Diner Dash: Hometown Hero
Developers | |
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PlayFirst | |
Publishers | |
PlayFirst | |
Engines | |
PlayGround SDK | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 24, 2007 |
macOS (OS X) | September 25, 2007 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Time management, Strategy |
Art styles | Cel-shaded |
Themes | Contemporary, North America, Amusement park |
Series | Diner Dash |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Diner Dash | 2005 |
Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue | 2006 |
SpongeBob SquarePants: Diner Dash (series) | |
Diner Dash: Flo on the Go | 2006 |
Wedding Dash (series) | |
Diner Dash: Hometown Hero | 2007 |
Dash spin-off (series) | |
Diner Dash: Seasonal Snack Pack | 2008 |
Cooking Dash (series) | |
Diner Dash: Flo Through Time | 2008 |
DinerTown (series) | |
Avenue Flo (series) | |
Hotel Dash (series) | |
Diner Dash 5: BOOM! | 2010 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
Diner Dash: Hometown Hero is a singleplayer bird's-eye view time management and strategy game in the Diner Dash series.
The game would later release for Steam on August 12, 2009.
At the end of 2020, Adobe Flash was discontinued, which was used for the storyboard cutscenes. When attempting to play the game, it would crash due to incompatibility. It was later fixed by deleting the cutscene files; bypassing the forced restriction.[1]
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website (unavailable) | Gourmet Edition included online functionality like multiplayer, content sharing, and a digital storefront for DLC.[2] | |||
Official website (unavailable) | ||||
Retail | ||||
Steam |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | Seasonal Snack Pack, Flo Through Time, Once Upon A Diner |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
- DLC was only available online for the retail Windows digital version and required connecting to now defunct PlayFirst servers.[3]
Name | Notes | |
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Seasonal Snack Pack | Previously available as DLC for the now defunct online mode subtitled Gourmet Edition. Was released standalone in physical and digital formats. |
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Flo Through Time | Previously available as DLC for the now defunct online mode subtitled Gourmet Edition. Was later released standalone digitally. |
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Once Upon A Diner | Previously available as DLC for the now defunct online mode subtitled Gourmet Edition. Not available due to an absence of a standalone digital or physical release. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37240/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/37240/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Locked at 800x600 | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound FX and music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Text only as prompts and storyboards. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | SomaTone |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000[5] | XP/Vista[4] |
Processor (CPU) | Penitum III 700 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0 compatible | |
Sound (audio device) | 16-bit | |
Other | 8X CD-ROM Drive |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8 (Leopard)[6] | 10.6.3 (Snow Leopard) |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G4 800 GHz or faster | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | |
Sound (audio device) | Recommended | |
Other | 8X CD-ROM Drive |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (37240) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Steam discussion page - last accessed on 2024-04-25
- ↑ Archived website - last accessed on 2024-04-26
- ↑ Archived website - last accessed on 2024-04-26
- ↑ IGN game profile page - last accessed on 2024-04-25
- ↑ Steam page - last accessed on 2024-04-25
- ↑ Mac Game Store page - last accessed on 2024-04-25