<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Absence	I-Application
Makes	I-Application
the	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
Go	I-Application
Yonder	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
also	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
1990	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1990	O
,	O
it	O
featured	O
a	O
significant	O
improvement	O
in	O
graphics	O
(	O
achieved	O
through	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
VGA	B-Protocol
into	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
installment	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
typing	O
user	O
interface	O
with	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
half	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
won	O
several	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
fully	O
voiced	O
"	O
talkie	O
"	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
done	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Sierra	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
summer	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cedric	O
then	O
brings	O
Graham	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Serenia	O
,	O
where	O
his	O
master	O
Crispin	B-Application
resides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crispin	B-Application
is	O
also	O
a	O
wizard	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
good	O
one	O
,	O
who	O
gives	O
Graham	O
some	O
advice	O
,	O
his	O
old	O
wand	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
white	O
snake	O
which	O
allows	O
Graham	O
to	O
speak	O
with	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Graham	O
learns	O
that	O
Mordack	O
is	O
the	O
brother	O
of	O
the	O
wizard	O
Manannan	O
,	O
whom	O
Graham	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
Prince	O
Alexander	O
,	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
cat	O
in	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
good	O
wizard	O
Crispin	B-Application
arrives	O
soon	O
after	O
and	O
transforms	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
the	O
royal	O
family	O
back	O
to	O
normal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Graham	O
's	O
request	O
,	O
Crispin	B-Application
teleports	O
Cassima	O
back	O
to	O
her	O
home	O
in	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Green	O
Isles	O
and	O
sends	O
the	O
royal	O
family	O
back	O
to	O
Daventry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
still	O
largely	O
standalone	O
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
where	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
itself	O
are	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
events	O
or	O
individuals	O
in	O
both	O
previous	O
and	O
future	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
location	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
,	O
Serenia	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
visited	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
game	O
Wizard	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
King	O
Graham	O
discovers	O
the	O
skeleton	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
in	O
the	O
Serenia	O
desert	O
which	O
is	O
identified	O
as	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
Wanderer	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
Wizard	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
in	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Companion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transformation	O
of	O
Manannan	O
into	O
a	O
cat	O
is	O
a	O
necessary	O
task	O
to	O
completing	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
ties	O
into	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cassima	O
mentions	O
her	O
Vizier	B-Application
,	O
who	O
first	O
introduced	O
Mordack	O
to	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
KQVI	O
,	O
Mordack	O
and	O
the	O
Vizier	B-Application
(	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
KQVI	O
)	O
are	O
both	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Society	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Cloak	O
(	O
technically	O
only	O
the	O
Vizier	B-Application
is	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
member	O
,	O
but	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
organization	O
know	O
of	O
Mordack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Vizier	B-Application
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
Alexander	O
and	O
Cassima	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
marry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
EGA	B-Device
and	O
Tandy	O
graphics	O
at	O
320×200	O
:	O
a	O
separate	O
EGA	B-Device
release	O
contained	O
16-color	O
320×200	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
VGA	B-Protocol
release	O
featured	O
320×200	O
256-color	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
(	O
and	O
,	O
unlike	O
later	O
SCI	O
games	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
rendering	O
these	O
into	O
16	O
colors	O
at	O
640×200	O
resolution	O
on	O
EGA	B-Device
cards	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
diskette	O
version	O
(	O
EGA	B-Device
and	O
VGA	B-Protocol
)	O
requires	O
Graham	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
manual	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
copy	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
omitted	O
in	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
closeups	O
and	O
animations	O
were	O
modified	O
or	O
mostly	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
(	O
which	O
only	O
shows	O
closeups	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
faces	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
is	O
mastered	O
in	O
the	O
High	B-Application
Sierra	I-Application
Format	I-Application
,	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
publisher	O
's	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
many	O
script	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
floppy	O
and	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
via	O
Sierra	O
Online	O
's	O
magazine	O
:	O
Sierra	O
News	O
Magazine	O
for	O
a	O
Spring	O
1991	O
release	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
's	O
Srini	O
Vasan	O
and	O
Sierra	O
UK	O
fought	O
for	O
continued	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
development	O
but	O
Sierra	O
Online	O
discontinued	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
support	O
entirely	O
shortly	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
sold	O
250,000	O
copies	O
by	O
February	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
sales	O
ultimately	O
surpassed	O
500,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
,	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
surpassed	O
3.8	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
2000	O
,	O
PC	O
Data	O
reported	O
that	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
Vs	I-Application
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
had	O
reached	O
between	O
300,000	O
and	O
400,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Scorpia	O
in	O
1991	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
tour	O
de	O
force	O
"	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
,	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
audio	O
,	O
non-typing	O
parser	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
gigantic	O
,	O
yet	O
almost	O
pointless	O
,	O
desert	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1993	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Charles	O
Ardai	O
called	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
in	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
wooden	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
won	O
the	O
1991	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Software	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Fantasy	O
Role-Playing/Adventure	O
Program	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
its	O
1991	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1992	O
named	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
for	O
games	O
readers	O
rated	O
highly	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
"	O
Best	O
Multimedia	O
Fantasy/Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
by	O
readers	O
of	O
MPC	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
named	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
the	O
94th	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
displayed	O
their	O
acknowledgement	O
at	O
the	O
criticisms	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
through	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
releases	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
Cedric	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
Ms.	O
Astro	O
Chicken	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
mocks	O
Cedric	O
whenever	O
Roger	O
tries	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
elevator	O
door	O
to	O
open	O
or	O
close	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Freddy	B-Application
Pharkas	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
Pharmacist	I-Application
,	O
Cedric	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
perched	O
atop	O
a	O
cactus	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
eviscerated	O
by	O
vultures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
the	O
pawn	O
shop	O
features	O
various	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
problems	O
with	O
KQV	O
and	O
other	O
past	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Quest	B-Application
For	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
possible	O
wrong	O
answers	O
to	O
a	O
riddle	O
from	O
Leshy	O
is	O
Cedric	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
Leshy	O
then	O
shudders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
also	O
inspired	O
a	O
text-based	O
remake	O
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
–	O
The	O
Text	O
Adventure	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
another	O
parody	O
fan-game	O
Owl	O
's	O
Quest	O
:	O
Every	O
Owl	O
Has	O
Its	O
Day	O
starring	O
Cedric	O
which	O
pokes	O
fun	O
at	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
situations	O
and	O
mannerisms	O
of	O
Cedric	O
.	O
</s>
