King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human
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Sierra On-Line |
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AGI |
DOS |
October 1, 1986 |
Mac OS (Classic) |
1988 |
Windows (ScummVM) |
August 24, 2010[1] |
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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
- 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, 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
Save game data location
- These are the default paths used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video settings
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
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Input settings
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Audio settings
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
CGA, EGA, Hercules, Tandy, VGA |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | | |
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64-bit requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM. |
Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
DOS | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) |
DOS |
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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 |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) |
1.0 GHz
| 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7 compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
Mac OS |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
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Processor (CPU) |
Motorola 68000 |
System memory (RAM) |
256 KB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Notes
References