<s>
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Romancing	I-Device
the	I-Device
Throne	I-Device
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
of	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
games	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1985	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
DOS/PCjr	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
II/IIGS	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
AGI	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
as	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
:	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
and	O
features	O
King	O
Graham	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
II	I-Device
resembles	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
in	O
appearance	O
and	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
has	O
'	O
wrap	O
around	O
 '	O
allowing	O
player	O
to	O
travel	O
infinitely	O
in	O
the	O
directions	O
of	O
the	O
north	O
or	O
south	O
(	O
The	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Companion	O
which	O
represented	O
a	O
novelized	O
walkthrough	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
western	O
side	O
of	O
Kolyma	O
folds	O
back	O
upon	O
itself	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
north	O
and	O
south	O
,	O
forever	O
bringing	O
travelers	O
back	O
to	O
where	O
they	O
started	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
to	O
include	O
an	O
introduction	O
cutscene	O
,	O
just	O
past	O
the	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
meeting	O
legendary	O
figures	O
such	O
as	O
Neptune	B-Application
,	O
Little	O
Red	O
Riding	O
Hood	O
and	O
Count	O
Dracula	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
he	O
kills	O
,	O
Graham	O
rescues	O
Valanice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
DOS/PCjr	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
sound	O
cards	O
or	O
mice	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
exist	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
publication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
scheme	O
was	O
kept	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
up	O
to	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
IV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
provided	O
not	O
just	O
a	O
second	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
King	O
(	O
formerly	O
Sir	O
)	O
Graham	O
of	O
Daventry	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
began	O
a	O
tradition	O
of	O
using	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
as	O
a	O
training	O
ground	O
for	O
future	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
designers	O
Scott	O
Murphy	O
and	O
Mark	O
Crowe	O
joined	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
II	I-Device
contains	O
14	O
musical	O
selections	O
,	O
including	O
Tchaikovsky	O
's	O
love	O
theme	O
from	O
Romeo	O
and	O
Juliet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1985	O
on	O
a	O
self-booting	O
disk	O
that	O
supported	O
CGA	B-Device
,	O
PCjr	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Tandy	O
graphic	O
cards	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
separate	O
versions	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
)	O
in	O
1985	O
as	O
a	O
disk	O
that	O
booted	O
on	O
start-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
included	O
several	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
AGI	B-Application
engine	O
for	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
IBM	O
AT	O
and	O
EGA	B-Device
cards	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
introduced	O
since	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
copy	O
protection	O
used	O
on	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
proved	O
to	O
be	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
AT	O
BIOS	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
different	O
scheme	O
was	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Color	O
palette	O
selection	O
in	O
CGA	B-Device
mode	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
BIOS	O
instead	O
of	O
modifying	O
the	O
palette	O
register	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
was	O
also	O
changed	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
's	O
timer	O
chip	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
CPU-based	O
speed	O
loop	O
which	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
too	O
fast	O
on	O
the	O
AT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
1987	O
with	O
EGA	B-Device
and	O
Hercules	B-Device
support	O
to	O
run	O
under	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
version	O
with	O
improved	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
's	O
hint	O
book	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
composer	O
and	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
The	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Companion	O
which	O
expands	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.1H	O
:	O
AGI1	O
version	O
(	O
1985	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
PCjr/Tandy/PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.1	O
(	O
04-10-1987	O
)	O
:	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
version	O
that	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
most	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.2	O
(	O
05-07-1987	O
)	O
:	O
This	O
version	O
is	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
almost-perfect	O
score	O
of	O
39/40	O
from	O
ASM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
the	O
developers	O
at	O
Sierra	O
redeveloped	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
with	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
and	O
up-to-date	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
redevelop	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
II	I-Device
but	O
due	O
to	O
rather	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
1990	O
remake	O
of	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
,	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
officially	O
remaking	O
and	O
re-releasing	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
II	I-Device
was	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
AGD	O
Interactive	O
,	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Tierra	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
released	O
an	O
unofficial	O
remake	O
of	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
II	I-Device
under	O
a	O
fan	O
license	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Romancing	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
for	O
an	O
unofficial	O
,	O
fan-made	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
King	O
Graham	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Josh	O
Mandel	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
voiced	O
the	O
part	O
in	O
Sierra	O
's	O
official	O
CD-ROM	O
full-speech	O
versions	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	O
and	O
VI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
remake	O
of	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
,	O
a	O
content-wise	O
identical	O
presentation	O
upgrade	O
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
II+	O
redesigns	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
by	O
adding	O
a	O
rewritten	O
plot	O
expanding	O
on	O
the	O
1985	O
version	O
(	O
although	O
it	O
changes	O
several	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
'	O
Dracula	O
 '	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
good	O
guy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
'	O
Monk	O
 '	O
is	O
a	O
bad	O
guy	O
,	O
several	O
characters	O
removed	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
puzzles	O
,	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
locations	O
including	O
a	O
town	O
,	O
and	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
chapter	O
of	O
2015	O
's	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Once	O
Upon	O
a	O
Climb	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
reimagined	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
rescue	O
of	O
Valanice	O
from	O
Hagatha	O
's	O
tower	O
from	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
