The Legend of Kyrandia

The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One
First release	1992
Also known as	Legend of Kyrandia, Kyrandia
Developed by	Westwood Studios
Published by	Westwood Studios Electronic Arts
Distributed by	Electronic Arts
Platforms	Amiga, DOS, FM-Towns, Macintosh, PC-98
Resolution	320x200, 256 colors (DOS, FM-Towns and Macintosh) 320x200, 32 colors (Amiga) 640x400, 256 colors (Japanese FM-Towns and PC-98) 640x400, 16 colors (Japanese PC-98)
Engine	Kyra
Support	Since ScummVM 0.9.0
Available for Purchase	Yes

The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One is the first game in the Legend of Kyrandia series. It follows Brandon, an inhabitant of the Kingdom of Kyrandia, as he attempts to free both his grandfather and the kingdom itself from an evil curse. Throughout the game, Brandon learns who caused the curse, as well as the secrets to his own origin. Brandon must find the Kyragem, the mystic stone that can remove the curse, and defeat the man who cursed the kingdom of Kyrandia, the evil jester Malcolm.

Installation

Required data files

For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the user documentation.

Create a game directory containing the following files:

DOS Floppy

• *.ADL
• *.COL
• *.CPS
• *.DAT
• *.EMC
• *.FNT
• *.MSC
• *.PAK
• CREDITS.TXT
• *.WSA
• *.XMI
• kyra.dat**

DOS CD

• *.APK
• *.CPS
• *.PAK
• *.VRM
• kyra.dat**

FM-TOWNS*/ PC-98

• *.PAK
• kyra.dat**

Macintosh

Either:

• Install Legend of Kyrandia™

(If ScummVM is unable to detect the file - most likely due to the ™-character - you can try renaming it to xn--Install Legend of Kyrandia-jf8p)

Or:

• *.COL
• *.CPS
• *.DAT
• *.EMC
• *.FNT
• *.MSC
• *.PAK
• CREDITS.TXT
• *.WSA
• Legend of Kyrandia™
• HQ_Music.res
• LQ_Music.res

(The last 3 files require resource fork access, so make sure to extract these files correctly, see https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/use_scummvm/mac_game_files.html)

Required for both variants:

• kyra.dat**

Demo

• 8FAT.FNT
• BOTTOM.CPS
• DEMO1.COL
• DEMO1.WSA
• DEMO2.COL
• DEMO2.WSA
• DEMO3.COL
• DEMO3.WSA
• DEMO4.COL
• DEMO4.WSA
• FINAL.CPS
• INTRO.ADL
• INTRO.XMI
• KYRANDIA.WSA
• START.CPS
• TOP.CPS
• WESTWOOD.WSA
• kyra.dat**

**NOTE: The kyra.dat file comes bundled with most ScummVM distributions. In most cases, no action is required. However, if you are missing this file, download it here, and place it in the same directory as the other game data files.

Audio tracks

For more information about how to use the FM-Towns CD audio tracks with ScummVM, see the user documentation.

Default controls

To change these controls and others, use the Keymaps tab in the global or game-specific settings. For more information, see the user documentation

Hotkey	Description
Ctrl + 0 to 9	Loads saved game
Alt + 0 to 9	Saves game
Ctrl + Alt + d	Starts the debugger

External links

• Wikipedia article on The Legend of Kyrandia
• Screenshots (The Legend of Kyrandia Series)