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|eax support notes = DirectSound3D.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KAN9n12568|title=Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | |eax support notes = DirectSound3D.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KAN9n12568|title=Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)|date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | ||
− | |royalty free audio = | + | |royalty free audio = true |
|royalty free audio notes = | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
|red book cd audio = true | |red book cd audio = true | ||
|red book cd audio notes = | |red book cd audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ii}}Using [[DSOAL]] HRTF causes sounds to attenuate more rapidly than with software stereo audio. | + | {{ii}} Using [[DSOAL]] HRTF causes sounds to attenuate more rapidly than with software stereo audio. |
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==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
===Brightness slider not working=== | ===Brightness slider not working=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Use [[dgVoodoo 2]]|ref=<ref name="AlphaYellow_22_03_2024">{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-03-22}}</ref>|fix= | ||
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{{Fixbox|description=Use DDrawCompat|ref=<ref name="ddrawcompat">{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat|title=GitHub|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Use DDrawCompat|ref=<ref name="ddrawcompat">{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat|title=GitHub|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>|fix= | ||
# Download [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/ DDrawCompat]. | # Download [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/ DDrawCompat]. | ||
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===Low frame rate=== | ===Low frame rate=== | ||
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{{Fixbox|description=Use DDrawCompat|ref=<ref name="ddrawcompat"/>|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Use DDrawCompat|ref=<ref name="ddrawcompat"/>|fix= | ||
# Download [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/ DDrawCompat]. | # Download [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/ DDrawCompat]. | ||
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===Game speed inconsistency=== | ===Game speed inconsistency=== | ||
− | {{Fixbox|description=Set monitor on 60 Hz|ref= | + | {{Fixbox|description=Set monitor's refresh rate on 60 Hz|ref=<ref name="AlphaYellow_22_03_2024"/>}} |
==Other information== | ==Other information== |
Revision as of 17:07, 22 March 2024
Developers | |
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Digital Extremes | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 1 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 21, 2001 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 60 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Pinball |
Art styles | Stylized |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view pinball game.
General information
- Official site - retrieved with Wayback machine from November 30, 2001.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
Demo/free trial
- A demo can be downloaded here.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
---|---|
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
---|---|
No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\System\*.ini[Note 2] |
-
PB.ini
contains general settings. -
User.ini
contains camera FOV, mouse, keyboard/controller bindings and other settings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | 90º by default. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | Glide renderer is capped at 63 FPS. | ||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Widescreen resolution
Edit files[3] |
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Notes
|
Edit ini file[3] |
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|
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 |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Effects and Music. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | DirectSound3D.[4] | |
Royalty free audio | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
- Using DSOAL HRTF causes sounds to attenuate more rapidly than with software stereo audio.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 4 | Hot seat |
||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Brightness slider not working
Use dgVoodoo 2[5] |
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Use DDrawCompat[6] |
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|
Low frame rate
Use dgVoodoo 2[5] |
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Use DDrawCompat[6] |
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|
Game speed inconsistency
Set monitor's refresh rate on 60 Hz[5] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 7 | |
Glide | ||
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, ME, 2000 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz AMD K6 250 MHz |
Intel Pentium II 400 MHz AMD K6-3 400 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | 3dfx Voodoo2 Nvidia RIVA TNT 8 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-03-08
- ↑ Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio) - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-03-22
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 GitHub - last accessed on 26 May 2023