Leander (computer game)

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Leander
Developer(s)	Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s)	Psygnosis, EA
Distributor(s)	Psygnosis, EA
Platform(s)	Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Sega Mega Drive
Release date	1991 / 1992 (MD version)
Genre(s)	Action Platformer
Rating(s)	Single Player
Media	Floppy disk / Cartridge
System requirements	512KB RAM
Input methods	Joystick

Leander is a computer game for the Commodore Amiga developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Psygnosis in 1991. It was the first game to be developed by Traveller's Tales.

Leander is likened to an earlier Psygnosis game Shadow of the Beast released in 1989. Like Shadow of the Beast, Leander features some of the best graphics created for the Amiga. It was designed to run on the earliest Amigas with only 512KB of Chip RAM, such as the Amiga 1000 and A500, which pushed the then 6 years old OCS chipset to its limits.

The original version was developed on the Amiga, then it was converted by W.J.S Design for the Atari ST. A year later it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive as Legend of Galahad. It was published by Electronics Arts.

[edit] Cameos from other games

In the final world, there is a secret Lemmings-styled area and the main character from The Killing Game Show as an enemy as well as a larger version of him.