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King's Quest I Hints

How do I get up there?

  • 1 of 9: You need to be familiar with fairy tales to solve this one.
  • 2 of 9: The solution is all Jacked up.
  • 3 of 9: Remember Jack and the Beanstalk?
  • 4 of 9: You have to plant magic beans...
  • 5 of 9: But not just anywhere.
  • 6 of 9: You have to plant the beans somewhere fertile.
  • 7 of 9: Wild flowers grow only on fertile ground.
  • 8 of 9: PLANT the beans two screens east of the old man.
  • 9 of 9: CLIMB the beanstalk, and prepare to fall (and die) every two seconds.  (Hint: SAVE your game!)