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{{ReleaseInfobox
| GameName = King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder
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| ReleaseName = King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder
| image = [[Image:KQ5-c.png|190px]]
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| image = [[Image:KQ5-c.png|190px]]<br />
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''King's Quest V Cover''
| Developer = [[w:Sierra_Entertainment|Sierra]]
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| ReleaseVersion =
| Publisher = [[w:Sierra_Entertainment|Sierra]]
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| ReleaseDate = {{1990}}
| Designer =
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| ProjectStatus = N/A
| Category = {{Full}}
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| Developer = {{SierraDev}}
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| Publisher = {{SierraPub}}, {{KonamiDev}}&nbsp;(NES)
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| Designer = {{RobertaWilliams}}
 
| Category = {{SierraFull}}
 
| Category = {{SierraFull}}
| ProgrammingLanguage = [[SCI]]
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| Source = {{NoSource}}
| Genre = [[w:Adventure Game|Adventure]]
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| Genre = {{Adventure}}
| Engine = [[SCI]]
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| Engine = {{SCI1}}
| Platform = [[w:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]], [[w:Macintosh|Macintosh]], [[w:Apple II|Apple II]], [[w:Apple IIGS|Apple IIGS]], [[w:Amiga|Amiga]], [[w:Atari ST|Atari ST]], [[w:TRS-80_Color_Computer|Tandy Color Computer 3]]
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| Platform = {{DOS}}, {{Win3x}}, {{Mac}}, {{Amiga}}, {{TandyVIS}}, {{FMTowns}}, {{PC98}}, {{NES}}
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
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| Localization = {{English}}, {{Spanish}}, {{German}}, {{Italian}}, {{French}}
| Website = [http://web.archive.org/web/19961218234539/http://www1.sierra.com/ www.sierra.com] (web archive)
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| Website = [[s:|www.sierra.com]]
 
}}
 
}}
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<br />
  
== Description ==
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==<br /> Description ==
  
'''''King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder''''' is
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<blockquote>
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'''''King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder''''' is the fifth installment of the [[King's Quest Series]].
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In keeping with Sierra's tradition of using cutting edge technology in its current games they were developing, King's Quest V is Sierra's first [[w:VGA|VGA]] game and one of the first ever VGA games. The game featured Sierra's new [[w:Point_and_click|Point & Click interface]]. The [[w:Multimedia_PC|MPC]] re-release was one of Sierra's first CD-ROM games. The huge increase in storage capacity allowed for both digital sound effects and speech files, making it Sierra's first talkie adventure game. To accommodate the addition of the digital audio files, the SCI1 interpreter had a new type of resource added, [[AUD]]. Prior SCI games had to embed digital samples (only 8-bit mono) in a [[SCI_Specifications:_Chapter_4_-_The_Sound_subsystem#The_SCI0_Sound_Resource_Format|SOUND]] resource. The size was limited to just 65536 bytes, total. Small digital samples could also be included in the MT-32 sound track, but this was limited to those lucky few who owned a [[Roland MT-32]] module. The full AUDIO resources only required the user to have a digital sound card.
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</blockquote>
  
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==<br /> Versions ==
== Versions ==
 
  
 
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| width="435" | [[King's Quest V: Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder|King's Quest V VGA]] ||  width="125" align="center" |0.000.051 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.060 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
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| width="435" | King's Quest V VGA ||  width="125" align="center" |0.000.051 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.060 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
 
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|-  
 
| width="435" | King's Quest V VGA ||  width="125" align="center" |0.000.062 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.060 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
 
| width="435" | King's Quest V VGA ||  width="125" align="center" |0.000.062 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.060 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
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! width="435" | Game !! width="125" | Game version !! width="165" | Interpreter version !! width="75" | Date
 
! width="435" | Game !! width="125" | Game version !! width="165" | Interpreter version !! width="75" | Date
 
|-  
 
|-  
| width="435" | King's Quest V: Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder|King's Quest V VGA (Fr./Eng.) ||  width="125" align="center" |1.000 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.784 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
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| width="435" | King's Quest V VGA (Fr./Eng.) ||  width="125" align="center" |1.000 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.784 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
 
|-  
 
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| width="435" | King's Quest V: Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder|King's Quest V VGA (Ger./Eng.) ||  width="125" align="center" |1.000 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.784 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
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| width="435" | King's Quest V VGA (Ger./Eng.) ||  width="125" align="center" |1.000 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.784 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
| width="435" | King's Quest V: Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder|King's Quest V VGA (Sp./Eng.) ||  width="125" align="center" |1.000 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.784 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
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| width="435" | King's Quest V VGA (Sp./Eng.) ||  width="125" align="center" |1.000 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.784 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
 
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! width="435" | Game !! width="125" | Game version !! width="165" | Interpreter version !! width="75" | Date
 
! width="435" | Game !! width="125" | Game version !! width="165" | Interpreter version !! width="75" | Date
 
|-  
 
|-  
| width="435" | King's Quest V: Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder|King's Quest V EGA ||  width="125" align="center" |0.000.055 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.058 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
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| width="435" | King's Quest V EGA ||  width="125" align="center" |0.000.055 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.058 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
 
|-  
 
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| width="435" | King's Quest V: Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder|King's Quest V EGA ||  width="125" align="center" |0.000.062 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.073 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
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| width="435" | King's Quest V EGA ||  width="125" align="center" |0.000.062 ||  width="165" align="center" |1.000.073 ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
 
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! width="435" | Game !! width="125" | Game version !! width="165" | Interpreter version !! width="75" | Date
 
! width="435" | Game !! width="125" | Game version !! width="165" | Interpreter version !! width="75" | Date
 
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| width="435" | King's Quest V (CD) (SCI11) ||  width="125" align="center" |1.000.052 ||  width="165" align="center" |x.yyy.yyy ||  width="75" align="center" |&nbsp;
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| width="435" | King's Quest V (CD) (SCI11) ||  width="125" align="center" |1.000.052 ||  width="165" align="center" |x.yyy.yyy ||  width="75" align="center" |1990
 
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==<br /> Screenshots ==
 
 
== Screenshots ==
 
  
 
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==<br /> Story ==
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== Download ==
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</blockquote>
  
* [http://www.gog.com/gamecard/Game_Name?pp=310b86e0b62b828562fc91c7be5380a992b2786a GOG.com]
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==<br /> About ==
  
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<blockquote>
 
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== Walkthroughs/Hints ==
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</blockquote>
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==<br /> Downloads ==
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=== GOG ===
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* [http://www.gog.com/gamecard/kings_quest_4_5_6?pp=310b86e0b62b828562fc91c7be5380a992b2786a Buy the full game on GOG.com]
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=== New Installer ===
  
*  
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* [[SHPBin:NewInstallers/KQ5ForDOSBox.exe|SHP New King's Quest 5 DOSBox Installer]]
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:: Requires files from the original distribution media. Works with all versions of the game.
  
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=== Demos ===
== Related Links ==
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* <!-- [[ Demo]] --><span class="Inactive">King's Quest V Demo - None known</span>
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=== Patches ===
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* [[SHPBin:Patches/KingsQuest/KQ5(KQ5FIX).zip|Official KQ5FIX Patch]]<span class="DLInfo"> ZIP File [68.4 KB]</span><br />Resolves:
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** Restore problems
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==<br /> Walkthroughs/Hints ==
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* [[shp:Walkthroughs/KQ5Walkthrough.html|King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder Walkthrough]]
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* [[shpf:6|SHP King's Quest Forums]]
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==<br /> Related Links ==
  
 
* [[King's Quest Series]]
 
* [[King's Quest Series]]
* [[SHP:Games/GameName/GameNameHelp.html|GameName on The Sierra Help Pages]]
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* [[SHP:Games/KingsQuest/KQ5Help.html|King's Quest V on The Sierra Help Pages]]
* [[SHP:Games/GameName/GameSeriesHelp.html|Game Series on The Sierra Help Pages]]
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* [[SHP:Games/KingsQuest/KQSeriesHelp.html|King's Quest Series on The Sierra Help Pages]]
* [[w:GameName|GameName on Wikipedia]]
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* [[w:King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!|King's Quest V on Wikipedia]]
* [[w:GameName|GameSeries on Wikipedia]]
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* [[w:King's Quest|King's Quest Series on Wikipedia]]
* [[moby:GameName|GameName on MobyGames]]
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* [[mobygame:kings-quest-v-absence-makes-the-heart-go-yonder|King's Quest V on MobyGames]]
* [[mgsrs:Game-series|GameSeries on MobyGames]]
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* [[mgsrs:kings-quest-series|King's Quest Series on MobyGames]]
* [[Sierra Game List|Sierra Game List]]
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* [[Sierra Release List]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 7 September 2020

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder
KQ5-c.png

King's Quest V Cover

Release Date: 1990
Project Status: N/A
Latest Version:
Developer(s): Sierra
Publisher: Sierra, Konami (NES)
Designer(s): Roberta Williams
Source Available:  No
Category: Full Release
Type: {{{Type}}}
Genre: Adventure
Theme(s): {{{Theme}}}
Engine: SCI1
CP Scheme: {{{CopyProtection}}}
ESRB Rating: {{{ESRBRating}}}
Platform: MS-DOS, Windows 3x, Macintosh, Amiga, Tandy VIS, FM Towns, PC-98, NES
Localization: English, Spanish, German, Italian, French
Website: www.sierra.com



Description

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder is the fifth installment of the King's Quest Series.

In keeping with Sierra's tradition of using cutting edge technology in its current games they were developing, King's Quest V is Sierra's first VGA game and one of the first ever VGA games. The game featured Sierra's new Point & Click interface. The MPC re-release was one of Sierra's first CD-ROM games. The huge increase in storage capacity allowed for both digital sound effects and speech files, making it Sierra's first talkie adventure game. To accommodate the addition of the digital audio files, the SCI1 interpreter had a new type of resource added, AUD. Prior SCI games had to embed digital samples (only 8-bit mono) in a SOUND resource. The size was limited to just 65536 bytes, total. Small digital samples could also be included in the MT-32 sound track, but this was limited to those lucky few who owned a Roland MT-32 module. The full AUDIO resources only required the user to have a digital sound card.


Versions

SCI1 (early)

Game Game version Interpreter version Date
King's Quest V VGA 0.000.051 1.000.060  
King's Quest V VGA 0.000.062 1.000.060  

SCI1 (late)

Game Game version Interpreter version Date
King's Quest V VGA (Fr./Eng.) 1.000 1.000.784  
King's Quest V VGA (Ger./Eng.) 1.000 1.000.784  
King's Quest V VGA (Sp./Eng.) 1.000 1.000.784  

SCI1 (unknown)

Game Game version Interpreter version Date
King's Quest V EGA 0.000.055 1.000.058  
King's Quest V EGA 0.000.062 1.000.073  

Unknown versions

Game Game version Interpreter version Date
King's Quest V (CD) (SCI11) 1.000.052 x.yyy.yyy 1990


Screenshots

KQ5SS1.png KQ5SS2.png


Story

 


About

 


Downloads

GOG

New Installer

Requires files from the original distribution media. Works with all versions of the game.

Demos

  • King's Quest V Demo - None known

Patches


Walkthroughs/Hints


Related Links