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King's Quest V Cover
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''Opening Theme''<br />
| ReleaseDate = Nov. 9, {{1990}} <ref>"[[shp:Documents/Manuals/Kings_Quest_Collection_-_Manual.pdf|King's Quest Collection - Manual]]" (PDF). Sierra On-Line. 1997. p. 5. Retrieved 2016-09-25.</ref>
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<br />
==<br /> A.K.A. ==

* '''''King's Quest V'''''
* '''''King's Quest 5'''''
* '''''KQ5'''''

==<br /> Description ==

<blockquote>
'''''King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder''''' is a [[1990]] [[SCI1.1]] {{AdventureCategory}}. It is the fifth installment of [[Roberta Williams|Roberta Williams']] [[King's Quest Series]]. It was also one of Sierra's first VGA games.

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{{Quote|Attrib = 1988 Sierra Catalog<ref>[[File:PDF.png]] [[Media:1992_Many_Worlds_-_Catalog.pdf#page=2| 1992 Many Worlds - Catalog]] (PDF). Sierra On-Line. 1988. pg. 6</ref>
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You can die thirty-nine different way a you help King Graham rescue his family from the clutches of the evil Wizard, Mordack. With the help of a talking owl and a little magic, you'll survive your Journey through a dark forest, scorching desert, and sheer mountains in 
this tricky quest that reward you for doing good deeds. Selected as "Adventure Game of the Year" by Computer Gaming World Magazine and "Best Fantasy Role-Playing/Adventure Program of 1990" by the Software Publishers Association.
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==<br /> Synopsis ==

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{{Quote|Attrib = 1988 Sierra Catalog<ref>[[File:PDF.png]] [[Media:SierraCatalog-1988.pdf#page=4| Sierra 88 Catalog 2015-11-06]] (PDF). Sierra On-Line. 1988. pg. 6</ref>
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The
royal family of Daventry is missing, along with the whole castle! Set out with King Graham on a perilous journey to rescue his loved ones and save the kingdom.
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==<br /> About ==

<blockquote>
In keeping with Sierra's tradition of using cutting edge technology in its current games they were developing, '''''King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder''''' 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 added a new type of resource added, [[AUD]]. Prior SCI games had to embed digital samples (only 8-bit mono) in a [[Sound Resource (SCI)|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 required the user to have a digital sound card.
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==<br /> Downloads ==

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=== GOG ===

* [[goggame:kings quest 4 5 6|Buy the full game on GOG.com]]

=== Demos ===

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No demo was released for King's Quest V.
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{{Quote|Attrib = {{RichardAronsonQ}}<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/172140776253988/posts/2393421487459228/?comment_id=2393520450782665  Richard Aronson's Sierra Chest Facebook Group Post]</ref>
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There were lots of issues. What is the shipping product, on diskettes or on CD? The voiced version was still being recorded and either you ship a demo without voices or ship the demo late. One KQV programmer told me he bought a new jeep for cash with his KQV overtime. I think Sierra decided to cut the demo than risk the diskette version missing black Friday.
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=== <span class="Inactive">Misc Downloads</span> ===

* [[File:ZIPInactive.png]] <span class="Inactive">None Available</span>
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==<br /> Walkthroughs/Hints ==

* [[shp:Walkthroughs/KQ5Walkthrough.html|King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder Walkthrough]]
* [[shp:Hints/KQ5Hints.html|King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder Hint Page]]
* [[shpf:6|SHP King's Quest Forums]]

==<br /> References ==

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==<br /> Related Links ==

* [[King's Quest Series]]
* [[King Graham]]
* [[w:King's Quest#Original series|King Graham on Wikipedia]]
* [[SHP:Games/KingsQuest/KQ5Help.html|King's Quest V on The Sierra Help Pages]]
* [[SHP:Games/KingsQuest/KQSeriesHelp.html|King's Quest Series on The Sierra Help Pages]]
* [[w:King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!|King's Quest V on Wikipedia]]
* [[w:King's Quest|King's Quest Series on Wikipedia]]
* [[mobygame:kings-quest-v-absence-makes-the-heart-go-yonder|King's Quest V on MobyGames]]
* [[mobygame:kings-quest-v|King's Quest V NES on MobyGames]]
* [[mobygrp:kings-quest-series|King's Quest Series on MobyGames]]
* [[imdbt:tt0212279|King's Quest V on IMDb]]
* [[Sierra SCI Release List]]
* [[Sierra Release List]]

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