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|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 28, 2006}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 28, 2006}} | ||
| + | |reception = | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|bookworm-adventures-deluxe|82}} | ||
|steam appid = 3470 | |steam appid = 3470 | ||
| − | |gogcom | + | |gogcom id = |
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
| + | |igdb = bookworm-adventures | ||
| + | |hltb = 1264 | ||
| + | |mobygames = bookworm-adventures | ||
|wikipedia = Bookworm Adventures | |wikipedia = Bookworm Adventures | ||
|winehq = 4516 | |winehq = 4516 | ||
|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
| + | |taxonomy = | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Word }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Bookworm }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
| − | {{mm}} [http://www.popcap.com/bookworm-adventures Official game site] | + | {{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20170911111254/http://www.popcap.com/bookworm-adventures Official game site (archived)] |
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/3470/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/3470/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | ||
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{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }} | ||
| − | {{Availability/row| Amazon | B00KCY2YMG | Origin | Bookworm Adventures Deluxe | | Windows }} | + | {{Availability/row| Amazon | B00KCY2YMG | Origin | | | Windows | Unavailable }} |
| + | {{Availability/row| Origin | bookworm-adventures | Origin | Bookworm Adventures Deluxe | | Windows | Unavailable }} | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| Steam | 3470 | Steam | Bookworm Adventures Deluxe | | Windows | Unavailable }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | {{ii}} This game is no longer available digitally | ||
{{ii}} Bookworm Adventures Deluxe is the full version of the game | {{ii}} Bookworm Adventures Deluxe is the full version of the game | ||
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ||
{{Save game cloud syncing | {{Save game cloud syncing | ||
| − | |origin | + | |discord = |
| − | |origin notes | + | |discord notes = |
| − | |steam cloud | + | |epic games launcher = |
| − | |steam cloud notes = | + | |epic games launcher notes = |
| − | | | + | |gog galaxy = |
| − | | | + | |gog galaxy notes = |
| + | |origin = unknown | ||
| + | |origin notes = | ||
| + | |steam cloud = false | ||
| + | |steam cloud notes = | ||
| + | |ubisoft connect = | ||
| + | |ubisoft connect notes = | ||
| + | |xbox cloud = | ||
| + | |xbox cloud notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Video | + | ==Video== |
{{Image|Bookworm Adventures Options.png|In-game options menu.}} | {{Image|Bookworm Adventures Options.png|In-game options menu.}} | ||
| − | {{Video | + | {{Video |
|wsgf link = | |wsgf link = | ||
|widescreen wsgf award = | |widescreen wsgf award = | ||
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|antialiasing = false | |antialiasing = false | ||
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
| + | |upscaling = unknown | ||
| + | |upscaling tech = | ||
| + | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = false | |vsync = false | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Input | + | ==Input== |
| − | {{Input | + | {{Input |
|key remap = false | |key remap = false | ||
|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Audio | + | ==Audio== |
| − | {{Audio | + | {{Audio |
|separate volume = true | |separate volume = true | ||
|separate volume notes = | |separate volume notes = | ||
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|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
| − | |eax support notes = | + | |eax support notes = |
| + | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
| + | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|shader model versions = | |shader model versions = | ||
|shader model notes = | |shader model notes = | ||
| − | |64-bit executable | + | |windows 32-bit exe = true |
| − | |64-bit executable notes= | + | |windows 64-bit exe = false |
| + | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
| + | |windows exe notes = | ||
| + | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
| + | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
| + | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
| + | |macos app notes = | ||
| + | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
| + | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
| + | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
| + | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:31, 28 October 2022
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| PopCap Games | |
| Engines | |
| PopCap Games Framework | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 28, 2006 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 82 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Genres | Word |
| Series | Bookworm |
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|
| Bookworm | |
|---|---|
| Bookworm | 2003 |
| Bookworm Adventures | 2006 |
| Bookworm Adventures: Volume 2 | 2009 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
|
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| Amazon.com (unavailable) | |
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| Origin (unavailable) | |
Bookworm Adventures Deluxe | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
Bookworm Adventures Deluxe | |
- This game is no longer available digitally
- Bookworm Adventures Deluxe is the full version of the game
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Steam\WinBAD\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3470/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %PROGRAMDATA%\PopCap Games\WinBAD\users[Note 2] |
| Steam | %PROGRAMDATA%\Steam\WinBAD\users |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3470/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Only available resolution is 800x600. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Only available resolution is 800x600. Cannot be resized. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 100 FPS.[1] | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
|---|
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 |
Issues fixed
Low FPS
There are two ways of fixing the problem:
- Disable hardware acceleration if fullscreen is on.
- Play the game in a window. Hardware acceleration works fine while the game is windowed.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 7 | |
| Software renderer |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | BASS |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP, Vista |
| Processor (CPU) | 700 MHz | 1 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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 (3470) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:ThatOneReaper on November 8, 2016