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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra On-Line}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sierra On-Line}}
 
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 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision|Digital}}
 
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|release dates=  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 23, 1994}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 23, 1994}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1994}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1994}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1994}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|1994}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1995}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 7, 2010|wrapper=ScummVM, DOSBox}}
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|taxonomy    =
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 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | King's Quest }}
 
|steam appid  = 10100
 
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|strategywiki =  
 
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|wikipedia    = King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
 
|wikipedia    = King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
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 +
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|release history  =
 +
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|current state    =
 
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{{Series|King's Quest}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{++}} Can be run under [http://scummvm.org ScummVM]
+
{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ7Help.html Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KingsQuest/KQ7Help.html Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride]
−
{{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|1207661043|kings_quest_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207661043|kings_quest_series|for game series}}
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/10100/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] for game series
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/10100/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] for game series
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_quest_7_8 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[King's Quest: Mask of Eternity]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<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 }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kings_quest_7_8 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[King's Quest: Mask of Eternity]]. <br /> 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=17 May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 10100 | Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 10100 | Steam | Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8). | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
 
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|gog galaxy           = false
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|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
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|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
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|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy               = false
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
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|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
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|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
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|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Kings Quest VII The Princeless Bride Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
 
{{Image|Kings Quest VII The Princeless Bride Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
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{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|Graphics settings (GOG.com version)}}
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{{Video
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{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/kings-quest-vii-princeless-bride/en
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|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/kings-quest-vii-princeless-bride/en
 
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
−
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
|general midi audio      = true
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|general midi audio notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    = See [[#Subtitles|Subtitles]].
 
  |notes    = See [[#Subtitles|Subtitles]].
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |fan notes =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Retail version only. See [[#Subtitles|Subtitles]].
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Retail version only. Sound design may differ between various releases, i.e. the intro movie. See [[#Subtitles|Subtitles]].
 +
|fan      =
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Retail version only. See [[#Subtitles|Subtitles]].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = See [[#Subtitles|Subtitles]].
 +
  |fan       =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes     = Retail version only. See [[#Subtitles|Subtitles]].
 +
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Subtitles===
 
===Subtitles===
 +
{{Image|King's Quest VII The Princeless Bride - ScummVM subtitles.png|ScummVM subtitles disclaimer}}
 +
{{--}} Subtitles do not always display correctly.
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use ScummVM|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2023-02-26}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# After adding King's Quest VII to ScummVM, highlight King's Quest VII and select '''Game Options...'''
 +
# On the '''Audio''' tab, select '''Override global audio settings'''.
 +
# Set the '''Text and speech''' option to '''Both''' for speech with subtitles, or '''Subtitles''' for subtitles without speech.
 +
# Select '''OK''' to confirm.
 +
}}
 +
 
{{Fixbox|description=Enable simultaneous in-game audio and subtitles|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Enable simultaneous in-game audio and subtitles|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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# Edit <code>{{P|game}}\RESOURCE.CFG</code>.
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# Edit {{file|{{P|game}}\RESOURCE.CFG}}.
 
# Add <code>audioSize = 0K</code> to the bottom of the file.
 
# Add <code>audioSize = 0K</code> to the bottom of the file.
 
# Save and close the file.
 
# Save and close the file.
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# Save the game you just started.
 
# Save the game you just started.
 
# Exit the game.
 
# Exit the game.
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# Edit <code>{{P|game}}\RESOURCE.CFG</code> again.
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# Edit {{file|{{P|game}}\RESOURCE.CFG}} again.
 
# Remove <code>audioSize = 0K</code> from the file.
 
# Remove <code>audioSize = 0K</code> from the file.
 
# Save and close the file.
 
# Save and close the file.
  
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} If you want subtitles without audio, follow the fix up to Step 3
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{{ii}} If you want subtitles without audio, follow the fix up to Step 3.
−
{{--}} Subtitles do not always display correctly
 
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−
 
 
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'''Not working on my end. If I load the save game of step 3, audio effects/voices are missing while subtitles are displayed. If I start a new game, audio/voices are present but subtitles are missing.'''
 
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}}
 
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = true
 +
|mac os executable notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minHD    = 5 MB
 
|minHD    = 5 MB
 
|minGPU  = SVGA
 
|minGPU  = SVGA
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|minaudio = SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster 16, Roland MT-32
 
|minother = 2X CD-ROM drive
 
|minother = 2X CD-ROM drive
  
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|recHD    = 15 MB
 
|recHD    = 15 MB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
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|recaudio = General MIDI Devices
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}}
 
}}
  
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|minHD    = 5 MB
 
|minHD    = 5 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
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|minaudio = SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster 16, Roland MT-32
  
 
|recOS    = 95
 
|recOS    = 95
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|recHD    = 15 MB
 
|recHD    = 15 MB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
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|recaudio = General MIDI Devices
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} Supported DOS sound cards: SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster 16
 
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 18:39, 13 March 2024

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride cover
Developers
Sierra On-Line
Publishers
Retail Sierra On-Line
Digital Activision
Engines
SCI2
Release dates
DOS November 23, 1994
Mac OS (Classic) 1994
Windows 3.x 1994
Windows 1995
Windows (ScummVM) September 7, 2010
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Fantasy
Series King's Quest
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King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride on HowLongToBeat
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride on IGDB
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King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride on MobyGames
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
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

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride is a singleplayer adventure game in the King's Quest series.

Key points

Can be run under ScummVM.

General information

Sierra Help Pages - King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
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
DRM details are not known
DOS
Mac OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Bundled with King's Quest: Mask of Eternity.
Pre-packaged with ScummVM
DOSBox version is also available (when using GOG Galaxy).[1]
Windows
Steam
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 Comes bundled with all other King's Quest games (excluding King's Quest 8).
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\KQ7CDSG.***[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10100/pfx/[Note 2]

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

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

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
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
See Subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio
General MIDI audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
See Subtitles.
French
Retail version only. See Subtitles.
German
Retail version only. Sound design may differ between various releases, i.e. the intro movie. See Subtitles.
Italian
Retail version only. See Subtitles.
Russian
See Subtitles.
Spanish
Retail version only. See Subtitles.

Subtitles

ScummVM subtitles disclaimer
ScummVM subtitles disclaimer
Subtitles do not always display correctly.
Use ScummVM[2]
  1. After adding King's Quest VII to ScummVM, highlight King's Quest VII and select Game Options...
  2. On the Audio tab, select Override global audio settings.
  3. Set the Text and speech option to Both for speech with subtitles, or Subtitles for subtitles without speech.
  4. Select OK to confirm.
Enable simultaneous in-game audio and subtitles[citation needed]
  1. Edit <path-to-game>\RESOURCE.CFG.
  2. Add audioSize = 0K to the bottom of the file.
  3. Save and close the file.
  4. Run the game.
  5. When shown the opening menu, choose to start a new game.
  6. Save the game you just started.
  7. Exit the game.
  8. Edit <path-to-game>\RESOURCE.CFG again.
  9. Remove audioSize = 0K from the file.
  10. Save and close the file.

Notes

If you want subtitles without audio, follow the fix up to Step 3.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes SVGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using ScummVM.
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 5.0 6.22
Processor (CPU) Intel 386 Intel 486DX 25 MHz
System memory (RAM) 4 MB 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 MB 15 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA
Sound (audio device) SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster 16, Roland MT-32 General MIDI Devices
Other 2X CD-ROM drive
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1 95
Processor (CPU) Intel 386 Intel 486DX 25 MHz
System memory (RAM) 4 MB 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 MB 15 MB
Sound (audio device) SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster 16, Roland MT-32 General MIDI Devices
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7.0.1
Processor (CPU) Motorola 68040
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 MB
Other 2X CD-ROM drive


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-02-26