Another mystery solved ! Answering /u/YYZ88's question on the Sierra subreddit, asking how to unlock the secret debug content included in the 1991 DOS game The Adventures of Willy Beamish.
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Line art for the title screen of Castle of Dr. Brain, by Sierra.
The background art for the Code Room in Castle of Dr. Brain, with no face on the hangman's dummy.
What appears to be an early mockup screenshot of EcoQuest 1, showing a completely different design for the protagonist Adam.
An early image of The Adventures of Willy Beamish, showing an entirely different design for the living room of Willy's house. The general layout is the same, but the background art is entirely different than in the final game.
In-development images from Castle of Dr. Brain, EcoQuest 1, and Willy Beamish, from Game Player's PC Strategy Guide Vol. 4 #6, Nov/Dec 1991.
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🖱️ Mouse-only DOS game on Xbox?
🎮 Willy Beamish is back via Game Pass — and the controller works
🎧 Full story on #ACast739
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Found an earlier mention of a Willy Beamish sequel, "The Further Adventures of Willy Beamish", in an InterAction issue (Vol. 4 #2, Summer 1991) from before the first game even came out!
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A Sierra gossip column in InterAction magazine vol. 5 #4 (Winter 1992).
Two unmade sequels are mentioned here as being greenlit for production: a follow-up to Willy Beamish, starring a slightly older Willy as he approaches puberty...
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