Williams speaks on the buyout, his motivations for selling, and what he and Roberta have been doing since their retirement. Though he seems glad to be relieved of daily business decisions, he still misses the industry:

"Of course I miss Sierra," he said, when directly asked. "Both Roberta and I miss it. If we had today's technology to build games with, imagine what could be done! It is so frustrating to sit on the sidelines watching others have all the fun. It is also painful to see an industry that hasn't really moved forward."

There were some Sierra games I loved--King's Quest VI, Gabriel Knight, a couple Space Quests--but I have to admit, I tended to prefer the LucasArts style of adventures. However, I always held great respect for Sierra as a company, how it was managed and its philosophies. Seeing that legacy become slowly crushed over the course of about five years was a sad experience for me, and one can only imagine what it was like for the studio's founders themselves.