We're here today with a very special update marking one year since Legends of Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line was successfully 100% funded on BackerKit!
With the generous support of our backers, we went on to exceed our original goal and our own expectations. It was an important day for the team because it was the day we officially knew that we were going to get to tell this incredible story and do it in a way that was worthy of the subject matter. So thank you again for making this possible!
Documentary Progress Report
It's been a year full of progress on the project – almost two dozen amazing interviews, over 40 hours of footage, hundreds of pieces of archival material sourced, and almost a month spent on the road by our team – and there's so much more to come.
Interviews continue (more on that in the "Backer Only" section below) and we're now deep in post-production with work on a first assembly cut well underway, as well as the film's score and main title design.
We're excited to share more news on this front in the coming months, but for now we want to give you a sneak peek at one of the highlights of our last production road trip...
Inside the Williams' Oakhurst Home
As mentioned in our last update, the previous production leg brought the LOA team to Oakhurst, California – home of Sierra On-Line's headquarters from the early 1980s until 1993. The majority of the Sierra team lived in and around the area during this time, including co-founders Ken and Roberta Williams.
After some early successes at Sierra and around the time that development on the original King's Quest began, Ken and Roberta decided to build a home in Oakhurst. With six bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, two kitchens, a bar and game room, and indoor volleyball court, the palatial house was unlike anything else in the region and a tribute to what they'd built at Sierra so far.
Home to the Williams' young family, more than a few wild company parties, and the development of some of Sierra's most beloved games, today the house remains largely the same as when it was first built, complete with stained glass referencing early Sierra titles like Mystery House, The Wizard and the Princess, and The Dark Crystal.
Take a look inside the Williams' Oakhurst home below:
So if you're planning a trip to the Yosemite area in the near future or want to relive the glory days of Sierra On-Line with a big group of friends, the owners of the property have provided us with a discount code – SIERRADOC10 – that can be used until the end of 2027 to book the house on loveyosemite.comfor 10% off.
Once again, we're incredibly grateful to all the backers for their support and for coming along with us on this wild journey. Follow us on Blueskyand Instagram for updates on the documentary and more!
First - thank you! To all of you who pledged, shared, or cheered us on: you're the reason this story gets to continue. As you know, our campaign ended at €4,263 (61% of our goal). We didn't make it across the finish line this time.
But TABOO is not going away.
We've spent the last few days analyzing what worked and what didn't. And one thing became clear: while the campaign itself fell short, the story - Kyun, her grandmother, their world - clearly resonated with you.
We're now preparing to relaunch with a stronger, clearer campaign.
We'd love your input to help shape it. If you have thoughts on what worked, what didn't, or what you'd want to see in a relaunch, please send us a note at: [email protected]
We'll be back in a few weeks with more concrete information!
Just wanted to give a quick update on when our rewards will be delivered. We are still on track for a March delivery. Thanks for your support on this project!
Rewards already delivered:
The Fan Cast (thank you to those who participated a couple months ago!)
Character Name (your names have already been recorded in the live taping, and you’ll be able to see it when the episodes are delivered in March)
Rewards that will come in the coming weeks
The Brain Trust: In the coming weeks, as we edit the episodes, we will send this reward tier an early cut so that they can give us feedback
The Writers’ Room: You will soon receive a survey asking you which days are best for you to attend one of our writers’ meetings, and then this perk will be scheduled based on your responses
Rewards that will arrive in March
The four episodes
The scriptbook
The Book of Failure
The Behind-the-Scenes video
Special Thanks in the credits
5 Bonus Studio C sketch scripts
Arriving last:
The Exclusive Zoom Party: We will reach out with available days so we can schedule a good launch party after the episodes have come out.
Thank you all for your support! We're excited for you to see the project. JK Studios
We have an ACHIEVEMENT we want to reach! And of course that means a reward for all of you!
Once the Launch Party reaches 100 Followers, we'll release the Season 2 Teaser Trailer Version of "Better" with an extra vocal line not heard in the teaser
So share with all your musical, superhero loving friends, and let's get this song out there!
