Difference between revisions of "King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne"
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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
+ | ===AGI version three-channel audio support=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} The original AGI releases of the game have support for three-channel audio, which require the audio hardware built into the PCjr or Tandy 1000 computer. Other systems are limited to one-channel audio played through the PC speaker. | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Use a third-party AGI interpreter|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= | ||
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+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | {{ii}} Modern AGI interpreters include [http://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM] and [http://www.agidev.com/projects/nagi/ NAGI] will automatically use the Tandy sounds regardless of video render mode. As such it is possible to have Tandy sounds with EGA video, which was not possible with the original game. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Use [[DOSBox]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= | ||
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+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | {{ii}} If DOSBox is configured to emulate a PCjr or Tandy computer, the game detects and uses the emulated PCjr/Tandy sound hardware for three-channel audio. | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | {{Fixbox|description=Patch the game for Adlib|ref=<ref>[https://www.philscomputerlab.com/sound-blaster-and-midi-for-sierra-agi-games.html Adlib patch for 1987 AGI release]</ref>}|fix= | ||
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+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | This is an experimental patch for Sierra's old AGI games, to makes them play three voice music and sound effects via a Adlib or Soundblaster compatible card. | ||
+ | }} | ||
===King's Quest II Unofficial Remake=== | ===King's Quest II Unofficial Remake=== | ||
A complete and free remake of the game, it adds new VGA style graphics, dialogue, an updated Point-and-Click UI, and a complete soundtrack. | A complete and free remake of the game, it adds new VGA style graphics, dialogue, an updated Point-and-Click UI, and a complete soundtrack. |
Revision as of 13:24, 18 March 2020
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Developers | |
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Sierra On-Line | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Mark Langbehn |
Engines | |
AGI | |
Release dates | |
PC booter | June 1985 |
DOS | 1987 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1988 |
Windows (ScummVM) | August 24, 2010[1] |
Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM.
General information
- Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne
- 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 |
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Retail | Disk versions use CPC Copy Protection DRM, typically referred to as a Key-disk. Later releases on various compilations had the copy protection removed. | |||
GOG.com | Bundled with King's Quest: Quest for the Crown and King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human. Pre-packaged with ScummVM DOSBox version is also available (when using GOG Galaxy).[2] |
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Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). |
- The King's Quest Collection, the collection on Steam, is not properly configured for modern systems[3]
- A web browser version is also available.
Essential improvements
AGI version three-channel audio support
- The original AGI releases of the game have support for three-channel audio, which require the audio hardware built into the PCjr or Tandy 1000 computer. Other systems are limited to one-channel audio played through the PC speaker.
Use a third-party AGI interpreter[citation needed] |
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Notes |
Use DOSBox[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Patch the game for Adlib[4]} |
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Notes This is an experimental patch for Sierra's old AGI games, to makes them play three voice music and sound effects via a Adlib or Soundblaster compatible card. |
King's Quest II Unofficial Remake
A complete and free remake of the game, it adds new VGA style graphics, dialogue, an updated Point-and-Click UI, and a complete soundtrack.
It can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- The game auto detects the hardware on each startup. There is no configuration file.
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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PC booter | |
DOS | <path-to-game>\KQ2SG.* |
Windows | <path-to-game>\KQ2SG.*[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
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video settings
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | Hercules, CGA, EGA, Tandy, VGA |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | 64-bit requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
PC booter | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 Intel 8086 | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 kB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | CGA, CGA Composite | Tandy/PCjr |
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2.11 | 6.22 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Hercules, CGA, EGA, Tandy | VGA |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.0 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 9.2.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68000 | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (10100) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
Categories:
- PC booter
- DOS
- Mac OS
- Windows
- Games
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- Pages needing references
- Pages with broken file links
- Invalid template usage (Image)
- Invalid template usage (Save game cloud syncing)
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- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)