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Difference between revisions of "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"

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(Windows release coincides with GOG.com release. OS X and Linux "ports" through DOSBox were released through Steam today. Not 100% sure on original release, Wikipedia, GOG.com, and Steam give 2 different release dates. Created page.)
 
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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|cover        = i have no mouth and i must scream.jpg
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|cover        = I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Night Dive Studios}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|The Dreamers Guild}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Cyberdreams}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Cyberdreams|Original}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Current}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|SAGA|Original}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|ScummVM|Re-release}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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<!--- DOS and Mac OS release dates may be incorrect, if you have a verified source, please update these --->
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 17, 1995|ref=<ref name="press release">[https://www.game-nostalgia.com/mouth/info/mgm_i_have_no_mouth_press_release.htm MGM Interactive press release: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 31, 1995}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1996|ref=<ref name="press release"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|October 31, 1995}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 5, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/release_i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream|title=Release: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 5, 2013}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 17, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://store.steampowered.com/news/11650/ News - Now Available - I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 17, 2013}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 17, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 17, 2013}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 245390
 
|steam appid  = 245390
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|gogcom page  = i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream
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|gogcom id    = 1207659593
 +
|hltb        = 4575
 +
|igdb        = i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream
 +
|lutris      = i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = 617
 
|wikipedia    = I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game)
 +
|winehq      =
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{ii}} The Windows, OS X, and Linux versions use [[DOSBox]] emulation.
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|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    = German and French version have the Nimdok chapter removed, making achieving the "best" ending more complicated.
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream GOG.com Community Discussions]
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{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream GOG.com Support Page]
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{{GOG.com links|1207659593|i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream}}
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/245390/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/245390/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/245390/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Unknown | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | Windows only }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [https://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 245390 | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [https://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} All digital versions are preconfigured with [[ScummVM]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream/changelog/post6|title=Changelog:, page 1, post 6 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/app/245390/config/|title=I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · AppID: 245390 · Steam Database|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
 +
 
 +
===Demo===
 +
{{ii}} A demo is available from [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#other ScummVM].
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Higher quality music (ScummVM)===
 +
The GOG.com and Steam releases include the original soundtrack in MP3 format, taken from the composer's original master tapes.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13841|title=Enhanced Soundtrack in IHNMAIMS: How-To - ScummVM :: Forums (quoting Stephen Kick)|date=2019-10-02|snippet=The story behind the bonus OST is really interesting, when we started the development of the re-release of IHNMAIMS we learned from Harlan Ellison that the guy who created the soundtrack is none other than John Ottman who became an award winning composer for Hollywood movies including the most recent XMen movie. We were able to contact his agent and ask him about the soundtrack. Luckily he still had the original Data tapes from his sessions in a storage locker. He paid to have them found and digitized and then finally sent to us so that we could include them with the game. Pretty freaking amazing if you ask me. Not only are they of much higher quality but they also included the 21 additional tracks which never made it into the game. We decided to include them because we thought they would provide some really fascinating content for fans of the game who would appreciate the lengths we went through to offer the re-release and bonus content. They are named "bonus tracks" because they have no other official name!}}</ref> It can be formatted for use in ScummVM by following [https://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13841 this guide]. A batch script for use with [http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net/mp3splt_page/home.php MP3Split] can be found [https://www.gog.com/forum/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream/enhanced_soundtrack_ingame_howto/post8 on the GOG.com forums].
 +
 
 +
==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\SCREAM\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{XDG|unknown}}
  
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==Game date==
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===Save game data location===
−
{{Game Location Table|
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{{Game data|
−
{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
−
{{Game Location Table/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\SCREAM\Scream.sav}}
−
{{Game Location Table/row|Linux|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
+
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
−
{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
+
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|steam_cloud            = false
+
|discord                  =  
−
|steam_cloud_notes      =  
+
|discord notes            =  
−
|origin                =  
+
|epic games launcher      =  
−
|origin_notes          =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
−
|uplay                  =  
+
|gog galaxy                = false
−
|uplay_notes            =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =  
−
|gamesave_manager      =  
+
|origin                    =  
−
|gamesave_manager_notes =  
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|origin notes              =  
−
|gamestow               =  
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|steam cloud               = false
−
|gamestow_notes         =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
−
|synctocloud            =  
+
|ubisoft connect          =  
−
|synctocloud_notes      =  
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|ubisoft connect notes    =  
−
|square_enix            =  
+
|xbox cloud                =  
−
|square_enix_notes      =  
+
|xbox cloud notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
−
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= 640x480 only.
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|oculus rift                = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
+
|60 fps notes              =
−
|120hz                      = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
−
|120hz notes               =  
+
|120 fps notes             = Cursor frame rate is capped at 85 FPS.
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input Settings
+
{{Input
−
|key_remap                  = unknown
+
|key remap                = false
−
|key_remap_notes            =  
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|key remap notes          =
−
|acceleration_option       = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
−
|acceleration_option_notes =  
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|acceleration option notes =
−
|controller_support         = false
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
−
|controller_support_notes   =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 +
|controller support notes  =
 +
|full controller          = unknown
 +
|full controller notes    =
 +
|controller remap          = unknown
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|xinput controllers       = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes =  
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes   =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
|general midi audio        = true
 +
|general midi audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://forum.scummbr.com/index.php?topic=759.0 Translation.]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation, [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/gamebase/file/5448/ download]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
=== Finishing with the German or French version ===
 +
{{ii}} You don‘t actually need Nimdok to activate the bridge in the last sequence. Even though he is the only one who knows the password right away, the others can simply guess it. Just try entering codes at random two or three times and the character will guess the correct answer.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream/cut_or_uncut/post7|title=Cut or uncut?|date=2022-01-25}}</ref>
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              = SVGA
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DkOsI9AwAT4dzPkLmunYJJmUpf1FuWR62Q1vAEfJzM/htmlview|title=Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs|date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux 68k app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
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|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
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|mac os 68k app        = true
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|mac os executable notes=  
 
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|OSfamily = DOS
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|minOS    = 4.0
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|minCPU  = Intel 486 33 MHz
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|minRAM  = 8 MB
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|minHD    = 15 MB
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|minGPU  = SVGA
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|minother = 2X CD-ROM
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|recCPU  = Intel 486DX2 66 MHz
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|recRAM  =
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|recHD    = 115 MB
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|recGPU  =
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|recaudio = Sound Blaster AWE32
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|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS    = XP
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|minproc  = IBM PC Compatible computer with a 233 MHz 486 processor
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|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
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|minmem   = 8 MB
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|minRAM   = 512 MB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
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|minGPU  = A VESA compatible Super VGA card
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|minGPU  =  
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|minDX    = 9.0c
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|recRAM  = 1 GB
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|OSfamily = Mac OS
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|minOS    = 7.1
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|minCPU  = Motorola 68000
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|minRAM  = 8 MB
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|minHD    = 15 MB
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|minGPU  =
  
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|recOS    = 7
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|recOS    =  
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|recproc  = IBM PC Compatible computer with a 486 DX2/66 MHz (or faster) processor
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|recCPU  =
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|recRAM  =
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|minproc  = 233 MHz 486 processor
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|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
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|minmem   = 8 MB
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|minRAM   = 1 GB
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|minHD    = 2 GB
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|minHD    = 1 GB
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|minGPU  = A VESA compatible Super VGA card
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|minGPU  =  
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|minVRAM  = 256 MB
  
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|recOS    = 10.7 or newer
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|recOS    =  
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|recproc  = 486 DX2/66 MHz (or faster) processor
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|minproc  = IBM PC Compatible computer with a 233 MHz 486 processor
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|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
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|minmem   = 8 MB
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|minRAM   = 512 MB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
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|minGPU  =  
  
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|recRAM  = 1 GB
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|recGPU  =  
 
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{{--}}There are known problems with the following video card chipsets: Diamond Viper (VLB) Weitek Pow. 9000-033-PFP; Cirrus Logic (Embedded) CL-GD5424-80QC-C and GD-GD5428-
 +
80QC-A; Hyundai (VLB) S3-86805; Pro Designer II (ISA) Tseng Labs ET4000; Western Digital (Embedded) WD90C31
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{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 21:43, 25 December 2023

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream cover
Developers
The Dreamers Guild
Cyberdreams
Publishers
Original Cyberdreams
Current Night Dive Studios
Engines
Original SAGA
Re-release ScummVM
Release dates
DOS November 17, 1995[1]
Mac OS (Classic) 1996[1]
Windows (ScummVM) September 5, 2013[2]
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) October 17, 2013[3]
Linux (ScummVM) October 17, 2013[3]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Stylized
Themes Horror
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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on HowLongToBeat
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on IGDB
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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on MobyGames
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on Wikipedia

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a singleplayer cinematic camera adventure game.

German and French version have the Nimdok chapter removed, making achieving the "best" ending more complicated.

General information

Can be run under ScummVM.
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
Mac OS
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Comes pre-configured with ScummVM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 Comes pre-configured with ScummVM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All digital versions are preconfigured with ScummVM.[4][5]

Demo

A demo is available from ScummVM.

Essential improvements

Higher quality music (ScummVM)

The GOG.com and Steam releases include the original soundtrack in MP3 format, taken from the composer's original master tapes.[6] It can be formatted for use in ScummVM by following this guide. A batch script for use with MP3Split can be found on the GOG.com forums.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\SCREAM\[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\SCREAM\Scream.sav[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
640x480 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Cursor frame rate is capped at 85 FPS.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio
General MIDI audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Retail only.
French
German
Italian
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Translation.
Russian
Fan translation, download
Spanish

Issues fixed

Finishing with the German or French version

You don‘t actually need Nimdok to activate the bridge in the last sequence. Even though he is the only one who knows the password right away, the others can simply guess it. Just try entering codes at random two or three times and the character will guess the correct answer.[7]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes SVGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
macOS (OS X)
[8]
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 4.0 6.22
Processor (CPU) Intel 486 33 MHz Intel 486DX2 66 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 MB 115 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA
Sound (audio device) Sound Blaster AWE32
Other 2X CD-ROM
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7.1
Processor (CPU) Motorola 68000
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 MB
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
There are known problems with the following video card chipsets: Diamond Viper (VLB) Weitek Pow. 9000-033-PFP; Cirrus Logic (Embedded) CL-GD5424-80QC-C and GD-GD5428-

80QC-A; Hyundai (VLB) S3-86805; Pro Designer II (ISA) Tseng Labs ET4000; Western Digital (Embedded) WD90C31


Notes

  1. ↑ 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).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 MGM Interactive press release: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
  2. ↑ Release: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 News - Now Available - I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
  4. ↑ Changelog:, page 1, post 6 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  5. ↑ I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · AppID: 245390 · Steam Database - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  6. ↑ Enhanced Soundtrack in IHNMAIMS: How-To - ScummVM :: Forums (quoting Stephen Kick) - last accessed on 2019-10-02
    "The story behind the bonus OST is really interesting, when we started the development of the re-release of IHNMAIMS we learned from Harlan Ellison that the guy who created the soundtrack is none other than John Ottman who became an award winning composer for Hollywood movies including the most recent XMen movie. We were able to contact his agent and ask him about the soundtrack. Luckily he still had the original Data tapes from his sessions in a storage locker. He paid to have them found and digitized and then finally sent to us so that we could include them with the game. Pretty freaking amazing if you ask me. Not only are they of much higher quality but they also included the 21 additional tracks which never made it into the game. We decided to include them because we thought they would provide some really fascinating content for fans of the game who would appreciate the lengths we went through to offer the re-release and bonus content. They are named "bonus tracks" because they have no other official name!"
  7. ↑ Cut or uncut? - last accessed on 2022-01-25
  8. ↑ Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023