EGA: the Sierra logo
So for early SCI1 releases, Sierra sold two separate packages: a 16-color (EGA) version and a 256-color (VGA) version. The EGA art was computer-drawn, but the VGA versions often used motion capture for animations, and scanned paintings for backgrounds.
Both releases were 320x200 res. Around 1992, when VGA became more commonplace, Sierra stopped making the effort of reproducing painted art in 16 colors. Instead, VGA versions of new games shipped with EGA drivers that rendered the 256-color art into a 640x400 16-color format.
The separate EGA releases of VGA games are rare in the US, and almost impossible to find anywhere else. To my knowledge, the games that had separate EGA and VGA packages were:
-King's Quest V
-Space Quest I remake
-Space Quest IV
-Police Quest III
-Leisure Suit Larry I remake
-Leisure Suit Larry V
-Heart of China
-Conquests of the Longbow
-Rise of the Dragon
-EcoQuest I
-Mixed-Up Fairy Tales
-and the non-adventures Castle of Dr. Brain, Jones in the Fast Lane, and Hoyle's Book of Games Vol. 3
Below are screenshots from Conquests of the Longbow in EGA and VGA.
Unlike earlier EGA releases of Sierra VGA games, Longbow used dithering in some of its backgrounds (especially cutscenes) to retain the realism of the VGA graphics.
Also, be sure to visit a similar page that I made for Sierra's King's Quest V, and one about the Space Quest I remake and SQ4.
If some of the pictures fail to load, as sometimes happens, just refresh the page once or twice and they should be fine.
EGA: the Sierra logo
VGA.
EGA: Robin Hood readies his bow
VGA.
EGA: title screen
VGA.
EGA: the opening menu
VGA.
EGA: opening credits
VGA.
EGA: the Troubadour tells the story of King Richard's capture
VGA.
EGA: King Richard is waylaid by the thugs of Duke Leopold of Austria
VGA.
EGA: Leopold's soldiers bind Richard
VGA.
EGA: Duke Leopold sets 100,000 marks as Richard's ransom
VGA.
EGA: the Troubadour introduces Robin Hood and his Merry Men
VGA.
EGA: Robin begins in his cave on Day 1
VGA.
EGA: the options menu
VGA.
EGA: breakfast in camp
VGA.
EGA: the outlaws' camp in Sherwood Forest
VGA.
EGA: Robin finds Will Scarlett and a lad named Simon at the shooting glade
VGA.
EGA: practicing archery. Notice that Robin's sleeve is miscolored; it should be green here and blue in the Golden Arrow tournament.
VGA.
EGA: a close-up of Robin's arrow in the target
VGA.
EGA: Robin watches up and down Watling Street for passersby
VGA.
EGA: a peasant woman is being abducted by a rapacious Nottingham soldier
VGA.
EGA: Robin shoots the soldier and saves the peasant
VGA.
EGA: the Widow's cottage, where she lives with her three sons, Hal, Hob, and Dicken
VGA.
EGA: Christy Marx likes Monty Python. A lot.
VGA.
EGA: Little John carries a drunken Robin to his bed in the cave
VGA.
EGA: Robin dreams of Maid Marian dancing in the willow grove
VGA.
EGA: the willows in Robin's dream whisper Marian's name to him
VGA.
EGA: On waking from his dream, Robin finds a sparkling emerald half-heart in his hand
VGA.
EGA: Robin reveals the emerald that came to him in a dream, but the Merry Men laugh it off
VGA.
EGA: Will Scarlett comes to Robin with news of Lobb's desire to meet him
VGA.
EGA: the grove of willow trees
VGA.
EGA: Robin happens upon a maiden being attacked by an evil monk
VGA.
EGA: Marian and Robin meet for the first time
VGA.
EGA: Marian leaves behind a slipper as a token to gain Lobb's trust
VGA.
EGA: Robin contemplates the mysterious Lady Marian
VGA.
EGA: Robin finds a poor beggar, whose clothes he can use, traveling along the highway
The EGA version has two noticeably different closeups for "happy" Robin and "normal" Robin (as opposed to "angry" Robin); you can see them above.
VGA.
EGA: Robin Hood's money pouch
VGA.
EGA: Robin takes the beggar's clothing and strikes out for Nottingham
VGA.
EGA: Nottinghamshire
VGA.
EGA: the map of Nottingham Town
VGA.
EGA: Lobb the Cobbler. Say that three times fast.
VGA.
EGA: Robin looks around Lobb's shop
VGA.
EGA: Robin and Lobb meet in the back of the shop to discuss important business
VGA.
EGA: the street where Lobb's shop is located
VGA.
EGA: Allan a Dale complains about the disgusting beggar's garb Robin has cast off
VGA.
EGA: Robin wakes up on Day 4
VGA.
EGA: Robin saves a poacher from execution by the Sheriff's men on Day 4
VGA.
EGA: meeting with Marian in the sacred willow grove
VGA.
EGA: Marian and Robin join their halves of the gemstone heart
VGA.
EGA: as usual, Will Scarlett and Allan a Dale argue
VGA.
EGA: Allan a Dale tells Robin where he can find Tuck on Day 5
VGA.
EGA: Tuck tells Robin that the Widow's sons have been taken prisoner and will soon be hanged
VGA.
EGA: Robin vows to rescue the three boys from the gallows
By the way, those two black streaks in Robin's hair are caused by an error in storing the close-up image: they're transparent when they should be colored white.
VGA.
EGA: Robin finds a monk from St. Mary's Abbey on Watling Street
VGA.
EGA: the Abbey Monk is made to chop wood and work off his belly by Friar Tuck
VGA.
EGA: the gates of Nottingham Castle
VGA.
EGA: the Sheriff's men let Robin in to shrive the prisoners
VGA.
EGA: Hal, Hob, and Dicken recognize Robin
VGA.
EGA: Robin is escorted out of the castle dungeon
VGA.
EGA: the exterior of the unfinished Abbey of St. Mary
VGA.
EGA: the Abbey's floor plan
VGA.
EGA: Robin finds three monk's robes in a laundry room... perfect for the Widow's sons.
VGA.
EGA: the Chapel of St. Mary's
VGA.
EGA: a traditional English hedge maze lies between the Abbey and the Witch's Court
VGA.
EGA: the Witch's Court isn't trying anyone, at least on Day 5
VGA.
EGA: the Abbot works on a puzzle box while sipping ale in the dining hall
VGA.
EGA: the Abbot commands Robin to get him more ale
VGA.
EGA: a view of the individual monks' cells of St. Mary's
VGA.
EGA: the Nottingham pub
VGA.
EGA: meeting the bartender
VGA.
EGA: the pub interior is full of the Sheriff's off-duty soldiers
VGA.
EGA: a Crusader veteran named Old Harry challenges Robin to a game of Nine Men's Morris
VGA.
EGA: Nine Men's Morris
VGA.
EGA: Old Harry gives Robin the amethyst as a prize for winning
VGA.
EGA: the back room of the pub
VGA.
EGA: one beer barrel contains a hidden tunnel
VGA.
EGA: the false ale keg leads to this cavernous passage
VGA.
EGA: more of the hidden tunnel to the Abbey
VGA.
EGA: a tapestry hides this entrance into the St. Mary's dining hall
VGA.
EGA: as Robin returns with ale, the Abbot wants to have a drinking contest
VGA.
EGA: repeated rounds of drinking ale finally take their toll on the Abbot
VGA.
EGA: the Abbot is passed out in a stupor from drinking so much ale
VGA.
EGA: inside the Abbot's luxurious bedroom
VGA.
EGA: Robin steals the puzzle box from the Abbot
VGA.
EGA: our hero's inventory. Just don't waste time trying to open the puzzle box!
VGA.
EGA: the bartender doesn't think much of the Abbey monks, save for Robin
VGA.
EGA: the other branch of the underground passage leads to Nottingham Castle's dungeon
VGA.
EGA: the two dungeon guards argue over money for buying ale
VGA.
EGA: leaving money on the table to distract the two guards
VGA.
EGA: the money left by Robin gets the guards out of the room to fetch an ale
VGA.
EGA: Robin returns to rescue the three boys
VGA.
EGA: Dicken doesn't want to climb the rope
VGA.
EGA: Robin gives the monk's robes to the trio to wear
VGA.
EGA: Hal, Hob, Dicken, and Robin head through the secret tunnel under Nottingham Castle
VGA.
EGA: Robin and the three boys spy the Sheriff's men in the tavern
VGA.
EGA: Robin tries to get through the pub without being noticed
VGA.
EGA: the drunken Sheriff receives a "blessing" from Robin Hood
VGA.
EGA: the Widow's sons relate their adventure to their mother
VGA.
EGA: Robin receives a golden net for his trouble
VGA.
EGA: the Merry Men celebrate the successful rescue of the Widow's sons
VGA.
EGA: waking up on Day 6
VGA.
EGA: Robin meets a monk from the Fens Monastery on Day 6
VGA.
EGA: the Monk challenges Robin to combat
VGA.
EGA: a quarterstaff duel
VGA.
EGA: Robin kills the monk with his quarterstaff
VGA.
EGA: Will Scarlett advises Robin to take Little John's staff, but Robin refuses
VGA.
EGA: examining the Monk's pouch of gemstones
VGA.
EGA: Robin looks down at the Monastery in the Fens
VGA.
EGA: the Monastery is isolated by marshy water
VGA.
EGA: Robin blows a whistle to summon a Monk with a boat
VGA.
EGA: a Monk rows Robin across the marsh to the Monastery
VGA.
EGA: the Monastery gate
VGA.
EGA: one of the many copy protection puzzles in the game.
VGA.
EGA: the layout of the Monastery
VGA.
EGA: meeting the Prior of the Fens Monks
VGA.
EGA: the Monastery refectory. That thar's a fancee word fer "eatin' place."
VGA.
EGA: the Prior orders Robin to torture an imprisoned dwarf
VGA.
EGA: Robin makes the acquaintance of Fulk, jester to King Richard
VGA.
EGA: Fulk won't leave until Robin finds a scroll that the Prior took from him
VGA.
EGA: the Scribes' Room
VGA.
EGA: Robin spills wine on the Prior to get him away from Fulk's scroll
VGA.
EGA: the Prior leaves, allowing Robin to take the scroll
VGA.
EGA: Robin finds Marian's Hand Scroll in the Scribes' Room
VGA.
EGA: a close-up of the monks' quarters in the Fens Monastery
VGA.
EGA: Robin returns Fulk's coded scroll
VGA.
EGA: Robin and Fulk commandeer a boat to escape the Monastery
VGA.
EGA: unlocking the secret gate out of the Monastery
VGA.
EGA: Robin and Fulk sail out of the Monastery safely to shore
VGA.
EGA: Fulk gifts Robin with the Ring that commands Water
VGA.
EGA: the outlaws listen to Robin's tale of his adventure at the Fens Monastery
VGA.
EGA: Robin and Marian meet again in the willow grove
VGA.
EGA: Marian teaches Robin the Hand Code with her magic scroll.
VGA.
EGA: More of Robin and Marian talking. His portrait changes back and forth during this scene.
VGA.
EGA: Robin and Marian come to know each other intimately in the grove
VGA.
EGA: the ancient oak tree at the heart of Sherwood Forest
VGA.
EGA: Robin captures a pixie with the Widow's golden net
VGA.
EGA: Robin meets the Green Man
VGA.
EGA: the Green Man turns Robin into a half-tree to answer his riddles
VGA.
EGA: answering the Green Man's riddles using the Hand Code
VGA.
EGA: the Green Man bestows his protection on Robin
VGA.
EGA: Robin tells of Marian's decision to come to his camp after the Fair
VGA.
EGA: the outlaws want to attend the fair in Nottingham
VGA.
EGA: a yeoman heading to Nottingham hopes to win the Golden Arrow
VGA.
EGA: stopping the yeoman on the road
VGA.
EGA: Friar Tuck balks at paying the yeoman 50 marks for a worn suit of clothing
VGA.
EGA: Robin bids the yeoman goodbye
VGA.
EGA: on Day 8, the map of Nottingham Town has the Fair on it
VGA.
EGA: the Saturday Fair. Look at all that dithering!
VGA. That's much better.
EGA: this "scholar" is really a spy, sent by Prince John to prevent the Queen's man from receiving the Hand Code
VGA.
EGA: the second Scholar isn't anyone's agent, just an absent-minded old man
VGA.
EGA: meeting the Queen's spy, disguised as a Scholar, at the fair
VGA.
EGA: Robin gives the Queen's spy the proof that he is Marian's agent, entrusted with the Hand Scroll
VGA.
EGA: the archery contest
VGA.
EGA: Robin practices his shooting before the contest begins in earnest. Again, his sleeve is the wrong color.
VGA.
EGA: "Puck of Barnesdale" wins the Golden Arrow, worth 10000 marks
VGA.
EGA: the Sheriff offers Robin a job and is turned down
VGA.
EGA: Robin takes home the Golden Arrow
VGA.
EGA: the Merry Men praise Robin Hood's victory at the tournament
VGA.
EGA: by Day 9, Robin has accumulated several disguises
VGA.
EGA: Will Scarlett warns of danger in Sherwood Forest
VGA.
EGA: hiding from the Sheriff's patrol of the forest in the form of a tree
VGA.
EGA: meeting the lapidary (the jeweler) on Watling Street
VGA.
EGA: the lapidary reveals that he actually deals in fake jewelry
VGA.
EGA: Robin changes clothes with the jeweler and gives him a purse of pennies in compensation
VGA.
EGA: Now Robin's ready to visit the sheriff... except, don't you think his beard stands out a bit?
VGA.
EGA: the jeweler's rouge and pouch of faux jewelry now grace Robin's pockets
VGA.
EGA: Robin comes to Nottingham Castle in the hope of swindling the Sheriff
VGA.
EGA: "Gucci of Beverly" (Hills) introduces himself
VGA.
EGA: Robin meets with the Sheriff of Nottingham and his wife
VGA.
EGA: Robin spins a tale of a dragon's hoard of jewels to the credulous Sheriff and his wife
VGA.
EGA: the Sheriff is fascinated by the sight of Robin's emerald half-heart
VGA.
EGA: the Sheriff foolishly agrees to go alone into Sherwood Forest
VGA.
EGA: Robin's Merry Men capture the Sheriff and take him to their camp
VGA.
EGA: the outlaws treat the Sheriff to an impromptu banquet on illegal venison
VGA.
EGA: Robin laughs at the Sheriff, whom he sends back to Nottingham, naked, tied backwards on his horse
VGA.
EGA: Marian visits the Merry Men's camp
VGA.
EGA: Fulk's scroll contains the key to one of King Richard's magic rings
VGA.
EGA: the puzzle box Robin stole from the Abbot
VGA.
EGA: Robin unlocks the box to find the Ring that commands Fire
VGA.
EGA: the Ring that commands Fire is now on Robin's hand
VGA.
EGA: Robin summons his men to plan how to rescue Marian
VGA.
EGA: Little John's plan is the wisest one for Robin to take
VGA. The order of the outlaws in the lineup is random.
EGA: Robin enters the pub, only to be stopped by the wary barkeep
VGA.
EGA: the mention of Marian's name convinces the barkeep, an ally of Richard, to let Robin pass
VGA.
EGA: Robin hurriedly travels through the tunnel under Nottingham to reach the Witch's Court
VGA.
EGA: as Robin rushes through the hedge maze, the Abbot lights the fire on Marian's stake
VGA.
EGA: Robin Hood rescues Marian from being burned as a witch
VGA.
EGA: Robin heals Marian by combining their pieces of the gemstone heart
VGA.
EGA: the outlaws discuss Marian's close brush with death
VGA.
EGA: Friar Tuck reports that Prince John's stolen 50,000 marks is being taken down Watling Street
VGA.
EGA: Robin summons his men to plan again
VGA.
EGA: Robin briefs his men and asks for counsel
VGA.
EGA: the battle of Watling Street
VGA.
EGA: the Merry Men toast their success at robbing the treasure train bound for Nottingham
VGA.
EGA: Little John tells Robin to beware the Sheriff's men again
VGA.
EGA: Robin's men delay a knight on horseback on Watling Street
VGA.
EGA: the Knight orders Robin to send away his men, but Little John suspects foul play
VGA.
EGA: the "Queen's Knight" reveals himself to be a fraud
VGA.
EGA: the false Knight lies dead, felled by Robin's arrow
VGA.
EGA: Robin finds a letter on the impostor Knight's body
VGA.
EGA: Little John returns at the blast of Robin's horn
VGA.
EGA: the Merry Men are angry that the Sheriff's goons keep patroling Sherwood Forest
VGA.
EGA: Robin makes idle chitchat on his way to rescue the Queen's Knight
VGA.
EGA: Robin looks out at the Fens Monastery from a high cliff
VGA.
EGA: the Will-o'-the-Wisps are called by the Ring that commands Water
VGA.
EGA: Robin follows the Will-o'-the-Wisps across the marsh to the Monastery
VGA.
EGA: in the inventory, the Ring that commands Water appears upon Robin's hand
VGA.
EGA: a close-up shot of the ivy growing on the Monastery walls
VGA.
EGA: using the Hand Code, Robin thickens the ivy enough to support his weight
VGA.
EGA: scaling the Monastery tower
VGA.
EGA: the Monks watching over the Monastery tower fail to detect Robin's stealthy approach
VGA.
EGA: the ivy leads right into the prison cell's window
VGA.
EGA: Robin finds the true Queen's Knight in the Monastery cell
VGA.
EGA: the Queen's Knight won't leave with Robin until the outlaw can prove his identity
VGA.
EGA: the Hand Code reveals that Robin is an ally to be trusted
VGA.
EGA: the Queen's Knight agrees to go with Robin
VGA.
EGA: the Monks detect the escaping prisoner and sound the alarm
VGA.
EGA: Robin makes it into the boat safely
VGA.
EGA: the Monks try in vain to catch the escaping duo
VGA.
EGA: the Queen's Knight sets out with the outlaws' ransom for King Richard's liberation
VGA.
EGA: the Troubadour returns
VGA.
EGA: Robin and Marian lie in bed together in his cave
VGA.
EGA: the outlaws are captured in the spring by the Sheriff's patrols
VGA.
EGA: the Sheriff tries to have Robin hanged upon the spot
VGA.
EGA: King Richard rides into Nottingham at the last minute
VGA.
EGA: the King delays Robin's execution until a trial can be held and judgment passed
VGA.
EGA: Robin asserts that his lawbreaking has been entirely for the greater good
VGA.
EGA: King Richard presides over Robin's trial
VGA.
EGA: Friar Tuck gives testimony, but is countered by the Abbot
VGA.
EGA: Lobb reminds Richard of Robin's role in raising ransom.
VGA.
EGA: Fulk denounces the Prior of the Fens Monastery
VGA.
EGA: the commoners speak up in Robin's defense
VGA.
EGA: Marian's testimony
VGA.
EGA: Richard ends the argument phase of the trial
VGA.
EGA: Robin stands before Richard, no longer bound
VGA.
EGA: Richard pardons Robin and his band of Merry Men
VGA.
EGA: Robin is made an Earl by the King
VGA.
EGA: King Richard metes out justice to the evildoers in Nottinghamshire
VGA.
EGA: Richard agrees to let Robin take Marian as his wife
VGA.
EGA: the wedding of Robin and Marian
VGA.
EGA: end credits
VGA.