Island of Dr. Brain Technical

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General Information

Graphics

Sound

Requirements


MS-DOS

Minimum OS:
Minimum CPU: Intel i286
Minimum RAM: 640 KB
Minimum Video RAM: N/A
Graphics Modes: Tandy / PCjr, EGA, VGA, MCGA
Audio Hardware: PC Speaker,Tandy/PCjr Sound,Tandy with DAC,AdLib,Roland MT-32,Sound Blaster,Pro Audio Spectrum,Thunderboard,Disney Sound SourcePC Speaker, Tandy/PCjr Sound, Tandy with DAC, AdLib, Roland MT-32, Sound Blaster, Pro Audio Spectrum, Thunderboard, Disney Sound Source
Input Devices: Keyboard, Mouse, Analog Joystick
Media: 1 CD discs


Exploring Game Resources


Resources Used

  • *.V56 — 256 color VIEW resources; sprite graphics. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.P56 — 256 color Picture resources; background graphics. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.SCR — Script resources; static logic data. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.TEX — Text Resources.[1] Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.SND — Sound resources; MIDI music and some sound effects. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.VOC — Vocab (not used).[2] Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.FON — Font resources; graphics to display text. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.CUR — Cursor resources; mouse cursors (deprecated in favor of v56-based cursors). Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.PAT — Patch resources; audio patch files. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.PAL — Palette Resource; 256 color palette files. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.AUD — Audio resources; voice and digital sound effects. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.SYN — Audio synchronization. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.MSG — Message resources; text plus metadata. Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • *.HEP — Heap resources; dynamic script data.[3] Location: RESOURCE.00*, patchDir.
  • Audio36 — Audio36 resource;
  • Sync36 — Audio36 resource; Audio36 synchronization


External Resources

  • *.MAP — Map resources; lookup tables for the individual resources. Location: External, patchDir.
  • *.SEQ — Sequence Resource; cut scenes resources. Location: External, patchDir.


Resource Tools

Multiplayer

None known.

Troubleshooting


Issue ID

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Solution

Patches

  • No Official Patch


Patches



New Installer

Works with both CD and floppy versions. If installing the CD version, it will install the entire CD game to the hard drive for CD-less play. If installing the floppy version, just copy the files from your floppy disks into a temporary folder on your hard drive and run this installer from that folder.


Debug Modes

None known.


References

  1. ↑ Texts deprecated in favor of messages
  2. ↑ Type 0x85 resources are 'memory' resources, which are only used internally.
  3. ↑ The script resource split introduced in SCI01 was incorporated into the actual resource layout in SCI1


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