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Adventure in Serenia	1982
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown‎	1984
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne	1985
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human	1986
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella	1988
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!	1990
King Graham's Board Game Challenge	1992
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow	1992
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride	1994
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity	1998
The Silver Lining (unofficial)	2010
King's Quest (2015)	2015

Warnings

The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

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
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.
Retail		King's Quest collections and The Roberta Williams Anthology.
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]
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

Three-channel audio support

The game has support for three-channel audio, which requires 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]}

Notes

Modern AGI interpreters include ScummVM and 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.

Use DOSBox^{[citation needed]}

Notes

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. This will simultaneously also force the game to run in 16 colour PCjr/Tandy graphics mode.

Patch the game for Adlib^[4]}
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

System	Location
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
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		For DOSBox toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		No mouse support.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	Hercules, CGA, EGA, Tandy, VGA

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows					64-bit requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

PC booter
	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
	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
	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
	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

↑ New release: King's Quest 1+2+3 - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ The Sierra Help Pages - The Many Problems with the 2006 VU KQ Collection - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Adlib patch for 1987 AGI release - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-5] 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).

[Proton_path_note-6] 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.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (10100) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] New release: King's Quest 1+2+3 - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[2] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[3] The Sierra Help Pages - The Many Problems with the 2006 VU KQ Collection - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Adlib patch for 1987 AGI release - last accessed on May 2023

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[Note 2]

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 {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1988}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 24, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM, DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_kings_quest_1_2_3 New release: King's Quest 1+2+3 - GOG.com]</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|1994}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 24, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM, DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_kings_quest_1_2_3|title=New release: King's Quest 1+2+3 - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
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 |gogcom id side = 1207658878
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+|lutris       = kings-quest-ii-romancing-the-throne
 |igdb         = king-s-quest-ii-romancing-the-throne
 |strategywiki = King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne
-|mobygames    = kings-quest-ii-romancing-the-throne
+|mobygames    = 123
 |wikipedia    = King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne
 |winehq       =
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 '''General information'''
 {{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ2Help.html Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne]
-{{mm}} [http://kingsquest.wikia.com/wiki/King%27s_Quest_Omnipedia King's Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
+{{mm}} [https://kingsquest.fandom.com/wiki/King%27s_Quest_Omnipedia King's Quest Omnipedia] - A huge wiki for the King's Quest series
 {{GOG.com links|1207661113|kings_quest_series|for game series}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/10100/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] for game series
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 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | floppy | Disk versions use {{DRM|CPC Copy Protection}}, typically referred to as a Key-disk. Later releases on various compilations had the copy protection removed. | | PC booter, DOS, Mac OS }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_quest_1_2_3 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[King's Quest: Quest for the Crown]] and [[King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human]]. Pre-packaged with [https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM] <br /> [[DOSBox]] version is also available (when using [[Store:GOG.com|GOG Galaxy]]).<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | drm-free | King's Quest collections and The Roberta Williams Anthology. | | DOS, Windows 3.x }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_quest_1_2_3 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[King's Quest: Quest for the Crown]] and [[King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human]]. Pre-packaged with [https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM] <br /> [[DOSBox]] version is also available (when using [[Store:GOG.com|GOG Galaxy]]).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 10100 | Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). | | Windows }}
 }}
-{{--}} The '''King's Quest Collection''', the collection on Steam, is not properly configured for modern systems<ref>[http://sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=657 The Sierra Help Pages - The Many Problems with the 2006 VU KQ Collection]</ref>
+{{--}} The '''King's Quest Collection''', the collection on Steam, is not properly configured for modern systems<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://sierrahelp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=657|title=The Sierra Help Pages - The Many Problems with the 2006 VU KQ Collection|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 {{ii}} A [http://sarien.net/kingsquest2 web browser version] is also available.
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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.
+{{ii}} Modern AGI interpreters include [https://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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 }}
-{{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=
+{{Fixbox|description=Patch the game for Adlib|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.philscomputerlab.com/sound-blaster-and-midi-for-sierra-agi-games.html|title=Adlib patch for 1987 AGI release|date=May 2023}}</ref>}|fix=
 '''Notes'''
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 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
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 |tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 |tracked motion prompts notes =
-|other controllers         = unknown
+|other controllers         = true
 |other controllers notes   =
-|other button prompts      = unknown
+|other button prompts      = false
 |other button prompts notes=
-|button prompts            = false
-|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = false
 |controller hotplug notes  =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 |red book cd audio        =
 |red book cd audio notes  =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = hackable
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      = 64-bit requires a [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
 |mac os x powerpc app   =
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
+|mac os powerpc app     = unknown
+|mac os 68k app         = true
+|mac os executable notes=
 }}

Developers

	Sierra On-Line
Mac OS (Classic)	Mark Langbehn
Publishers
Retail	Sierra On-Line
Digital	Activision
Engines
	AGI
Release dates
PC booter	June 1985
DOS	1987
Mac OS (Classic)	1988
Windows 3.x	1994
Windows (ScummVM)	August 24, 2010^[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Series	King's Quest