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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Westwood Studios}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Westwood Studios}}
{{Infobox game/row/macporter|The Dreamers Guild}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|The Dreamers Guild|Mac OS}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Virgin Games}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Virgin Games|Retail}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MacPlay|Mac OS}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MacPlay|Mac OS}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Kyra}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Kyra}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|May 1992}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|May 1992}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1993}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1993}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 12, 2013|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/release_legend_of_kyrandia Release: Legend of Kyrandia - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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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|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/bonus_more_mac_games_on_gogcom Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{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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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy, Comedy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | The Legend of Kyrandia }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  = legend_of_kyrandia
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|gogcom id    = 1207659683
|strategywiki =  
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|hltb        = 10015
|wikipedia    = The Legend of Kyrandia
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|igdb        = the-legend-of-kyrandia
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|lutris      = the-legend-of-kyrandia-book-one
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|mobygames    = 394
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|strategywiki = The Legend of Kyrandia Book One
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|wikipedia    = The Legend of Kyrandia: Fables and Fiends
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Legend of Kyrandia}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} Also known as ''The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One''
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|introduction      =
{{++}} Can be run under ScummVM
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
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}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://104.236.151.57/the-legend-of-kyrandia-book-one/ Hardcore Gaming 101] - Comprehensive feature on the series
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{{ii}} Also known as '''''Fables & Fiends: The Legend of Kyrandia''''' and '''''The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One'''''.
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{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
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{{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
 
{{mm}} [http://www.game-nostalgia.com/kyrandia/kyrandia.html Game Nostalgia] - Detailed game information, developer interviews and game-related media
 
{{GOG.com links|1207659683|legend_of_kyrandia_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207659683|legend_of_kyrandia_series|for game series}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = false
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|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           =  
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|gog galaxy               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|Graphics settings (GOG.com version)}}
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{{Video
{{Video settings
 
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]] or ScummVM).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Legend of Kyrandia Options.png|Audio settings}}
 
{{Image|Legend of Kyrandia Options.png|Audio settings}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound Effects and Speech can only be toggled.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound Effects and Speech can only be toggled.
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        = false
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|red book cd audio notes  = FM Towns port only
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|royalty free audio      = always on
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|royalty free audio notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    = Speech in CD-ROM version only.
 
  |notes    = Speech in CD-ROM version only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
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  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
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  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
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  |language  = Italian
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
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  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    = Local retail floppy version only.
 
  |notes    = Local retail floppy version only.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = Korean
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
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  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
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|notes    =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    = Local retail floppy version only.
 
  |notes    = Local retail floppy version only.
 
}}
 
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable      = hackable
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes= Requires [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/snapshots/stable/mingw-w64-stable-latest.zip 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
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|windows 64-bit exe    = hackable
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      = 64-bit requires [http://buildbot.scummvm.org/snapshots/stable/mingw-w64-stable-latest.zip 64-bit build] of ScummVM.
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
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|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
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|mac os 68k app        = true
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|mac os executable notes=
 
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|recGPU2  =  
 
|recGPU2  =  
 
|recGPU3  =  
 
|recGPU3  =  
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|notes    = {{ii}} The CD-ROM version requirements are: DOS 5.0, Intel 386, 2 MB RAM, 1 MB HDD and VGA.
 
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{{ii}} The CD-ROM version requirements are: DOS 5.0, Intel 386, 2 MB RAM, 1 MB HDD and VGA.
 
  
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements

Latest revision as of 15:09, 11 August 2023

The Legend of Kyrandia
The Legend of Kyrandia cover
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
The Legend of Kyrandia on HowLongToBeat
The Legend of Kyrandia on IGDB
The Legend of Kyrandia guide on StrategyWiki
The Legend of Kyrandia on MobyGames
The Legend of Kyrandia on Wikipedia
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
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Floppy and CD-ROM "talkie" release. Floppy version uses manual-based copy protection.
DOS
Mac OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
CD-ROM "talkie" re-release. Pre-packaged with ScummVM. Includes the Official Prima Strategy Guide for the series.
Windows
macOS (OS X)

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 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
ExecutablePPC16-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
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

  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