Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero

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adventure game hybrid adventure/role-playing game role-playing video game video game

Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero is a hybrid adventure/role-playing video game that blends puzzle-solving, character classes, and humor in a fantasy setting as the first entry in the Quest for Glory series.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Quest for Glory I VGA remake	2
Quest for Glory I: So You Want to Be a Hero	2
Quest for Glory	1
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11189505 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero
Context triple: [Sierra Entertainment, developedGame, Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero]

A. Swordheart
Swordheart is a humorous and character-driven fantasy novel by T. Kingfisher that blends adventure, romance, and magic centered around a woman and the warrior bound to her sentient sword.
B. Kingdom Quest
Kingdom Quest is an interactive, family-friendly dark ride at LEGOLAND Discovery Centers where guests travel through a LEGO-themed world to battle trolls and skeletons and rescue a captured princess.
C. Humble Quest
Humble Quest is a 2022 country-pop album by American singer-songwriter Maren Morris that explores themes of vulnerability, growth, and self-reflection.
D. The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet is a 1977 action thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as a down-and-out cop escorting a key witness through a deadly ambush-laden journey.
E. Lord Quest
Lord Quest is a music producer known for his work in hip-hop and R&B, contributing atmospheric, sample-driven beats to various artists’ projects.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero
Target entity description: Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero is a hybrid adventure/role-playing video game that blends puzzle-solving, character classes, and humor in a fantasy setting as the first entry in the Quest for Glory series.

A. Swordheart
Swordheart is a humorous and character-driven fantasy novel by T. Kingfisher that blends adventure, romance, and magic centered around a woman and the warrior bound to her sentient sword.
B. Kingdom Quest
Kingdom Quest is an interactive, family-friendly dark ride at LEGOLAND Discovery Centers where guests travel through a LEGO-themed world to battle trolls and skeletons and rescue a captured princess.
C. Humble Quest
Humble Quest is a 2022 country-pop album by American singer-songwriter Maren Morris that explores themes of vulnerability, growth, and self-reflection.
D. The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet is a 1977 action thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as a down-and-out cop escorting a key witness through a deadly ambush-laden journey.
E. Lord Quest
Lord Quest is a music producer known for his work in hip-hop and R&B, contributing atmospheric, sample-driven beats to various artists’ projects.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	adventure game ⓘ hybrid adventure/role-playing game ⓘ role-playing video game ⓘ video game ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designer	Corey Cole ⓘ Lori Ann Cole ⓘ
developer	Sierra On-Line ⓘ linked to: Sierra Entertainment
franchise	Quest for Glory ⓘ linked to: Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero
gameEngineType	text parser interface ⓘ
gameMode	single-player ⓘ
genre	adventure ⓘ fantasy ⓘ role-playing ⓘ
graphicsStyle	2D ⓘ
hasCharacterClass	fighter ⓘ magic user ⓘ thief ⓘ
hasCombatSystem	real-time with menu elements ⓘ
hasRemake	Quest for Glory I VGA remake ⓘ linked to: Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero
notableFeature	blend of adventure and role-playing mechanics ⓘ character class system ⓘ humorous tone ⓘ puzzle-solving gameplay ⓘ
notableFor	allowing character import into sequels ⓘ
originalReleaseYear	1989 ⓘ
originalTitle	Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero ⓘ linked to: Hero's Quest
partOfSeries	Quest for Glory ⓘ linked to: Quest for Glory series
perspective	third-person ⓘ
platform	Amiga ⓘ Atari ST ⓘ FM Towns ⓘ MS-DOS ⓘ Macintosh ⓘ linked to: Apple Macintosh computers PC-98 ⓘ
playerCharacterRole	aspiring hero ⓘ
publisher	Sierra On-Line ⓘ linked to: Sierra Entertainment
releaseFormat	floppy disk ⓘ
remakeGraphicsStyle	VGA graphics ⓘ
remakeInterface	point-and-click ⓘ
remakeReleaseYear	1992 ⓘ
seriesFirstEntry	Quest for Glory ⓘ linked to: Quest for Glory series
settingType	fantasy world ⓘ
supportsCharacterProgression	yes ⓘ
supportsMultipleSolutions	yes ⓘ
targetPlatform	home computer ⓘ
theme	heroism ⓘ humor and parody ⓘ

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