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Edenwaith

Seeing this screenshot from the early Sierra game "Cranston Manor" definitely looks like it was the basis for another set of circular stairs in Dracula's castle in King's Quest 2.

A set of winding stairs in a tower. Credit: https://www.mobygames.com/game/15281/hi-res-adventure-3-cranston-manor/screenshots/apple2/193952/
ATMachine

@edenwaith I've always wondered if there was maybe an idea at one point to have Dracula's castle in KQ2 be home to the giant from KQ1 instead, like how the dwarf and the sorcerer from the first game are also reused. It might explain the oddly large scale of the furniture in the rooms. Or maybe it was just an art error - I honestly don't know.

Also, there's an early version of the dining room background art on the inside flap of the KQ2 "gray box" release.

A scan of the King's Quest 2 "gray box" release, showing a screenshot on the inside flap of the front cover. The screenshot is of the dining hall in Dracula's castle, but the colors are different than in the published game. The dining table has a brown top and gray legs, inverting the final colors. The walls are also green, though the stones of the archways and in the foreground are light gray. The table is empty, without the plate of ham, and the chandelier over the table is unlit. Dracula stands behind the table, and there is no sign of King Graham.
A screenshot of the dining hall of Dracula's castle in the published version of King's Quest 2. The dining table has a gray top and brown legs, and has a plate on it with a cut of ham. The walls of the room are light gray, matching the color of the stones of the archways and in the foreground. The chandelier over the table has two animated candles burning. Near the table stands King Graham, looking incredibly tiny next to the oversized furniture.
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Edenwaith

@ATM_cashpoint That’s certainly an interesting idea. While the other screenshots from the grey box version of KQ2 look pretty close to what we are used to, that screenshot of Dracula’s dining room has a number of differences, including color changes.

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