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Latest revision as of 15:36, 28 October 2022

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This page is for the original game for DOS and older versions of Mac OS. For the enhanced remake for Windows and later versions of Mac OS, see Richard Scarry's Busytown (1999).

Richard Scarry's Busytown
Richard Scarry's Busytown cover
Developers
Novotrade International
Publishers
Simon & Schuster Interactive
Release dates
DOS 1993
Mac OS (Classic) 1993
Taxonomy
Series The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry's Busytown (1993) on Wikipedia
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry's Busytown 1993
Richard Scarry's How Things Work in Busytown 1994
Richard Scarry's Busytown (remake) 1999

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
Mac OS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.3
Processor (CPU) 286
System memory (RAM) 640 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA display
Supported audio cards: Sound Blaster, Pro Audio Spectrum, Adlib, Tandy 3 or Disney Sound Source


References