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Revision as of 09:22, 27 November 2015
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Developers | |
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Sierra On-Line | |
Engines | |
SCI1 | |
Release dates | |
DOS | November 9, 1990 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1991 |
Windows | 1992[1] |
Key points
- The manual is required to pass the floppy disk version's in-game copy protection (digital versions use the CD-ROM release, which omits the copy protection)
General information
- 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
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Floppy disk release | |||
Retail | CD-ROM release | |||
GOG.com | Bundled with King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella and King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] |
Version differences
Original releases
- The floppy disk release came in two versions: one which supported EGA exclusively, and one which supported MCGA and VGA.
- The CD-ROM release supports MCGA and VGA exclusively and is the only release to have digitized voiceovers.
Digital releases
- The King's Quest Collection, the collection on Steam, is not properly configured for modern systems[3]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | EGA, Tandy, PCjr, MCGA, VGA | See Availability. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Audio settings
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/10100/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (10100) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
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