Eric the Unready

An ancient prophecy states that King Fudd the Bewildered will die peacefully, his daughter accompanying him during his last hour. However, Princess Lorealle the Worthy mysteriously disappears, abducted by her stepmother Morgana, who intends to put her own daughter on the throne. In order to prevent the princess from being rescued by a valiant knight, Morgana makes sure that the Union Hall selects the most unworthy one for this valiant task: Eric the Unready, known for bringing the book "How to Joust" to his duels.

Eric the Unready is a humorous text adventure with graphics, similar in concept to Legend's own Spellcasting series. Like in those games, the player can select combinations of verbs and objects from a list to interact with the environment, but is encouraged and sometimes required to type commands as well. Some scenes display full-screen character portraits with pre-set dialogue choices. The game often makes verbose humorous comments on the player's actions, including many completely optional and arbitrary ones. It contains many segments that parody various aspects of contemporary pop culture as well as other video games.

Added March 8, 2020
Published By Legend Entertainment
Developed By Legend Entertainment
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Back Cover (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Media (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Manual (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Back Cover (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Media (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Back Cover (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Media (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Linux) from mobygames.com
Manual (Worldwide) (Linux) from mobygames.com
Manual (Worldwide) (Linux) from mobygames.com
Extras (Worldwide) (Linux) from mobygames.com
Extras (Worldwide) (Linux) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Manual (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Manual (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Extras (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Extras (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (Worldwide) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Manual (Worldwide) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Manual (Worldwide) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Extras (Worldwide) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Extras (Worldwide) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Header Image (Windows) from Steam
IGDB Cover from igdb.com
Title screen (DOS) from mobygames.com
Introduction (DOS) from mobygames.com
Introduction continued (DOS) from mobygames.com
Your mission, should you choose to accept it... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Eric the Unready is assigned to a new mission (DOS) from mobygames.com
Starting location (DOS) from mobygames.com
The newspaper: your most faithful companion throughout the game! (DOS) from mobygames.com
Cutscene (DOS) from mobygames.com
Playing in map mode (DOS) from mobygames.com
Playing a game of match-the-pair (DOS) from mobygames.com
The swamp (DOS) from mobygames.com
The four-headed monkey! (as opposed to the three-headed version in the Monkey Island series) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Milligan's Island (DOS) from mobygames.com
Lilliput (DOS) from mobygames.com
Pirate school at Treasure Island (DOS) from mobygames.com
Pirate test... (DOS) from mobygames.com
The witch, preparing for the wedding.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Princess Lorealle's being forced to marry this creep (DOS) from mobygames.com
Pegasus' replacement (DOS) from mobygames.com
Believe it or not, this IS Eric the Unready... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Taking a break in the virgin's temple (DOS) from mobygames.com
The Union Hall (DOS) from mobygames.com
Town Square. The game lets you try crazy things, indeed... (DOS) from mobygames.com
...and even worse ones! But check out those unique, detailed responses... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Exploring the cemetery. Removed the verb and object columns. An example of detailed interaction (DOS) from mobygames.com
Dialogues with characters are presented as such separate screens, with multiple responses (DOS) from mobygames.com
Sorry, I just can't stop. And the game keeps reacting to that!.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Nice view. More unique descriptions rewarding various actions (DOS) from mobygames.com
Relaxing in the tavern (DOS) from mobygames.com
Oh no... turtles!!.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Participate in a trivia quiz!.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
I try to annoy this guy any way I can (DOS) from mobygames.com
The game parodies other games as well. Guess which one this time?.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Hmm... I must be doing something wrong (DOS) from mobygames.com
Yup, comedy is actually required here. Apparently my guess wasn't good enough... (DOS) from mobygames.com
A weird room with rather unpopular animals. You try stuff out... (DOS) from mobygames.com
A cutscene with the Raw Steak of Eternity (DOS) from mobygames.com
Lovely meadow, a unicorn... and you are throwing things at him!.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A funny sign parodying recorded phone messages (DOS) from mobygames.com
Suddenly, you reach a modern-looking world... with all the typical stuff it contains (DOS) from mobygames.com
Hmm, I wonder which book should I go for... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Close-up during a conversation (DOS) from mobygames.com
I think it's time for a vacation!.. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Nearing the end of the game. Gruesome areas... (DOS) from mobygames.com
Main title (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Jousting match outside the castle (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
If only the knight knew of this method for getting apples sooner (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
A feast soon to be turned into roast (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Career highlights (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
The game starts at the farmyard (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Dialogue options (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Eric talking to the farmer (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Text-input window can be stretched across the entire playing screen (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Help screen (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Reading newspaper (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Spellcasting games reference makes an appearance (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Map graph tree (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Checking the medicine cabinet (GOG version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Trailer

Year of Release:
1993

Genre(s):
Interactive Fiction Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Text Parser

Setting/Theme:
Comedy Fantasy

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