| The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One | ||
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| 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™
(The file needs to be renamed 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 |