Betrayal at Krondor Deconstruction

Betrayal at Krondor Deconstruction

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Starting the game

Starting the game

The first thing the user sees when they start up the game is is a simple text string announcing that the game is loading. Some of the things that happens in the backgrounds are Video 1. The game sets VGA Mode 13h 2. The game then immediately moves to Mode

Latching on to the shoulders of giants

Latching on to the shoulders of giants

A good first step when poking around old games is to see if anybody has had the same idea. Many games, especially the classic Sierra and Lucasarts adventures, have been completely de-compiled, famously ScummVM, in particular does a fantastic job and have absorbed many small projects into its ecosystem as

Beginnings

Back in December Dos Game Club was playing Betrayal at Krondor. I had enjoyed the previous month's game Toonstruck tremendously and I had fond memories of reading the books back in high school and also playing (but never finishing) the game back when it was made free as