History YMMV / KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow

** While the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} version is one of the better-regarded ports of Sierra games, it shows how far the PC's graphics and sound capabilities had outpaced the Amiga in the early '90s. It's also missing most of the cool intro due to the Amiga's limited disk space.

* EvenBetterSequel / GrowingTheBeard: This game was received with rave reviews, is generally regarded as the highest point in the franchise, and perhaps the only one that can be enjoyed at face value today. It is also the only entry written by Creator/JaneJensen rather than series creator Roberta Williams. Unsurprisingly fan games like ''VideoGame/TheSilverLining'' are more inspired by ''VI'' than the earlier entries.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The CD-ROM version was one of the first to feature Hollywood voice acting, a practice that is now routine. The fact that these were Hollywood actors saying the lines was a big thing, even though a viewer more used to higher standards (among them an actual voice acting industry) hearing the [[DullSurprise bland uninteresting acting]] might find it a little weird how ''this'' game was so big. This was also of the first games to have [[AwardBaitSong a song about it]]. In the age of soundtracks and licensed music, this is also much more routine.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The CD-ROM version was one of the first to feature Hollywood voice acting, a practice that is now routine. The fact that these were Hollywood actors saying the lines was a big thing, even though a viewer more used to higher standards (among them an actual voice acting industry) hearing the [[DullSurprise bland uninteresting acting]] might find it a little weird how ''this'' game was so big. This was also of the first games to have [[AwardBaitSong a song about it]]. In the age of soundtracks and licensed music, this is much more routine.

** When Alex pulls out the Magic Map: "Alexander [[ADateWithRosiePalms feels a strange pulling sensation]]."

* EvenBetterSequel: This game was received with rave reviews, is generally regarded as the highest point in the franchise, and perhaps the only one that can be enjoyed at face value today.

* ToughActToFollow: One of the possible reasons ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIIThePrincelessBride'' isn't as beloved as this game. Creator/JaneJensen's next project, ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight'', averted this, becoming a strong contender with this game for "best adventure game of all time."

** In either path, he stands there doing nothing while Alhazred walks up and pulls a sword on him, despite Cassima explicitly warning him about Alhazred's sword.

** The rest of the soundtrack by Chris Braymen is one of Sierra's best. The whole soundtrack was also a showcase for the Roland Sound Canvas, which happens to be the basis for the software synthesizers included in modern versions of both Mac OS X and Windows. Yes, General MIDI music can actually sound great.

* HilariousInHindsight: One NonstandardGameOver involves Alexander turning into a beast. Robbie Benson, who played Beast in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', voiced Alexander in the CD-ROM version.

* PolishedPort: In 1993, a PC CD-ROM adaptation of the game was released for both the MS-DOS and Windows 3.1x versions, and besides the voice-acting and mouth movements in character portraits that had been absent in the floppy diskette version on MS-DOS (which also kept the low-resolution graphics), the Windows version had high-resolution graphics that doubled the resolution graphics of MS-DOS. And not only did the Windows version enhance character portraits with surprisingly accurate mouth movements, it also featured their blinking eyes, eyebrow movements and [[MoodSwinger mood changes]].

* MagnificentBastard: Alhazred is probably the nastiest villain to cross the series. He shows up at the Green Isles and quickly wins the favor of the naïve king, who sees him as a wise advisor and potential son-in-law. Then he arranges for one of his Black Cloak buddies to kidnap Cassima and get the heir to the throne out of the way, murders the King and Queen in their sleep, and he's ''already'' set up as a RegentForLife because he conned his way into Caliphim's trust. Then, he sends his genie to swipe the Islands' treasures, and sends out bogus stories that another island was to blame, carefully playing on each island's prejudices, and grounds the ferry so no one could travel to another island and ''verify'' the story. This kept the islands infighting so they didn't pose a challenge. Cassima gets rescued? He'll imprison her and cover it by invoking a dated tradition, then pull AndNowYouMustMarryMe, planning to kill her ''[[RapeAsDrama after the wedding night]]'' and coronation so he remains completely unchallenged and unchallengeable! It was only by the blind, dumb luck of the ex-slave Daventry prince showing up with a crush on the princess that ''any'' of this was discovered.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** To any [[TheNineties 90s]] kid who has played ''King's Quest VI'': Go on, tell us you saw [[spoiler:Alhazred's staged marriage with Cassima!Shamir]] and didn't get reminded of gay marriage.
** One NonstandardGameOver involves Alexander turning into a beast. Robbie Benson, who played Beast in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', voiced Alexander in the CD-ROM version.

* TearJerker: The ''incredibly'' detailed description of [[spoiler:The Lord of the Dead seeing his life in the magic mirror.]] On the other hand, it can just as easily come across as {{Narm}}.

** One NonstandardGameOver involves Alexander turning into a beast. Robbie Benson, who played Beast in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', voiced Alexander in the CD-ROM version.

* ToughActToFollow: One of the possible reasons ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIIThePrincelessBride'' isn't as beloved as this game. Creator/JaneJensen's next project, ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight'', averted this, becoming a strong contender with this game for "best adventure game of all time."

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The CD-ROM version was one of the first to feature Hollywood voice acting, a practice that is now routine. The fact that these were Hollywood actors saying the lines was a big thing, even though a viewer more used to higher standards (among them an actual voice acting industry) might find some of the [[DullSurprise bland uninteresting acting]] a little weird as to just how ''this'' was so big. This was also of the first games to have [[AwardBaitSong a song about it]]. In the age of soundtracks and licensed music, this is much more routine.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The CD-ROM version was one of the first to feature Hollywood voice acting, a practice that is now routine. The fact that these were hollwood actors saying the lines was a big thing... even though a viewer more used to higher standards (among them an actual voice acting industry) might find some of the [[DullSurprise bland uninteresting acting]] a little weird as to just how ''this'' was so big.
** Additionally, this was one of the first game to have a song about it. In the age of soundtracks and licensed music, this is much more routine

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: The CD-ROM version was one of the first to feature Hollywood voice acting, a practice that is now routine.

* EarWorm: Most of the soundtrack.

** "Tickets Only! Neeeeeeext!"

* PolishedPort: In 1993, a PC CD-ROM adaptation of the game was released for both the MS-DOS and Windows 3.1x versions, and besides the voice-acting and mouth movements in character portraits that had been absent in the floppy diskette version on MS-DOS (which also kept the low-resolution graphics), the Windows version had high-resolution graphics that doubled the resolution graphics of MS-DOS. And not only did the Windows version enhance character portraits with mouth movements, it also featured their blinking eyes, eyebrow movements and [[MoodSwinger mood changes]].

** The AwardBaitSong "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69M2iiI__XQ Girl in the Tower]]", composed by Mark Seibert and performed by Bob Berghold and Debbie Seibert. How kick-ass is that?

* EvenBetterSequel: This game was received with rave reviews, is generally regarded as the highest point in franchise, and perhaps the only one that can be enjoyed at face value today.

* MemeticMutation: [[AccidentalInnuendo "Alexander feels a strange pulling sensation."]]