Difference between revisions of "Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase through Time"
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Brøderbund|1997 - 1999}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Brøderbund|1997 - 1999}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|The Learning Company|1999 - present}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|The Learning Company|1999 - present}} | ||
− | |engines = Mohawk | + | |engines = |
+ | {{Infobox game/row/engine|Mohawk Engine}} | ||
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1997}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1997}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1997}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1997}} | ||
|steam appid = | |steam appid = | ||
− | |gogcom | + | |gogcom id = |
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
|wikipedia = Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time | |wikipedia = Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time | ||
|winehq = | |winehq = | ||
+ | |license = commercial | ||
+ | |taxonomy = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Relaxed }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Cinematic camera }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Point and select }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Adventure, Educational }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | Cartoon }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Sci-fi, Historical }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Carmen Sandiego }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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'''Key points''' | '''Key points''' | ||
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|steam input api = unknown | |steam input api = unknown | ||
|steam input api notes = | |steam input api notes = | ||
+ | |steam hook input = unknown | ||
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|steam input presets = unknown | |steam input presets = unknown | ||
|steam input presets notes = | |steam input presets notes = | ||
|steam controller prompts = unknown | |steam controller prompts = unknown | ||
|steam controller prompts notes = | |steam controller prompts notes = | ||
+ | |steam cursor detection = unknown | ||
+ | |steam cursor detection notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Audio settings== | ==Audio settings== | ||
{{Audio settings | {{Audio settings | ||
− | |separate volume = | + | |separate volume = true |
|separate volume notes = On/off switch for sound and music. Sound only turns off speech, not sound effects, and does not affect the FMV cutscenes. | |separate volume notes = On/off switch for sound and music. Sound only turns off speech, not sound effects, and does not affect the FMV cutscenes. | ||
|surround sound = false | |surround sound = false | ||
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|language = English | |language = English | ||
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|notes = | |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 exe notes = | ||
+ | |macos 32-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos app notes = | ||
+ | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
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Revision as of 01:51, 3 July 2020
Developers | |
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Brøderbund | |
Publishers | |
1997 - 1999 | Brøderbund |
1999 - present | The Learning Company |
Engines | |
Mohawk Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | 1997 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1997 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Relaxed |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Adventure, Educational |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Sci-fi, Historical |
Series | Carmen Sandiego |
Key points
- This game was originally released in 1997 as Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?, and is titled as such in-game. It was rebranded by The Learning Company in 1999 as Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time.
- There are issues when attempting to install the game under a 64-bit operating system (see Installing on a 64-bit OS). Even then, the game has issues running under a modern OS (see Issues unresolved).
General information
- Game manual (as Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?)
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
- Save game file is mostly encrypted; the only parts of the file that are not encrypted are player names.
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues unresolved
Game appears mostly black
- An issue when running the game on a modern OS is that scenes in the game show up in black except in areas where some sprite suddenly shows up or moves over the black area, such as a character, subtitles, the cursor, or the Chronopedia. Using Windows Compatibility Mode settings does not fix the problem.
Players will have to get around this by opening the Chronopedia after every scene change, then clicking and dragging the Time Cuffs around the border where the Chronopedia couldn't reach (since the sprite area of the Time Cuffs is bigger than the cursor). Even then, the Time Cuffs are unavailable in the final case. Since it will happen each time the scene changes, this workaround can quickly get very tedious.
Issues fixed
Installing on a 64-bit OS
- Recommended only if you do not have access to a virtual machine with an older OS (see Issues unresolved).
When attempting to install the game on a modern 64-bit OS, the SETUP.EXE
Autorun from the CD's base folder does not work, as it is a 16-bit program.
Install on 64-bit OS[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
Hearing-impaired assistance
- Case 16 has a music sheet-reordering puzzle that requires players to listen to parts of the openings to Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth and Sixth symphonies, which can be difficult for players with hearing problems like that of the composer himself.
- Enabling "Hearing-impaired assistance" in the game options will change the descriptions of the different-colored sheets to their correct ordered positions, allowing deaf or hard-of-hearing players to complete the case.
Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.1, 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | 66 MHz 486DX or faster | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA video card 640x480, 256 colors | DirectX 3.0b compatible |
Sound (audio device) | Windows compatible | |
Other | 2X CD-ROM drive or faster |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 7.1.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC required | |
System memory (RAM) | 9.5 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 MB | |
Other | 2X CD-ROM drive or faster 13-inch or larger color monitor, 256 colors |
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).