[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):
> Don't you have Windows running anywhere?
I'm afraid not.
> I think Eco Quest 1 had subtitles as well as audio, and I think we added
a dual mode, for both audio + subtitles at the same time. The game
defaults to speech if I remember correctly, which in your case should be
100% broken.
I just checked with my SierraOriginals version in DOSBox, and it does
offer the modes "TEXT", "SPEECH", and "BOTH", so I guess the dual mode
isn't a ScummVM addition for this particular game. I think it is for some
others, though? The default seems to be "BOTH". If I configure it for a
system that (I think) can't play digitized sounds, it's still "BOTH" but
it doesn't complain about it.
> Yours seems to be super rare.
I don't know how rare it is. I only heard about it on the ScummVM forum
recently. When I looked for it on eBay, there were two Math and one
English available. Except for the one I bought, they're still there. I
haven't seen the Science one, but I assume only the main game differs and
not the extras. So I didn't have to look hard for it, but maybe I just got
lucky?
Either way, I wasn't suggesting that the message be removed completely.
Just maybe toned down a bit in this particular case, if it can be
determined that the game is otherwise functional. But if there's no easy
way to do this, then so be it. The two main reasons I bought the discs
were Pepper's Adventures in Time (which I'm told is quite good) and
EcoQuest 2. Everything else is just icing on the cake.
Though it would have been nice if they had used the floppy version of
EcoQuest 1, because I've been shown that the two versions do differ a bit
graphically. Oh well.
> Castle of Dr. Brain for Mac is quite rare. I own it in box, but I had to
look for it for years.
I've only played it up to the timed puzzle. It may have some issues with
sound effects not looping? With a few notable exceptions, I'm not that
keen on that type of games, really. I did notice that it advertises Quest
For Glory 1-3, which seems strange. I thought only the first one was
released for the Mac?
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