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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra On-Line}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra On-Line}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
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 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra On-Line|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|SCI1}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|SCI|name=SCI1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 9, 1990}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1991}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1991}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1992|ref=<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/kings-quest-v-absence-makes-the-heart-go-yonder/release-info MobyGames - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (1991) Amiga release dates]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|1992|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/kings-quest-v-absence-makes-the-heart-go-yonder/release-info|title=MobyGames - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (1991) Amiga release dates|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 25, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM, DOSBox}}
 +
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 +
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 +
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 +
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 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | King's Quest }}
 
|steam appid  = 10100
 
|steam appid  = 10100
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|gogcom page  = kings_quest_4_5_6
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 +
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|strategywiki = King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
 
|strategywiki = King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
 +
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|wikipedia    = King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
 
|wikipedia    = King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|King's Quest}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{ii}} 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)
 
{{ii}} 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)
−
{{++}} Can be run under [http://scummvm.org ScummVM]
+
{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ5Help.html Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ5Help.html Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]
−
{{mm}} [http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/King%27s_Quest_Omnipedia King's Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
+
{{mm}} [https://kingsquest.fandom.com/wiki/King%27s_Quest_Omnipedia King's Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
 
{{GOG.com links|1207661163|kings_quest_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207661163|kings_quest_series|for game series}}
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/10100/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] for game series
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/10100/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] for game series
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Floppy disk release | | DOS}}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Floppy disk release | | DOS}}
−
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | CD-ROM release | | DOS, Windows}}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | CD-ROM release | | DOS, Windows 3.x }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_quest_4_5_6 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella]] and [[King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>| | Windows}}
+
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_quest_4_5_6 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella]] and [[King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow]]. <br /> 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=May 2023}}</ref>| | Windows}}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 10100 | Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 10100 | Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} The floppy disk release came in two versions: one which supported EGA exclusively, and one which supported MCGA and VGA.
 
{{ii}} The floppy disk release came in two versions: one which supported EGA exclusively, and one which supported MCGA and VGA.
 
{{ii}} The CD-ROM release supports MCGA and VGA exclusively and is the only release to have digitized voiceovers.
 
{{ii}} The CD-ROM release supports MCGA and VGA exclusively and is the only release to have digitized voiceovers.
 +
{{ii}} The Windows version of the game has GeneralMIDI support.
 
====Digital releases====
 
====Digital releases====
−
{{--}} The '''King's Quest Collection''', the collection on Steam, is not properly configured for modern systems<ref>[http://sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=657 The Sierra Help Pages - The Many Problems with the 2006 VU KQ Collection]</ref>
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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>
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
 
{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
−
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
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===[[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
−
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
−
|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy               = true
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|King's Quest V Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder Options.png|In-game options menu}}
 
{{Image|King's Quest V Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder Options.png|In-game options menu}}
−
{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|Graphics settings (GOG.com version)}}
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{{Video
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{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/kings-quest-v-absence-makes-heart-go-yonder/en
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|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/kings-quest-v-absence-makes-heart-go-yonder/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]] or [http://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]).
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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                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==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          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|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  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = false
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|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        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|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    =  
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|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  =
 +
|general midi audio      = true
 +
|general midi audio notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
  |fan notes =  
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}}
−
}}
+
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Floppy version only
 +
  |fan       =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes     = Floppy version only
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://www.old-games.ru/game/download/get.php?fileid=14811&modal=1 Fan translation by «PRCA»]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable      = hackable
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes= Requires a [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
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|windows 64-bit exe    = hackable
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     = Requires a [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = true
 +
|mac os executable notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minHD    = 19 MB
 
|minHD    = 19 MB
 
|minGPU  = EGA, Tandy 16-color, PCjr 16-color, MCGA, VGA
 
|minGPU  = EGA, Tandy 16-color, PCjr 16-color, MCGA, VGA
 +
|minaudio = SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster 16, Roland MT-32
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
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|minHD    = 19 MB
 
|minHD    = 19 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minaudio = SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster 16, Roland MT-32
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recaudio = General MIDI device
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 18:44, 13 March 2024

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! cover
Developers
Sierra On-Line
Publishers
Retail Sierra On-Line
Digital Activision
Engines
SCI1
Release dates
DOS November 9, 1990
Mac OS (Classic) 1991
Windows 3.x 1992[1]
Windows (ScummVM) February 25, 2010
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series King's Quest
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King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! on HowLongToBeat
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! on IGDB
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King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! guide on StrategyWiki
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! on MobyGames
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
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 floppy disk version's in-game copy protection (digital versions use the CD-ROM release, which omits the copy protection)
Can be run under ScummVM.

General information

Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
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
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
 Floppy disk release
DOS
Retail
DRM-free
 CD-ROM release
DOS
Windows 3.x
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Bundled with King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella and King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow.
Pre-packaged with ScummVM
DOSBox version is also available (when using GOG Galaxy).[2]
Windows
Steam
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 Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8).
Windows

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.
The Windows version of the game has GeneralMIDI support.

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

System Location
DOS
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>\KQ5SG.***[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
For the GOG.com re-release, the C:\ drive is mapped to <path-to-game>

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

In-game options menu
In-game options menu

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

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio
General MIDI audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Floppy version only
German
Floppy version only
Russian
Fan translation by «PRCA»

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes EGA, Tandy, PCjr, MCGA, VGA See Availability.
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 5.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 386
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 19 MB
Video card (GPU) EGA, Tandy 16-color, PCjr 16-color, MCGA, VGA
Sound (audio device) SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster 16, Roland MT-32
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 386
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 19 MB
Sound (audio device) SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster 16, Roland MT-32 General MIDI device
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 6.0.7
Processor (CPU) Motorola 68000
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 19 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 Colours


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