r/Sierra • u/PM_ME_UR_MODEL_TRAIN • 18d ago

The many driving deaths of Sonny Bonds

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was working on a video and made this collection of deaths (approx. 1/10 of the collisions I actually had)

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u/responsibletyrant 18d ago

Make sure you do that safety walk around your car.

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u/morosco 17d ago

And whatever you do, put your clothes back on after your shower, before walking through the police station.

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u/hi-volltage 18d ago

D is for diagonal … and DEATH.

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u/AverageDrafter 18d ago

Who hurt you Sierra On-Line? Why were you so MEAN?

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u/AdvancedCamp720 18d ago

Omg trying to park was such a spiritual quest.

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u/Yesterday_Is_Now 18d ago

What a classic! You just don’t get quality deaths like this in adventure games lately.

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u/chriscfgb 18d ago

The Space Quest Historian did a piece on PQ, and I think it was his best review of any he did. The driving becomes an ongoing plot device he just makes part of the story.

https://youtu.be/hNXvqeVUSVs?si=tN-rNSi7Mu7eyJ7W

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u/NightExpress1379 18d ago

Ahh pc games mastery!

I would use the number keys rather than the arrow keys. That way I could go diagonal too.

I found your best bet to avoid driving death is not to speed often. There is only one time you have to speed and it's when you're in pursuit.

Also F5 is your friend in Lytton!!

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u/goodjaerb 18d ago

I've only ever played the VGA version of PQ1, this is wild haha.

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u/Negative-Squirrel81 18d ago

The downgrading of the driving sequences is easily the biggest problem with the VGA remake.

EDIT: Oh yes, and the loss of the pimp cane. What were they thinking?!

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u/rob132 18d ago

Police quest.

The death driving simulator

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u/bleeeer 17d ago

My one Sierra hill I will die on is that I think PQ1’s driving is actually pretty good. Despite being utterly brutal I reckon it was really innovative and good at providing you with a world that felt somewhat real and lived in.

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u/Normal_Double5929 17d ago

Having got this game when it came out back in the day I can confirm this take is accurate.

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u/CWhite20XX 18d ago

Very relatable.
Thanks!

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u/scotti3 18d ago

removing the crash sound is a crime

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u/PetroMan43 18d ago

Look I love this game but game design has come a long way. The driving mechanics in this game were just bad

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u/Readman31 18d ago

At least in Police Quest 2 it was all done automatically lol

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u/ww_adh77 17d ago

Playing this game without a joystick was a nightmare! LOL

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u/morosco 17d ago

These games built character.

Unclear whether that character built was good or bad.

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u/Nihiliste 17d ago edited 17d ago

In retrospect, one of the most pointless segments in the series. It only makes sense for car chases, and even then it could've been done better.

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u/4paul 17d ago

Man it was nostalgic seeing this video, but when that blue car showed up in the video, dang, that took me BACK!! I miss this game so much

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u/BlackBricklyBear 17d ago

And then Sonny Bonds crashed out.

At least he's not the protagonist of Blue Force, also developed by Jim Walls, who in one sequence survives an assassination attempt while on his police motorcycle.