<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
colloquially	O
as	O
Sword	O
and	O
Fairy	O
1	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Taiwanese	O
game	O
company	O
Softstar	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
wuxia	O
,	O
shenmo	O
and	O
xianxia	O
fantasy	B-Application
,	O
and	O
draws	O
heavy	O
inspirations	O
from	O
traditional	O
Chinese	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
widely	O
praised	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
iconic	O
and	O
influential	O
Chinese	O
RPG	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
spawned	O
a	B-Application
successful	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
in	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
Mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
media	O
franchise	O
,	O
most	O
famously	O
a	O
television	O
series	B-Device
adaptation	O
by	O
Tangren	O
Media	O
in	O
2005	O
starring	O
Hu	O
Ge	O
in	O
his	O
breakout	O
acting	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
title	O
was	O
unofficially	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
as	O
The	O
Magic	O
Sword	O
and	O
the	O
Chivalrous	O
Youngsters	O
,	O
and	O
Chinese	B-Application
Paladin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softstar	O
Entertainment	O
officially	O
named	O
it	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
instalments	O
,	O
the	O
English	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Chinese	B-Application
Paladin	I-Application
and	O
has	O
remained	O
as	O
such	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
provided	O
in	O
this	O
section	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	O
and	O
98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Li	B-Application
Xiaoyao	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
orphan	O
who	O
lives	O
with	O
his	O
aunt	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
fishing	O
village	O
near	O
Suzhou	O
,	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
meets	O
a	O
maiden	O
Zhao	B-Application
Ling'er	I-Application
,	O
whom	O
he	O
falls	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Li	O
and	O
Zhao	O
arrive	O
in	O
Suzhou	O
and	O
meet	O
Lin	B-Application
Yueru	I-Application
,	O
the	O
spoiled	O
daughter	O
of	O
a	O
wealthy	O
martial	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
meets	O
and	O
befriends	O
Anu	B-Application
,	O
a	O
White	O
Miao	O
princess	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
her	O
homeland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
their	O
adventures	O
,	O
Li	O
,	O
Zhao	O
and	O
Anu	B-Application
discover	O
that	O
the	O
drought	O
was	O
actually	O
caused	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
Black	O
Miao	O
cleric	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
bids	O
Anu	B-Application
farewell	O
and	O
walks	O
away	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
was	O
their	O
first	O
major	O
RPG	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yao	O
said	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
female	O
protagonists	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
reality	O
;	O
Zhao	B-Application
Ling'er	I-Application
is	O
like	O
a	O
girlfriend	O
;	O
Lin	B-Application
Yueru	I-Application
is	O
like	O
a	O
lover	O
,	O
and	O
Anu	B-Application
is	O
like	O
a	O
mate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
has	O
been	O
praised	O
as	O
the	O
pioneer	O
of	O
Chinese	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
month	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
was	O
also	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
List	O
of	O
the	O
New	O
Gaming	O
Era	O
( 新遊戯時代	O
)	O
magazine	O
until	O
October	O
1996	O
,	O
for	O
14	O
consecutive	O
months	O
;	O
and	O
topped	O
the	O
"	O
My	O
Favourite	O
Singleplayer	O
PC	O
Game	O
"	O
list	O
in	O
the	O
Pop	O
Software	O
( 大衆軟件	O
)	O
magazine	O
for	O
ten	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
is	O
best	O
characterised	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
memorable	O
tragedy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zhao	O
er	O
's	O
death	O
and	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
Lin	B-Application
Yueru	I-Application
was	O
successfully	O
resurrected	O
have	O
fuelled	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
forum	O
discussions	O
and	O
fan	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yao	O
Zhuangxian	O
became	O
reputed	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Father	O
of	O
Xianjian	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
players	O
reverently	O
refer	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
"	O
Immortal	O
Yao	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
popular	O
demand	O
,	O
the	O
Kuangtu	O
production	O
team	O
released	O
New	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
eventually	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
subsequent	O
titles	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
series	B-Device
,	O
even	O
somewhat	O
against	O
Yao	O
's	O
wishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
6/6/4/5	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95/98	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
designed	O
for	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
with	O
minimal	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
release	O
was	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
titled	O
as	O
New	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
again	O
as	O
the	O
New	O
LSF	O
XP	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
open-source	B-Application
project	O
created	O
by	O
enthusiasts	O
aims	O
to	O
reimplement	O
the	O
main	O
executable	O
PAL.exe	O
with	O
SDL	O
without	O
using	O
proprietary	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
run	O
perfectly	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
Including	O
x86_64	O
and	O
ARM64	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
supported	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
3DS/Wii	O
(	O
Hacked	O
consoles	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Xbox	O
One/Series	O
(	O
Under	O
developer	O
mode	O
)	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
project	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Softstar	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
modern	O
port	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
Steam/CubeGame	O
)	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
made	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
in	O
open	O
beta	O
in	O
mainland	O
China	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
and	O
Singapore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
adapted	O
by	O
Chinese	O
Entertainment	O
Shanghai	O
into	O
a	O
television	O
series	B-Device
titled	O
Chinese	B-Application
Paladin	I-Application
,	O
starring	O
Hu	O
Ge	O
,	O
Liu	O
Yifei	O
and	O
Ady	O
An	O
.	O
</s>
