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Alternate Titles

"凯兰迪亚传奇" -- Simplified Chinese spelling

"דברי ימי קירנדיה" -- Hebrew spelling

"Kyrandia 1" -- Informal title

"Fables & Fiends - The Legend of Kyrandia, book one" -- Alternate/informal title

"키란디아의 전설 " -- Korean spelling

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Awards

Amiga Joker Issue 02/1994 – #2 Best Adventure in 1993 (Readers' Vote)

GameStar (Germany) Issue 12/1999 - #88 in the "100 Most Important PC Games of the Nineties" ranking

Power Play Issue 02/1993 – #2 Best Adventure in 1992

PC Games (Germany) Issue 01/1993– #3 Best Adventure in 1992



Information also contributed by game nostalgia and Roger Wilco

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Game Nostalgia (Provides extensive background info for The Legend of Kyrandia, pictures of the cast and examples of voice-overs, full credits with shots and info about the design team, a demo of the game, specific details about the game, various goodies, all musical themes, shots of every location in the game, saved games, a list of reviews, including a "nostalgic "review and tech specs.)

Kyrandia Shrine - Germany (An Fan Site of the Kyrandia Trilogy. Only in German.)

ScummVM (Get "The Legend of Kyrandia", as well as many other adventure games, to run on modern systems by using ScummVM, a legal and free program.)

Walkthrough on Gamer Grand Central (No frills step-by-step walkthrough)

is the first in a trilogy of adventure games by Westwood . In this game the player controls Brandon, grandson of Kallak - a wizard of the realm of Kyrandia. Malcolm, a psychotic jester imprisoned in the past by Kallak, has broken free and wishes to take over the land as well as lay down his revenge. He turns Kallak into stone leaving him with only his eyes, so that Kallak is not denied his tears for Kyrandia's sake.This is where Brandon steps in; returning home shortly afterwards only to find that his grandfather has been turned into stone, Brandon is being told by a messenger from the Realm of the Land that he has been chosen to embark on a journey that will rid this realm of Malcolm and his evil. He has to prove himself not only a hero, but a worthy heir to the crown and ultimately of becoming a king.Throughout the journey Brandon will collect many items and also learn how to master magic. Available spells include disappearing, healing yourself, summoning ice upon fire and shifting into a wisp. Interaction with the environment is confined to highlighted items, and a single cursor is used for all actions, without differentiating precise commands.The CD version adds speech and support for Windows 3.x (albeit completely identical to the DOS version).is based on the text adventure Kyrandia: Fantasy World of Legends , a BBS game. It was designed and programmed by Scott Brinker and Richard Skurnick in 1988, and based on multiplayer interactive game concepts by Tim Stryker According to Rick Gush Mike Legg and Brett Sperry played the game online, bought the rights to the game and were sued later on by the person who sold the game to them, but after several years the court case was decided in favor of them.The game introduced a single-icon cursor for all actions, and Brett Sperry and Louis Castle , thinking that this was their secret weapon, presented a demo of the game to Ken Williams . But Ken showed them King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder which was in development then. It had its own new icon-driven interface, so it was a big letdown moment. Ken liked the game though and asked them if they want to sell Westwood to Sierra , but at that moment they preferred their freedom and control.The Legend of Kyrandia CD-ROM version came with a free poster based on a painting by Roger Loveless