DOS version
Win95 version
Saturn (Japanese only port by XING Entertainment, seems to use the same resource files as the PC, just with a Japanese language pack for the text/subtitles)
PSX (Same as above, just for PSX instead)
The console versions there are identical to the PC versions, just horribly struck by extreme amounts of loading.
Now, a game that suddenly struck my mind out of nowhere was
"Bud Tucker - In Double Trouble"
I remember I liked the demo of the game, but iirc, failing sales made it Europe exclusive and that in a rather limited run. (Still can't find me a copy of it)
It must be the Windows version I have, since I was able to play it with Wine, albeit with occasional crashes. Is it my imagination, or did the Windows version have higher-resolution graphics than the DOS version?
Herrscher wrote:The DOS version I habe could use 320 or 640 resolution.
There are two different EXEs for that.
Dunno what the WIN version is capable of...!?
Either 640x480 or 640x400, I believe. I don't remember for certain, and I don't remember if you could still use the lower resolution. I don't even remember if the graphics were just scaled up, or if they actually used the higher resolution. But I remember them as looking pretty smooth...
Herrscher wrote:The DOS version I habe could use 320 or 640 resolution.
There are two different EXEs for that.
Dunno what the WIN version is capable of...!?
Either 640x480 or 640x400, I believe. I don't remember for certain, and I don't remember if you could still use the lower resolution. I don't even remember if the graphics were just scaled up, or if they actually used the higher resolution. But I remember them as looking pretty smooth...
There are separate resource files for each of the two resolutions (KVGA.KRO and KSVGA.KRO). The data is mostly compressed with the deflate algorithm and extracts (almost) fine with zlib. There are some files/resources zlib returns a -5 (buffer error) when trying to decompress them. They probably used another implementation of the algorithm with some differences to zlib ?
kelmer wrote:I can also try to ask Emilio de Paz from Alcachofa Soft for the code of Drascula, since we are very good friends, one of our staff members usually works with them in their games. Will there be any interest in implementing this game?
Wow! That's really good news here!
Too bad the game is highly underrated and unknown.
I can also try to ask Emilio de Paz from Alcachofa Soft for the code of Drascula, since we are very good friends, one of our staff members usually works with them in their games. Will there be any interest in implementing this game?
That would be very nice if there are any ScummVM developers interested in supporting it. It's a fun game, and Alcachofa Soft made it free for download some time ago.
istyar wrote:
That would be very nice if there are any ScummVM developers interested in supporting it.
Yes, there is such interest and we're already working in this direction.
istyar wrote:Alcachofa Soft made it free for download some time ago.
Really? Where is it? Any URLs?
Eugene
I'm sure it was available from www.alcachofasoft.com in 2002 or 2003. I don't know where to obtain it now. But maybe talking about it with Alcachofa Soft, the game can be made freeware again.
Here is an interview where the autors themshelves say that the game was in their web (in spanish, try searching for 00:28:33):
The game was indeed available to download in their website for about two months or so, but then they decided to remove it from the internet for reasons I shouldn't be revealing.
kelmer wrote:The game was indeed available to download in their website for about two months or so, but then they decided to remove it from the internet for reasons I shouldn't be revealing.
Yes, we shouldn't discuss it here anymore.
istyar wrote:Talking about abandonware,
Again, and over again. There is NO SUCH THING as ABANDONWARE. It's excuse invented by warezers. Copyright hold for several decades after author's death, and those companies aren't dead yet even. If game isn't in shops. you should still search it on eBay or something.
Will scumm support Scorched earth? It's an old game like worms you know? this is the link http://www.classicgaming.com/scorch/
Thank you for yuor time.
Bracco,
Sorry, didn't get that / read that anywhere here.
