The Four Crystals of Trazere is an American version of
Legend. It was commenced under funding from
Mirrorsoft, which went into receivership after the death of Robert Maxwell. The following day, December 11, Taglione was meeting with
Phil Harrison of Mindscape to discuss the conversion to PC of Tony Crowther's Amiga game,
Captive. On hearing that Mirrorsoft had just gone into receivership, Taglione suggested the possibility of publication by Mindscape. The game was released by
Mindscape in 1992.
PC Home demo In October 1992, an exclusive, specially-written demo version of
Legend, courtesy of Anthony 'Tag' Taglione and Mindscape, was released free in the UK with the first issue of the personal computer magazine PC Home, as part of a real-life competition by Mindscape. The demo's content is not taken from the storyline or any part of the full game, but comprises a small but challenging standalone adventure in the world of Trazere. The gameplay of the demo is limited to the city of Treihadwyl, and a single dungeon within - the overrun cellars of the Mad Monks' temple - as there is no world map view and therefore no way to travel to any other location. However, the adventure has not been subsequently re-released or incorporated into any retail version of the game, and as such its availability is incredibly limited. The demo's difficulty is high in comparison to the beginning stages of the full game, due to the presence of far more intricate puzzle rooms, stronger monster spawns, and more frequent wandering monster ambushes. However, these challenges are offset slightly in that the runemaster begins the demo with an array of powerful spells ready-made, invaluable protective and healing items are scattered around the first dungeon room, and mid to high-level weapons and armour are always available for purchase from the city blacksmith. The following year, Taglione coded another similarly unique demo for PC Home, this time for
Legend's sequel,
Worlds of Legend: Son of the Empire.
Sequel The game spawned a sequel a year later called
Worlds of Legend: Son of the Empire. Although set in a different realm of Trazere, the gameplay is almost identical with a few tweaks and bugfixes. ==Development==