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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = King's Quest III To Heir Is Human Coverart.jpg
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|cover        = Kings Quest III To Heir Is Human Cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra On-Line}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra On-Line}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra On-Line|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|AGI}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|AGI}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 1, 1986}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 1, 1986}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1988}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1988}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 24, 2010}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|1994}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 24, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM, DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_kings_quest_1_2_3|title=New release: King's Quest 1+2+3 - GOG.com|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | King's Quest }}
 
|steam appid  = 10100
 
|steam appid  = 10100
|gogcom page  = kings_quest_1_2_3
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|gogcom id    = 1207661133
 +
|gogcom id side = 1207658878
 +
|hltb        = 5030
 +
|lutris      = kings-quest-iii-to-heir-is-human
 +
|igdb        = king-s-quest-iii-to-heir-is-human
 +
|strategywiki = King's Quest III: To Heir is Human
 +
|mobygames    = 126
 
|wikipedia    = King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human
 
|wikipedia    = King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human
 +
|winehq      =
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|King's Quest}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{ii}} The manual is required to pass the in-game copy protection (digital versions include it).
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{{ii}} The manual is required to pass the in-game copy protection (digital versions include it)
 +
{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/King%27s_Quest_Omnipedia King's Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
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{{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ3Help.html Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human]
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/kings_quest_series GOG.com Community Discussions] for game series
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{{mm}} [https://kingsquest.fandom.com/wiki/King%27s_Quest_Omnipedia King's Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/kings_quest_1_2_3 GOG.com Support Page]
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{{GOG.com links|1207661133|kings_quest_series|for game series}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/10100/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] for game series
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/10100/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] for game series
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=670 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
{{Availability Table/row| [http://sarien.net/kingsquest3 Sarien.net] | | Available for free. Modified to work on browsers.}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | floppy, physical | {{DRM|CPC Copy Protection}}. The game could only be completed by creating spells that had to be learned from the manual. | | DOS, Mac OS}}
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/kings_quest_1_2_3 GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | Configured to run under [[DOSBox]]. Comes bundled with [[King's Quest: Quest for the Crown]] and [[King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne]]. }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | King's Quest Collections and The Roberta Williams Anthology. | | DOS, Windows 3.x }}
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/10100/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}}| Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8).}}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_quest_1_2_3 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[King's Quest: Quest for the Crown]] and [[King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne]]. Pre-packaged with [https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM] <br /> [[DOSBox]] version is also available (when using [[Store:GOG.com|GOG Galaxy]]).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>| | Windows}}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 10100 | Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{--}} The Steam collection is not properly configured for modern systems
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{{--}} The '''King's Quest Collection''', the collection on Steam, is not properly configured for modern systems<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=657|title=The Sierra Help Pages - The Many Problems with the 2006 VU KQ Collection|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} A [http://sarien.net/kingsquest3 web browser version] is also available.
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===King's Quest III Unofficial Remakes===
 
===King's Quest III Unofficial Remakes===
There are two complete and free remakes of the game available. Both of them add new VGA/SVGA style graphics, dialogue, an updated Point-and-Click UI, and a complete soundtrack. Each of them have their own extra features and which one is the best is based on personal taste:
+
There are two complete and free remakes of the game available. Both of them add new VGA/SVGA style graphics, dialogue, speech, an updated Point-and-Click UI, and a complete soundtrack. Each of them have their own extra features and which one is the best is based on personal taste:
  
 
* [http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/kq3/index.html King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human Redux] - Developed by AGD Interactive
 
* [http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/kq3/index.html King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human Redux] - Developed by AGD Interactive
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\RESOURCE.CFG}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\KQ3SG.*}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} These are the default paths used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = true
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
|gamesave manager      = false
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|origin                   =  
|gamesave manager notes=  
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|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
[[File:GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|290px|right|thumb|Graphics settings (GOG.com)]]
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{{Video
{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/kings-quest-iii-heir-human/en
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/kings-quest-iii-heir-human/en
 
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|oculus rift                = unknown
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|60 fps                    = unknown
|oculus rift notes         =  
+
|60 fps notes               =  
|high frame rate            = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = unknown
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|120 fps notes             =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = false
 +
|mouse menu notes          = No mouse support.
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = n/a
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = true
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = false
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = false
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = false
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = false
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = All speech is text-based.
|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              = CGA, EGA, Hercules, Tandy
 +
|dos modes notes        = CGA (4 colour), EGA (16 colour), Hercules (2 colour), Tandy (16 colour). The game also lists VGA, but only because VGA is backwards compatible with EGA
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = hackable
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      = 64-bit requires a [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = true
 +
|mac os executable notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = DOS
 +
 +
|minOS    = 2.11
 +
|minCPU  = Intel 8088
 +
|minRAM  = 256 KB
 +
|minHD    = 1.5 MB
 +
|minGPU  = CGA, EGA, Hercules, Tandy, VGA
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 +
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
 
|minOS    = XP, Vista
 
|minOS    = XP, Vista
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
+
|minCPU  = 1.0 GHz
|minmem   = 256 MB
+
|minRAM   = 256 MB
 +
|minHD    = 30 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 
|minDX    = 7
 
|minDX    = 7
|minHD    = 30 MB
 
  
 +
|recOS    =
 
|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
 
|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
|recmem   = 512 MB
+
|recRAM   = 512 MB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 
|recDX    = 9
 
|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Mac OS
 +
 +
|minOS    =
 +
|minCPU  = Motorola 68000
 +
|minRAM  = 256 KB
 +
|minHD    =
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 03:18, 3 March 2024

King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human cover
Developers
Sierra On-Line
Publishers
Retail Sierra On-Line
Digital Activision
Engines
AGI
Release dates
DOS October 1, 1986
Mac OS (Classic) 1988
Windows 3.x 1994
Windows (ScummVM) August 24, 2010[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series King's Quest
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human on HowLongToBeat
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human on IGDB
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human guide on StrategyWiki
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human on MobyGames
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human on Wikipedia
Adventure in Serenia 1982
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown‎ 1984
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne 1985
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human 1986
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella 1988
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1990
King Graham's Board Game Challenge 1992
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow 1992
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride 1994
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity 1998
The Silver Lining (unofficial) 2010
King's Quest (2015) 2015

Warnings

The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

Key points

The manual is required to pass the in-game copy protection (digital versions include it)
Can be run under ScummVM.

General information

Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human
King's Quest Omnipedia - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions for game series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Floppy disk check (requires the original floppy in the drive to play)
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
CPC Copy Protection DRM. The game could only be completed by creating spells that had to be learned from the manual.
DOS
Mac OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
King's Quest Collections and The Roberta Williams Anthology.
DOS
Windows 3.x
GOG.com
DRM-free
Bundled with King's Quest: Quest for the Crown and King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne. Pre-packaged with ScummVM
DOSBox version is also available (when using GOG Galaxy).[2]
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8).
Windows
The King's Quest Collection, the collection on Steam, is not properly configured for modern systems[3]
A web browser version is also available.

Essential improvements

King's Quest III Unofficial Remakes

There are two complete and free remakes of the game available. Both of them add new VGA/SVGA style graphics, dialogue, speech, an updated Point-and-Click UI, and a complete soundtrack. Each of them have their own extra features and which one is the best is based on personal taste:

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\RESOURCE.CFG
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\KQ3SG.*[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 2]
These are the default paths used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, EGA, Hercules, Tandy CGA (4 colour), EGA (16 colour), Hercules (2 colour), Tandy (16 colour). The game also lists VGA, but only because VGA is backwards compatible with EGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
64-bit requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 2.11
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088
System memory (RAM) 256 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 MB
Video card (GPU) CGA, EGA, Hercules, Tandy, VGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Motorola 68000
System memory (RAM) 256 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References