Editing Sierra Creative Interpreter (section)

== History ==
SCI was developed in successive versions, each offering technical advancements:

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! Version !! Year !! Graphics / Resolution !! Interface & Engine Advances !! Representative titles
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| '''SCI0'''<ref name="SCIWiki" /> || 1988 || 320 × 200, 16-color [[Enhanced Graphics Adapter|EGA]] || Text-parser interface; engine debut || ''[[King's Quest IV|King’s Quest IV]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=King's Quest IV Manual |url=https://www.abandonwaredos.com/docs.php?sf=king_s_quest_iv_manual.txt&st=manual&sg=King%27s+Quest+IV%3A+The+Perils+of+Rosella&idg=469 |website=Abandonware DOS}}</ref>
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| '''SCI1'''<ref name="SCIWiki" /> || 1990 || 256-color [[Video Graphics Array|VGA]] || Icon-based point-and-click [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] || ''[[King's Quest V|King’s Quest V]]''; ''[[Space Quest IV]]''; ''[[Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards|Leisure Suit Larry I]]'' (VGA remake)<ref name="Sierra Game Versions">{{cite web |title=Sierra Game Versions |url=https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Sierra_Game_Versions |website=ScummVM Wiki}}</ref>
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| '''SCI1.1'''<ref name="SCIWiki" /> || 1992 || 256-color VGA (enhanced) || Added enhanced animation and sprite scaling || ''[[King's Quest VI|King’s Quest VI]]''; ''[[The Dagger of Amon Ra|Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon Ra]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Sierra Creative Interpreter |url=https://spacequest.fandom.com/wiki/Sierra_Creative_Interpreter |website=Space Quest Omnipedia}}</ref>
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| '''SCI2'''<ref name="SCIWiki" /> || 1993 || 640 × 480 [[Super VGA|SVGA]], 256 colors || 32-bit protected mode; further engine refinements || ''[[Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers]]'';<ref>{{cite journal | last=Veugen | first=J. I. L. | year=2008 | title=Thinking out of the box (and back in the plane): Concepts of space and spatial representation in two classic adventure games | journal=Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture | volume=2 | issue=2 | pages=215–239 | url=https://research.vu.nl/ws/files/2345227/210994.pdf | access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref> ''[[Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness|Quest for Glory IV]]''<ref name="Sierra Game Versions"/>
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| '''SCI3'''<ref name="SCIWiki" /> || 1996 || Native Windows 95 rendering || Final iteration; native Windows 95 support || ''[[Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!|Leisure Suit Larry 7]]''; ''[[Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh|Phantasmagoria II]]''<ref name="Sierra Game Versions"/>
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