Another World
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Developers | |
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Eric Chahi | |
Windows 3.x | 1C: Maddox Games |
Windows | DotEmu |
Windows | Magic Productions |
Windows | Mana Games |
Linux | Ryan C. Gordon |
Publishers | |
EU | Delphine Software International |
EU | U.S. Gold |
US | Interplay Entertainment |
Mac OS (Classic) | MacPlay |
15th Anniversary (EU) | ElektroGames |
15th Anniversary (Poland) | IQ Publishing |
15th Anniversary (Russia) | Akella |
20th Anniversary (Windows) | The Digital Lounge |
20th Anniversary (Windows) | Focus Home Interactive |
20th Anniversary (macOS) | BulkyPix |
Release dates | |
DOS | November 1991 |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 1991 |
Windows 3.x | 1994 |
Windows | April 14, 2006[1] |
macOS (OS X) | February 20, 2013[2] |
Linux | September 15, 2014[3] |
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.
Key points
- The original version was released as Out of This World in North America.
- This page reflects the currently sold 20th Anniversary Edition, and notes where there are differences to other versions.
General information
- Eric Chahi's Another World - Official website
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Original European releases used a code wheel for copy protection. US releases were DRM-free. | |||
GOG.com | 15th Anniversary Edition is included as a bonus. | |||
Humble Store | Amiga ROMs are included as a bonus. | |||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam | Amiga ROMs are included as a bonus. |
- A demo of the Collector's Edition is available on the official website.
Version differences
- Another World / Out of This World was initially released in November 1991 for the Commodore Amiga and the Atari ST 16-bit home computers. The game was ported to DOS and the Classic Mac OS not long after. These ports feature expanded new areas and higher difficulty. The DOS version runs in 320x200 resolution in 16-color mode. The Mac OS version runs in 640x200 in 16 colors.[4]
- The game was ported to Windows 3.1 in 1994 by 1C: Maddox Games. This release is essentially the same as the DOS port.
- The game was ported to Windows XP in 2006 through joint efforts of Eric Chahi, DotEmu, Mana Games and Magic Productions. This version is referred to as Another World: Collector's Edition. It features enhanced higher resolution graphics in 256 colors and higher quality sound. It is possible to switch between the original and remastered modes. In addition, the difficulty has been scaled down, with twice as many checkpoints.[4]
- Another World: 15th Anniversary Edition, released in 2007, is essentially the same as the Collector's Edition. The only difference is the included bonus material: an audio CD with the game's soundtrack, two developer diaries, a "Making of" video and also a postcard signed by Eric Chahi (in select countries).[1]
- Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition, released in 2013, has only cosmetic improvements over the previous two editions. The visuals and the audio have been slightly tweaked. The difficulty mode can now be adjusted on the fly by selecting one of three levels. It includes the same extras as the 15th Anniversary Edition.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Another World\AnotherWorldUserDef.xml |
Windows | <path-to-game>\AnotherWorld.ini[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Documents/Another World/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/DotEMU/Another World/ |
-
AnotherWorldUserDef.xml
is used by the 20th Anniversary andAnotherWorld.ini
by the 15th Anniversary Edition.
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\progression.dat[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/DotEMU/Another World/ |
- The DOS version uses a password system to access a specific level. Press C to input the code.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Russian | Fan translation for 20th Anniversary Edition, available here. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8 | 15th Anniversary Edition |
OpenGL | 2.0 | 20th Anniversary Edition |
DOS video modes | VGA |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. | ||||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. | ||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | FMOD Ex |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 | 286 10 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | EGA |
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 200 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 6.0.7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Apple IIGS Macintosh II |
|
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1500+ |
Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon XP 3000+ |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 250 MB | 300 MB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6200 ATI Radeon Xpress 1200 Series | Nvidia GeForce 7300GT ATI Radeon X1800 Series |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.10 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).