Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
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| Developers | |
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| Sonic Team | |
| Publishers | |
| Sega | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 31, 2006 |
| macOS (OS X) | May 31, 2006 |
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Key points
- Only released in European territories.
- Inferior to the original GameCube version in several ways - including poor optimization, improper sound mixing, severe screen tearing, and poor controller support.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is no longer available digitally.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Sega\Billy Hatcher\gegg.ini |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Sega\Billy Hatcher\gegg.bin |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| 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. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | Can change between 30 FPS and 60 FPS. | ||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Widescreen resolution
| Widescreen fix (Vert-)[3] |
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Debug mode
- Enabling debug mode allows you to adjust the resolution while the game is running. You are still limited to the Launcher's preset 4:3 resolutions even when using debug mode.
- Pressing F1 while debug mode is active allows you to control the camera with a mouse.
| Instructions |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Mouse buttons can not be remapped. To use the mouse to control the camera, see Debug menu. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Includes XInput and DirectInput controller support - albeit very limited. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | XInput controllers cannot remap the triggers (blocked, used for the camera) or analogue sticks (left one for movement, right one is unused). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | Button prompts directly ported from GameCube version. | |
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Must choose between controller or keyboard in the launcher. |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Audio options are limited to High, Middle and Low. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All dialogue is displayed in text form. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | Split screen versus up to 4 players | ||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
- Utilising the Widescreen Patch results in severe graphical glitches in Multiplayer.
Split Screen menu
Graphical glitches in Multiplayer (widescreen)
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | DirectSound3D | May require DirectSound 3D restoration software. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 2000 SP4 | XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 640x480 resolution and 16-bit color support 32 MB of VRAM | 32-bit color support 64 MB of VRAM |
- In-game movies require a CPU with SSE support.
Notes
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
- ↑ Billy Hatcher & The Giant Egg (PC) - 1080p. Debug Options, Speed Values and more! - YouTube