King's Quest V
Nintendo Entertainment System · 1990
About this game
On a beautiful sunny day, King Graham of Daventry decides to take a stroll in the woods surrounding his castle.
When he returns, he discovers with horror that his home, Daventry Castle, has completely disappeared! Graham is at a loss, and wonders how this could have happened, when a talking owl named Cedric appears.
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He tells him that he saw the whole thing, and that an evil wizard named Mordack whisked the entire castle away, along with Graham's family in it.
Cedric offers to take him to his homeland, Serenia, where his master, the wizard Crispin resides.
Surely Crispin will be able to help King Graham rescue his family from Mordack's clutches.
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder is an adventure game, and the first from Sierra to use a point-and-click mouse interface.
Rather than typing commands on a keyboard to interact with the game world and use the arrow keys to walk around, King's Quest V instead simplifies all actions down to base commands.
To access the different cursors, the player can move the mouse to the top of the screen, revealing a hidden menu with each of the different actions, as well as game options and the inventory bag.
By clicking the "Walk" cursor on the screen, Graham will walk as close as he can to the appropriate area.
Clicking the "Eye" cursor on items will provide a description, the same as typing "Look at".
The "Hand" cursor is a multipurpose cursor that can be used to push, pull, interact with and pick up objects.
The "Head" cursor is used to talk to people (and in the strange world of King's Quest , often objects and animals, too).
Players can also right-click to cycle through the different available cursors.
Inventory that Graham picks up now gets placed into a bag.
By clicking on the bag, this opens up a sub-window that displays all the inventory that Graham currently has.
In here, players can look at or interact with objects, combine them with other objects, or pick them up to use them in the game environment as another
About Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (1983 in Japan, 1985 in the West) revived the North American video game industry after the 1983 crash and established conventions — cartridges, licensing seals, save systems — that shaped the industry for decades. NES collecting is one of the most established retro markets: common titles remain cheap, but a well-known handful of low-print-run games (many from smaller third-party publishers) are among the most expensive video games in existence.
Gamevaro tracks King's Quest V for Nintendo Entertainment System with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Price history
Market values by condition
NTSC-U
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €612.42 |
| 2026-07-12 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €894.58 |
| 2026-07-12 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €27.66 |
| 2026-07-12 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €18.44 |
| 2026-07-12 | Item only | NTSC-U | €28.31 |
| 2026-07-12 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €96.23 |
| 2026-07-10 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €612.16 |
| 2026-07-10 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €18.43 |
| 2026-07-10 | Item only | NTSC-U | €28.30 |
| 2026-07-10 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €27.64 |
| 2026-07-10 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €894.19 |
| 2026-07-10 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €96.19 |
| 2026-06-18 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €18.48 |
| 2026-06-18 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €603.76 |
| 2026-06-18 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €895.50 |
| 2026-06-18 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €27.26 |
| 2026-06-18 | Item only | NTSC-U | €25.87 |
| 2026-06-18 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €94.87 |
| 2026-06-17 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €603.76 |
| 2026-06-17 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €18.48 |
| 2026-06-17 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €895.50 |
| 2026-06-17 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €27.26 |
| 2026-06-17 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €94.87 |
| 2026-06-17 | Item only | NTSC-U | €25.87 |
| 2026-06-15 | Item only | NTSC-U | €25.93 |
| 2026-06-15 | New (sealed) | NTSC-U | €605.17 |
| 2026-06-15 | Graded New | NTSC-U | €912.47 |
| 2026-06-15 | Box Only | NTSC-U | €27.33 |
| 2026-06-15 | Complete in Box | NTSC-U | €101.58 |
| 2026-06-15 | Manual Only | NTSC-U | €18.57 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
King's Quest V has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning enough copies circulate to establish a reliable market price.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is King's Quest V worth?
King's Quest V for Nintendo Entertainment System is currently worth €42.97 loose, €96.23 complete in box, and €612.42 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is King's Quest V rare?
King's Quest V has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for King's Quest V?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For King's Quest V, loose is €42.97 and CIB is €96.23 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
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