Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist

I loved Sierra games. I grew up with them. Hero's Quest (renamed Quest for Glory) was my favourite series. But I've played mostly everything. Freddy Pharkas is one of the 'one off' unique themed adventure games that Sierra (and Dynamix) pumped out before Activision bought Sierra and destroyed it forever. Willy Beamish and Conquest of the Long Bow were a couple other gems. But as for Pharkas, the humor wasn't too bad - although probably quaint by today's post-Southpark standards. The twist at the end was good. In fact, this game had one of the best climaxes in any adventure game, even compared to the big series like Space Quest and King's Quest. The copy protection was annoying since you had to read the manual to figure out how to make the pharmaceutical mixtures you needed. There were a number of puzzles that got confusing and frustrating so a bit of a guide or walk-through is probably a good idea. But in general, it wasn't too bad. Freddy Pharkas is a gunslinger who got his ear shot off and turned pharmacist. The characters are as well written and full bodied as any Sierra game and this certainly does not feel like any less of one of those games. Freddy Pharkas also has a pretty big crush on the local school teacher. It's a unique story, charming in its own way (hemorrhoid cream and all), and a pretty stellar example of how the Sierra formula works to tell great stories - even beyond the standard series. I would predict that adventure games will one day make a come back... whenever AR/VR finally becomes good. I might be an old man, if I'm even alive, but eventually the adventure game platform is going to be incredibly interesting again.

ive always enjoyed this game its my favorite computer game

Good memories of playing this game way back when. Still fun but I found the graphics wanting when you have to find certain items to further gameplay. Secondly, the "death" instances were a pain when you were trying to figure out what to do especially at the end. Oh well, as I said, good memories. That's a 4 rating in 1990s currency.

This is a Sierra classic I played as a kid but didn't get very far due to the copy protection. You have to create prescriptions for the citizens (obviously), but the recipes are found in the manual. Nowadays with the internet those can be found on walkthrough sites and such. There is charm galore including bad puns and self-referential humor.

Awesome game. takes me back to my childhood