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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