Introduction

What is this?

Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is a point and click adventure that was released in 1993 by Sierra On-Line. The game was created by Al Lowe (probably best known for creating the Leisure Suit Larry series) and Josh Mandel (who worked on a variety of games but is probably more well known for his adaptation of Callahan's Crosstime Saloon).

Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is set during the 1880s in the town of Coarsegold, California. Freddy Pharkas was one of the fastest guns in the West but gave up the lifestyle when he was bested in a duel. Now he's living a peaceful and content life as a Pharmacist. But something bad is about to happen to the town of Coarsegold and its upto Freddy to put a stop to it.

Game Details

The game was released in two different versions: A text based version, which is the most complete release of the game, and a talkie version which has content cut from the game to reduce the space for the audio recordings. I will be playing the talkie version for this LP.

The game is currently available to buy from GOG.com, which contains The GOG version can be played in a complete mode by changing a few settings.

LP Details

I'm going to be using the talkie version so we can listen to the excellent voice acting. I would use the GOG version but this game already has an overkill of content that they kept in this version.

This is going to be a VLP and I'll be recording commentary as I play along. I don't have a schedule, it all depends on when I have free time around work and child care. I aim to have at least one video up a week but usually I upload at least a couple of videos each week.

It's been over twenty years since I last played this game and my memory of it is practically non-existent. I'm looking forward to playing it again.

Let's Play: Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist