Very few software products are good enough to command sales of 100,000 units, and only the very best titles earn the coveted SPA Gold Medal from the Software Publishers Association. The SPA actually does an audit of company sales figures to verify sales levels of bestselling titles, so it isn't a small achievement when one is awarded.
With this in mind, Sierra is proud to announce that it has been awarded not one, but three SPA Gold Medals since our last newsletter in May. Titles awarded gold medals include: Kings Quest III (Roberta Williams, Space Quest (Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe and Thexder (Game Arts of Japan).
According to Sierra Marketing Director John Williams, the achievement of three awards is a special thrill for the company. "Each of the titles awarded the Gold Award continues to be a top seller." said Williams. Williams was especially happy about the success of Thexder, Sierra's first arcade title since 1985. "We were pleased to see that Sierra customers still love a good arcade challenge. Thexder went over well here in America - it was our bestselling title last Christmas."
Sierra now holds eight SPA Gold Medals, and is perparing to receive its first Platinum Medal (for sales in excess of 250,000 units) sometime before the next newsletter.
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Issue 4: Winter 1988
- Adlib Music Synthesizer Card (advertisement)
- Adlib Music Synthesizer Card Supports Sierra Games
- Apple II Graphics Book Available (Issue 4)
- Compute! Book Tells the Complete Story of King's Quest Series
- Corny Cartoons Captured!
- Dealer List (Issue 4)
- Drawing Dynamos Discovered!
- Gold Rush! Sierra's 3-D Animated Historical Simulation
- Heard It In The Hallway (Sierra's Rumor Mill) - Winter 1988
- How to Avoid the Holiday Hint Crush
- Issue 4 Credits
- Kings Quest IV Arrives!
- King's Quest IV - A Technological Wonder
- Manhunter: New York (A Review)
- New Products (Issue 4)
- President's Corner (Issue 4)
- Roberta Williams on the New King's Quest
- Sierra Catalog Orders (Issue 4)
- Sierra Completes Conversion of Color Macintosh Games
- Sierra Extends Hint Hotlines for Holiday Season
- Sierragram (Issue 4)
- Sierra Mail Bag (Issue 4)
- Sierra On-Line, Inc. Announces It's Initial Public Offering of Common Stock
- Sierra Ships New Titles for IIGS
- Smart Money Enchanced for Apple IIGS
- Successful Word Search Winners Announced (Issue 4)
- The Eyes Have It (Sierra's Picture Puzzle Winners Announced!)
- The Men Behind the Mysterious Manhunter: New York
- Three More Sierra Games Go for the Gold!
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