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Based on Stephen King's popular horror novel, The Dark Half attempts to retell the story of Thad Beaumont's mysterious world of crime via an adventure system reminiscent of Lucasarts' SCUMM interface.
In-game, you play Thad Beaumont, a successful horror-novelist whose evil twin besets the world with horrific crimes. The game offers a multitude of clues, quests and puzzles. The overall objective seems to be to prove Thad's innocence to the police, however Thad soon learns that his twin has other ideas, and has to run for his life.
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Perspective
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Business Model
Commercial
Media Type
3.5" Floppy Disk
Input Devices Supported/Optional
Keyboard, Mouse
Number of Offline Players
1 Player
System requirements
Min. CPU Class Required
Intel 80286
Min. OS Class Required
DOS 4.0 to 6.22
Min. RAM Required
640 KB
Video Modes Supported
EGA, VGA
Sound Devices Supported
Adlib, PC Speaker, PC Speaker (Tweaked), Roland MT-32 (and LAPC-I), Sound Blaster, Tandy / PCjr
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Also known as
La Mitad Oscura — Spanish title
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