Hillman / Unseen Voice (voice)

Storyline

A young man battles to save his home from an evil spell that can only be reversed when obtains an object known as The Mask Of Eternity.

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Plot Keywords:

roman numbered sequel | roman numeral in title | eighth part | kingdom | royalty | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sierra On-Line

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the console mode, typing "oscar" shows the programmer David Wenger's Bassett hound Oscar floating around Connor in circles; typing "ruth" shows the artist William Todd Bryan's wedding photo floating around Connor; typing "welch-piel" produces a painting in Connor's house of the Art Director Jason Piel's wife; typing "rocket" shows the type of rockets that one of the programmers had worked on as a researcher.

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Goofs

Connor goes through most of the game armored but without a helmet except at the end, when he wears the Helmet of the Golden Mask. This puts him at a disadvantage in battle because his head is unprotected.

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Quotes

[first lines]
King Gryph: Ah, I see we have a surplus in grain this season.

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Crazy Credits

Special thanks given to: Zippy the Incredibly Inflatable Spitting Wonder Llama, The World Famous Talking Bear--and all the moms, dads, husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends & significant others without whom this game would have been completed months earlier.

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Connections

Follows King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (1985)

User Reviews

King's Quest Rules

I have always been a King's Quest fan, and this is one of the best KQ games ever. It's just classic. The plot is fun, Connor and the supporting characters are fun, all the puzzles and potions are fun, and even the fights are fun. The easter eggs, by the way, are fun, too.

I understand there was some controversy about making a violent KQ, but compared to what you can find out there today, I really don't think the violence was that important. Mask of Eternity followed in the noble footsteps of its predecessors, keeping with the mind-blowing puzzles and exploration King's Quest has always had.

Congratulations to the KQ team for another beautiful installment! And if this turns out to be the final Quest, well - it was a worthy swansong.