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'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} This game is difficult to start on modern machines. See [[#Issues fixed|Issues fixed]] for workarounds.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
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{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
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==Input==
 
==Input==
 
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|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
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|full controller notes    = Using the console window with the mouse or keyboard is required to change audio and controller options.
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|controller remap          = limited
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|controller remap notes    = Only four face buttons can be mapped.
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
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|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Effects, CD Music.
 
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|surround sound          = false
 
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
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|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
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==Issues fixed==
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===Game will not install===
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{{ii}} Error message: <b>This app can't run on your PC. To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher.</b>
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://github.com/otya128/winevdm winedvm]| |fix=
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# Download and extract [https://github.com/otya128/winevdm/releases winedvm for windows].
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# Run {{File|otvdmw.exe}}.
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# Navigate to {{File|SETUP.EXE}} on the CD and click <b>Open</b>.
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===Could not load WinG!===
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{{ii}} This game requires a graphics dll file that is not included with newer versions of Windows.
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{{Fixbox|description=Install WinG32.DLL| |fix=
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# Download and extract [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1855-wingdll/ this .zip file].
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# On 64-bit OSs place {{File|WING32.DLL}} into {{Folder|Windows\SysWOW64}}. On 32-bit OSs place it in {{Folder|Windows\System32}} instead.
 
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Garfield: Caught in the Act
Garfield: Caught in the Act cover
Developers
Point of View
Publishers
Sega
Release dates
Windows March 1996
Taxonomy
Series Garfield
Garfield: Caught in the Act on MobyGames
Garfield: Caught in the Act on Wikipedia
Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal 1987
Garfield: Winter's Tail 1989
Garfield: Caught in the Act 1996
Garfield's Mad About Cats 2000
Garfield's Typing Pal 2003
Garfield 2004
Garfield: It's All About Phonics - Kindergarten 2004
Garfield's It's All About Thinking Skills 2005
The Wide World of Garfield 2005
Garfield: Saving Arlene 2005
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties 2006
Garfield: Lasagna World Tour 2007
The Garfield Show: Threat of the Space Lasagna 2011
Garfield Kart (series)
Garfield's Wild Ride 2014
Garfield Lasagna Party 2022

Key points

This game is difficult to start on modern machines. See Issues fixed for workarounds.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Disc is needed as it contains all music tracks
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Effects, CD Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Game will not install

Error message: This app can't run on your PC. To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher.
Use winedvm
  1. Download and extract winedvm for windows.
  2. Run otvdmw.exe.
  3. Navigate to SETUP.EXE on the CD and click Open.

Could not load WinG!

This game requires a graphics dll file that is not included with newer versions of Windows.
Install WinG32.DLL
  1. Download and extract this .zip file.
  2. On 64-bit OSs place WING32.DLL into Windows\SysWOW64. On 32-bit OSs place it in Windows\System32 instead.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) Intel 486 DX2 66 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 colors
Sound (audio device) SoundBlaster 16 compatible


References