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== <br />Description ==
<div align="center" style="font-size: 22pt">Laura Bow Mystery Series</div><br />


The '''Laura Bow Series''' is
{{SeriesInfobox
| Title = Laura Bow Mystery Series
| Image = <!-- [[Image:LauraBowSeriesLogo.png|190px]] -->
| ReleaseDates = [[1989]]-[[1997]]
| Developer = {{SierraDevSeries}}
| Publisher = {{SierraPubSeries}}
| Designer = {{RobertaWilliamsSeries}}, {{JacquelineAustinSeries}}, {{BruceBalfourSeries}}
| Category = {{SierraGameSeries}}
| Type = {{SierraFullGameSeries}}, {{SierraMiniGameSeries}}
| Genre = {{AdventureSeries}}
| Theme = {{LegendAdvenSeries}}, {{MelodramaSeries}}, {{MysteryAdvenSeries}}, {{NoirAdvenSeries}}, {{SuspenseAdvenSeries}}
| Engines = {{SCI0}}, {{SCI11}}
| Platforms = {{DOSSeries}}, {{Win3xSeries}}
| Localizations = {{EnglishSeries}}, {{FrenchSeries}}, {{GermanSeries}}, {{HebrewSeries}}, {{ItalianSeries}}, {{SpanishSeries}}
| Website = {{SierraURL}}
}}


== <br /> Games in Series ==
==<br /> Description ==


* [[Colonel's Bequest|The Colonel's Bequest]]
<blockquote>
* [[Dagger of Amon Ra|The Dagger of Amon Ra]]
[[Jacqueline Austin]] and [[Roberta Williams]]'s '''''Laura Bow Mystery Series''' is
* [[Crazy Nick's Software Picks: Parlor Games with Laura Bow]]
</blockquote>


=== <br />Demos ===
==<br /> Games in Series ==


* [[Colonel's Bequest Demo|The Colonel's Bequest Demo]]
* [[Colonel's Bequest|The Colonel's Bequest]] ([[1989]])
* [[Dagger of Amon Ra Demo|The Dagger of Amon Ra Demo]]
* [[Dagger of Amon Ra|The Dagger of Amon Ra
]] ([[1992]])


== <br />Related Links ==
==<br /> About ==


* [[SHP:Games/LauraBow/LauraBowSeriesHelp.html|Laura Bow Series on The Sierra Help Pages]]
* <span class="Inactive">N/A</span>
* [[w:Laura Bow|Laura Bow Series on Wikipedia]]
 
* [[mobygrp:laura-bow-series|Laura Bow Series on MobyGames]]
==<br /> Series Collections ==
 
* <span class="Inactive">None</span>
 
==<br /> Compilations ==
 
* [[CD-ROM 2 Pak: Crime City / The Dagger of Amon Ra]] ([[1993]])
* [[The Roberta Williams Anthology]] ([[1996]])
* [[King's Quest Collection Series]] ([[1997]])
* [[Best of Sierra Nr. 8]] ([[1998]])
 
==<br /> Freeware/Extras/Mini Games ==
 
* [[Crazy Nick's Software Picks: Parlor Games with Laura Bow]] ([[1992]])
 
==<br /> Demos ==
 
* [[Colonel's Bequest Demo]] ([[1989]])
* [[Dagger of Amon Ra Demo]] ([[1992]])
 
==<br /> Fan Remakes ==
 
One fan made game is in production
 
* [[Laura Bow and the Mechanical Codex]] (TBA)
: http://ninezyme.com/#lbw3
<blockquote>
Inspired by Sierra Online's original series... Laura Bow is back for a 3rd installment, in an all new mystery adventure!
 
After a baffling package arrives at the offices of The New York Daily Register News Tribune, an unlikely chain of events sends Laura off on the biggest story that their little newspaper has ever seen.
 
A long journey, an elaborate ruse, a life changing invention, and many dangerous motives for murder...
</blockquote>
 
==<br /> Downloads ==
 
<blockquote>
Links to individual game installers can be found on each game's page.
 
=== Patches ===
 
;Dagger of Amon Ra|The Dagger of Amon Ra
* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[SHPBin:Patches/LauraBowSeries/EcoQuestCD-KQVICD-LauraBow2CD-SQ4CD(SB16DRV).zip.ZIP|Laura Bow 2 Updated SoundBlaster Driver (SB16DRV) ]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [5.75 KB]</span>
:This updated AUDBLAST.DRV corrects a problem with some SoundBlaster 16 ASP sound cards in which only the first digitized sound effect is heard.
* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[SHPBin:Patches/LauraBowSeries/LauraBow2(LB2CD_NRS).zip.ZIP|Laura Bow 2 CD NRS Patch (NRS_LB2CD)]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [18.0 KB]</span>
:This non-Sierra update is one of NewRisingSun's script level timer bugs patches. Fixes:
<blockquote>
* Endless driving
* Moving painting to reveal safe
</blockquote>
 
=== Misc Downloads ===
 
* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[The_Colonels_Bequest_-_UHS.zip|The Colonels Bequest UHS]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [4.69 KB]</span>
* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[The Dagger of Amon Ra UHS]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [41.8 KB]</span>
* [[File:ZIP.png]] [[LB_Icons.zip|Laura Bow Icons]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [4.48 KB]</span>
 
==<br /> References ==
 
<references />
 
==<br /> Related Links ==
 
* [[Laura Bow]]
* [[w:Special:Search/|Laura Bow on Wikipedia]]
* [[w:The Colonel's Bequest|Colonel's Bequest|The Colonel's Bequest on Wikipedia]]
* [[w:The Dagger of Amon Ra|Dagger of Amon Ra|The Dagger of Amon Ra
on Wikipedia]]
* [[w:Laura Bow|Laura Bow Mystery Series on Wikipedia]]
* [[mobygrp:laura-bow-series|Laura Bow Mystery Series on MobyGames]]
* <span class="Inactive">Laura Bow Series on IMDb</span>
* [[:Category:Legend Themed Adventure Games|Legend Adventure Games]]
* [[:Category:Legend Themed Adventure Games|Legend Adventure Games]]
* [[:Category:Mystery Themed Adventure Games|Mystery Adventure Games]]
* [[:Category:Noir Adventure Games|Noir Adventure Games]]
* [[:Category:Suspense Adventure Games|Suspense Adventure Games]]
* [[Sierra Release List]]
* [[Sierra Release List]]
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Latest revision as of 15:52, 29 September 2024

Laura Bow Mystery Series


Laura Bow Mystery Series
Release Dates:  1989-1997
Developer(s): Sierra
Publisher: Sierra
Designer(s): Roberta Williams, Jacqueline Austin, Bruce Balfour
Category: Games
Type: Full, Mini
Genres: Adventure
Themes: Legend, Melodrama, Mystery, Noir, Suspense
Engines: SCI0, SCI1.1
Platforms: MS-DOS, Windows 3x
Localizations: English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish
Website: www.sierra.com



Description

Jacqueline Austin and Roberta Williams's Laura Bow Mystery Series is


Games in Series


About

  • N/A


Series Collections

  • None


Compilations


Freeware/Extras/Mini Games


Demos


Fan Remakes

One fan made game is in production

http://ninezyme.com/#lbw3

Inspired by Sierra Online's original series... Laura Bow is back for a 3rd installment, in an all new mystery adventure!

After a baffling package arrives at the offices of The New York Daily Register News Tribune, an unlikely chain of events sends Laura off on the biggest story that their little newspaper has ever seen.

A long journey, an elaborate ruse, a life changing invention, and many dangerous motives for murder...


Downloads

Links to individual game installers can be found on each game's page.

Patches

Dagger of Amon Ra|The Dagger of Amon Ra
This updated AUDBLAST.DRV corrects a problem with some SoundBlaster 16 ASP sound cards in which only the first digitized sound effect is heard.
This non-Sierra update is one of NewRisingSun's script level timer bugs patches. Fixes:
  • Endless driving
  • Moving painting to reveal safe

Misc Downloads


References



Related Links

 

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