Why (almost) No One Runs this Game | King's Quest III Speedrun History

King's Quest III remains the least explored speedrun of the main series. And there are several, very good reasons for why that is. Today, we'll discover why almost nobody runs this game, and hear the stories of the few who defied the odds. This is the history of King's Quest III speedrun world records.

Patreon: oneshorteye

00:00 Introduction
01:46 BillBull, the first runner
04:55 The Dreaded Eagle
07:50 A Pirate's Life
09:15 Ocean Man
12:43 Chuck and Lumo
16:15 Praying for RNG
18:17 A Challenger Appears from the North
21:29 Eight Seconds
24:22 Smash Like if You've Been Kidnapped By an Evil Wizard
27:10 Heart Conditions, etc.

SantaClaus voice actor: https://www.fiverr.com/sandoric

Want to learn how to speedrun this game? Join the King's Quest Speedrunning Discord: Discord: discord

Special thanks to BillBull, ChuckGrody, Lumophile, and SantaClaus for their time and invaluable information.

BillBull
Twitch: billbull
cleverdan33

ChuckGrody
Twitch: chuckgrody
sageowl

Lumophile
Twitch: lumophile
@lumophile

SantaClaus
Twitch: SantaClaus586
polygon586

Attribution

The Games: Summer Challenge (1992) / Longplay PC DOS 4K
Old Nerd Playing Old PC Games
Video game footage used under CC BY
The Games: Summer Challenge (1992) | ...

Santa Head image
https://www.freevector.com/happy-sant...

Ocean Man Instrumental provided by Rapwned
rapwned

King's Quest Redux Soundtrack used with permission from Brandon Blume
http://brandonblume.com/kq3redux.htm

Analog TV Noise Distortion pack by Michael Freudenberg - Film Masters
filmmasterschannel
hdreel.com

Snow falling Video
James Cheney
https://www.pexels.com/video/snow-fal...

Santa's Song
Santa's Song

Properly formatted English subtitles by: Facebook: destroyallhoomans