Difference between revisions of "The Legend of Kyrandia"

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The Legend of Kyrandia
The Legend of Kyrandia	1992
The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate	1993
The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge	1994

The Legend of Kyrandia is a singleplayer third-person adventure game in the The Legend of Kyrandia series.

General information

Also known as Fables & Fiends: The Legend of Kyrandia and The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One.

Can be run under ScummVM.

Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature

Game Nostalgia - Detailed game information, developer interviews and game-related media

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Floppy and CD-ROM "talkie" release. Floppy version uses manual-based copy protection.
GOG.com		CD-ROM "talkie" re-release. Pre-packaged with ScummVM. Includes the Official Prima Strategy Guide for the series.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch for the floppy release can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\WWSETUP.CFG
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\_KYRA???.SAV
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

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

Video

Graphics feature	State	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 settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects and Speech can only be toggled.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Adjustable speed.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		FM Towns port only

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Speech in CD-ROM version only.
French
German
Italian				Local retail floppy version only.
Korean
Spanish				Local retail floppy version only.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	MCGA, VGA	320x200

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

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	3.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel 8088	Intel 286 12 MHz
System memory (RAM)	640 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA

The CD-ROM version requirements are: DOS 5.0, Intel 386, 2 MB RAM, 1 MB HDD and VGA.

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9 compatible

Mac OS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	6.0.7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)	2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)

References

↑ Release: Legend of Kyrandia - GOG.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023
↑ Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions - GOG.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023

[1] Release: Legend of Kyrandia - GOG.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023

[2] Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions - GOG.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023

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+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 12, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/release_legend_of_kyrandia|title=Release: Legend of Kyrandia - GOG.com|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 15, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/bonus_more_mac_games_on_gogcom Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions - GOG.com]</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 15, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/bonus_more_mac_games_on_gogcom|title=Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions - GOG.com|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>}}
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-{{ii}} Also known as ''The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One''.
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-{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
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+}}
 '''General information'''
+{{ii}} Also known as '''''Fables & Fiends: The Legend of Kyrandia''''' and '''''The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One'''''.
+{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
 {{mm}} [http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/the-legend-of-kyrandia-book-one/ Hardcore Gaming 101] - Comprehensive feature
 {{mm}} [http://www.game-nostalgia.com/kyrandia/kyrandia.html Game Nostalgia] - Detailed game information, developer interviews and game-related media
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Developers

	Westwood Studios
Mac OS (Classic)	The Dreamers Guild
Publishers
Retail	Virgin Games
Mac OS	MacPlay
Digital	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Kyra
Release dates
DOS	May 1992
Mac OS (Classic)	1993
Windows (ScummVM)	September 12, 2013^[1]
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM)	November 15, 2013^[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Themes	Fantasy, Comedy
Series	The Legend of Kyrandia