[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #15161: SCI: EcoQuest 1 from "Sierra's School House" is reported as corrupt (and maybe it is!)

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#15161: SCI: EcoQuest 1 from "Sierra's School House" is reported as corrupt (and
maybe it is!)
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Reporter:  eriktorbjorn  |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect        |      Status:  new
Priority:  normal        |   Component:  Engine: SCI
 Version:                |  Resolution:
Keywords:                |        Game:  EcoQuest 1
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Comment (by eriktorbjorn):

 Lack of space, I assume? The ISO file I made from the CD is 396 MB, and
 the missing resource.aud file is 292 MB. I don't know why they didn't go
 with the floppy version instead, but maybe it was harder to get that one
 to run under Windows? Though I haven't been able to get the original EXE
 to run under Wine, so who knows.

 Apparently the way it works is that you complete math exercises to earn
 points. But this is a very slow process, and after a while Wine misbehaved
 and I lost my progress before even unlocking a single one, so I don't
 actually know what this looks like. But there is no indication in the
 manual [*]  that EcoQuest is supposed to be anything but the full game,
 and all demos I've seen have been non-interactive anyway.

 I've been told the same manual was used for all varieties of Sierra's
 School House, but I didn't get any with my second-hand copy.

 The manual lists more than 20 games each for PC and Mac, but the
 interesting ones for ScummVM are:

 - EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus
 - Lost Secret of the Rainforest (EcoQuest 2. It appears to be complete.)
 - Pepper's Adventures in Time (Appears to be complete.)
 - Gobliiins 1 (Not listed, as far as I can see. Is missing the intro, but
 I've played through the first six levels without problems. I assume it's
 complete.)
 - Castle of Dr. Brain (Macintosh version. The copy protection information
 is included. I assume it's complete.)

 So I'm still wondering if it's supposed to be flagged as corrupt, or if
 the official EXE dealt gracefully with the missing audio files.

 [*] https://sierrachest.com/index.php?a=games&id=832&title=school-house-
 english&fld=box
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