| King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! | |
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| Developer(s) | Sierra On-Line Novotrade International (NES) |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line Konami (NES) |
| Director(s) | Roberta Williams |
| Producer(s) | Roberta Williams |
| Designer(s) | Roberta Williams |
| Programmer(s) | Chris Iden |
| Artist(s) | Andy Hoyos |
| Composer(s) | Ken Allen Mark Seibert |
| Series | King's Quest |
| Engine | SCI1 |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Windows, NES, Mac, Amiga, FM Towns, Tandy Memorex VIS, NEC PC-9801 |
| Release | November 9, 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (also known simply as King's Quest V) is a 1990 graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line. Originally released in November 1990, it featured a significant improvement in graphics (achieved through the introduction of VGA into the series). It was also the first King's Quest installment to replace the typing user interface with a point-and-click user interface. The title is a spoof on the proverb "Absence makes the heart grow fonder".
King's Quest V sold over half million copies and won several awards. It was later released as a fully voiced "talkie" CD-ROM, done by members of the Sierra staff. By summer a Sega CD port of the game was announced, but was never released.[1]
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