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David Butler (davogones@hotmail.com), webmaster of
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				 The Legend of Hamlet
					Version 1.2

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					   About

			

"The Legend of Hamlet" is a computer game based on William Shakespeare's
famous tragedy "Hamlet: Prince of Denmark." I did this as a "creative"
project for my senior English AP class, but I also did it for the enjoyment
of making a game. Using the Graal engine (see the Credits section for more
information), I worked full-time for six days making levels, coding NPCs
(non-player characters), and getting around Graal's frustrating limitations.

This is meant to be a single-player experience, so it wasn't made to work
online. I apologize if the gameplay is too easy or too hard; after all,
this was an English project that took six days to make, not a
fully-developed game. "The Legend of Hamlet" should help one's understanding
and appreciation of Shakespeare's play, the play "Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are Dead," and video games in general.

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			    Installation / How to Play

			

"The Legend of Hamlet" requires Graal in order to run, so first of all go
to their web site, http://www.graalonline.com, and download and install
Graal. When that's done, simply extract this ZIP file into your Graal
directory.

Actually playing the game is a little bit more complicated. Follow
these steps: (1) Load Graal by double-clicking on its icon. (2) Delete
any nickname you might have (not required, but recommended for maximum
enjoyment). (3) Press the Start button to begin playing Graal. (4) Once
you have begun playing Graal, press F4 to open the editor. (5) Press the
Open button (it should look like a folder with an arrow), go up a level to
locate the hamlet subdirectory, go into this directory, and open
"start.graal". (7) Maximize the window by pressing the square button in the
upper right (recommended). (6) Press the Play button in the upper right,
and if another window pops up just press Load. The game should now begin.

In case you don't know the default controls, S is sword, D is special item,
A is lift, Q is choose special item, and the arrow keys move. You can also
use a gamepad. Find out more by reading Graal's documentation.

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					  Credits

			

Engine, sounds, and graphics provided by Graal (http://www.graalonline.com)

One graphic taken from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past,  Nintendo

Some sounds taken from Doom,  id Software

Music provided by MIDIs from the following games:

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past,  Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask,  Nintendo
Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals,  Taito
Chrono Trigger,  Square Co., Ltd.
Final Fantasy 2 (U.S.),  Square Co., Ltd.
Final Fantasy 5 (Japan),  Square Co., Ltd.