King's Quest V

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:
Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
Re-release cover art by John Gamache
Developer(s)Sierra On-Line
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
SeriesKing's Quest
EngineSCI1
Platform(s)MS-DOS, Windows, NES, Mac, Amiga, FM Towns, Tandy Memorex VIS, NEC PC-9801
ReleaseNovember 9, 1990
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single player

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.

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