Trivia
Der Schatz im Silbersee was the first and only game in Software 2000's Karl May Edition, which was planned as a series of Karl May adventures. The next episode, based on May's oriental novel Durch die Wüste, had been announced for spring 1994, but never even made it beyond the initial development stage.
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-Chris (7376) on Feb 17, 2002.
As the manual points out proudly, Der Schatz im Silbersee was created in cooperation with the Karl May Verlag, publisher of the Karl May books. The most obvious effect is that the game box is designed in the same style as the book cover, with the original artwork from the novel and the typical green-black ornaments. According to the manual, the publishing house also supervised the game's script to make sure it stayed true to the novel's spirit.
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-Chris (7376) on Feb 17, 2002.
Karl May (1842 - 1912) is Germany's best-known author of adventure novels. Most of his stories, collected in 75 books, take place in either the American wild west or the Near and Middle East. Told mainly from the perspective of his alter egos Old Shatterhand and Kara Ben Nemsi, May's novels also introduced now-famous characters like Winnetou, the noble chief of the Apaches, the westman Old Firehand, and Hadschi Halef Omar, the faithful Muslim.
May is praised for his elaborate, vivid language, a keen sense for situations and dialogue, and his sympathetic characters. Critics disdain his overt Christian moralism and repetitive plots. With his books in 38th edition and over 80 million copies sold, with dozens of movies based on his stories, Karl May remains the most popular German folk author.
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-Chris (7376) on Feb 17, 2002.
