Orly's Draw a Story

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Orly's Draw a Story

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Hi, I was just wondering if any progress had been made on making Orly's Draw a Story playable with ScummVM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orly%27s_Draw-A-Story
It was one of the last Broderbund games and has proven to be difficult to get working on modern systems (though some claim they have had luck with DosBox),
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No, no progress, not even on the radar.


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Just realized there's already a demo for it in a partially supported ScummVM game, the 1997 version of Living Books' Arthur's Birthday.

Oh, and the demo is on here too: https://www.scummvm.org/demos/
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I’m just confused how Orly’s “not on the radar” but the demo is on the site and has minimal support from ScummVM.
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Well, you answered that question yourself: it is "partially supported" (actually, it is not even that). The engine is missing the game-specific code. The demo is there for completion's sake and for the potential devs. The game is not on the compatibility list, and there is no progress on the radar.


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That's disappointing but I understand. I hope someday I can play Orly and Orion Burger with ScummVM.
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Orion Burger is already playable
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gu3 wrote: Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:23 pm Orion Burger is already playable
Available on the nightly builds. I. There's just a need to sort out some remaining issues with animations on 64-bit builds, and then we'll be able to announce an official testing period.
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Ohh, great to hear, that the M4 Engine finally gets progress. Can't wait to play Orion Burger (and Indy Ripoff Ripley). Count me in for testing.
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