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{{GameDescription|
{{GameDescription|
name=The Dark Crystal|
name=The Dark Crystal|
release=1984|
image=https://www.scummvm.org/data/screenshots/adl/hires6/hires6_apple2_en_1_1.jpg|
alternateNames=Sierra High Res Adventure #6|
release=1983|
alternateNames=Hi-Res Adventure #6:<br />The Dark Crystal<br />The Gelfling Adventure<br />ダーククリスタル|
publisher=[[Sierra]]|
publisher=[[Sierra]]|
developer=[[Sierra]]|
developer=[[Sierra]]|
platforms=Atari 8-bit, Apple II|
distributor=[[Sierra]]|
engine=|
platforms=Apple II, Atari 8-bit, FM-7<br />PC-88, PC-98|
support=Not supported
engine=[[ADL]], [[AGI#PreAGI|Pre-AGI]]|
resolution=280×192, 6 colors|
support=Since ScummVM 2.0.0|
purchase=No
}}
}}


'''The Dark Crystal''' is the sixth of Sierra's "High Res Adventures".  It is a game closely based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal], Jim Henson's film of the same name. You play as Jen, the last survivor of the Gelfings, a race of mole-like people of a distant world. You must find the dark crystal and its broken shard, and repair it to end the reign of evil from the land.
'''The Dark Crystal''', marketed as '''Hi-Res Adventure #6: The Dark Crystal''', is a text adventure game with graphics, closely based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal Jim Henson's film of the same name].   You play as Jen, the last survivor of the Gelflings, a race of mole-like people of a distant world. You must find the dark crystal and its broken shard, and repair it to end the reign of evil from the land. The original release used the [[ADL]] engine.


This game was rereleased as [[The Gelfling Adventure]], with an improved interface that used remnants of code that would eventually become Sierra's [[AGI]] engine.
A year after the original release, '''The Gelfling Adventure''', a remake of ''The Dark Crystal'' with simplified puzzles and a simplified interface over the original, was released. This game used the [[AGI|Pre-AGI]] engine, and was intended for a younger audience.  ''The Gelfling Adventure'' was Sierra's last adventure game before the groundbreaking [[King's Quest]].


A playable online recreation of the game was released by The Jim Henson Company on [https://www.darkcrystal.com/galleries/dark-crystal-galleries/play/ darkcrystal.com] in 2013.
==Installation==
===Required data files===
For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/use_scummvm/game_files.html user documentation].
'''''Apple II disk images'''''
*DARK1A.DSK
*DARK1B.NIB
* DARK2A.NIB
*DARK2B.NIB
''Note: Other disk image formats can be used, see [[ADL/Disk_Images|ADL Disk Images]] for more information.''
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-8-bit/dark-crystal MobyGames article on "The Dark Crystal"]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/16877/hi-res-adventure-6-the-dark-crystal/ MobyGames entry for {{PAGENAME}}]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal Wikipedia article on the original "The Dark Crystal" movie that the game was based on]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/group/7351/sierra-hi-res-adventures/ MobyGames entry for Hi-Res Adventures]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal_(video_game) Wikipedia article on {{PAGENAME}}]


[[Category:Unsupported Games]]
[[Category:ADL Games|Dark Crystal, The]]
[[Category:AGI Games|Dark Crystal, The]]
[[Category:Supported Games|Dark Crystal, The]]

Latest revision as of 10:21, 15 January 2024

The Dark Crystal
hires6_apple2_en_1_1.jpg
First release 1983
Also known as Hi-Res Adventure #6:
The Dark Crystal
The Gelfling Adventure
ダーククリスタル
Developed by Sierra
Published by Sierra
Distributed by Sierra
Platforms Apple II, Atari 8-bit, FM-7
PC-88, PC-98
Resolution 280×192, 6 colors
Engine ADL, Pre-AGI
Support Since ScummVM 2.0.0
Available for
Purchase		 No


The Dark Crystal, marketed as Hi-Res Adventure #6: The Dark Crystal, is a text adventure game with graphics, closely based on Jim Henson's film of the same name. You play as Jen, the last survivor of the Gelflings, a race of mole-like people of a distant world. You must find the dark crystal and its broken shard, and repair it to end the reign of evil from the land. The original release used the ADL engine.

A year after the original release, The Gelfling Adventure, a remake of The Dark Crystal with simplified puzzles and a simplified interface over the original, was released. This game used the Pre-AGI engine, and was intended for a younger audience. The Gelfling Adventure was Sierra's last adventure game before the groundbreaking King's Quest.

A playable online recreation of the game was released by The Jim Henson Company on darkcrystal.com in 2013.

Installation

Required data files

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

Apple II disk images

  • DARK1A.DSK
  • DARK1B.NIB
  • DARK2A.NIB
  • DARK2B.NIB

Note: Other disk image formats can be used, see ADL Disk Images for more information.

External links

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