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Difference between revisions of "Richard Scarry's Busytown (1999)"

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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{++}} Enhanced remake of [[Richard Scarry's Busytown (1993)|the 1993 game of the same name]], with improved graphics, animation, and voice acting resembling that of ''[[Wikipedia:The Busy World of Richard Scarry|The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]'' animated TV series, as well as the original songs included.
 
{{++}} Enhanced remake of [[Richard Scarry's Busytown (1993)|the 1993 game of the same name]], with improved graphics, animation, and voice acting resembling that of ''[[Wikipedia:The Busy World of Richard Scarry|The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]'' animated TV series, as well as the original songs included.
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{{++}} No compatibility issues with modern Windows OSes.
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{{++}} No major compatibility issues running the game on modern Windows OSes.
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{{--}} The Gas Station portion may not load properly when attempting to play it, although thankfully it doesn't crash the game (press {{key|Escape}} to return to Busytown).
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{{--}} Separate volume controls do not work properly on modern Windows OSes.
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{{--}} The Gas Station portion may not load properly when attempting to play it, although thankfully it doesn't crash the game. Use [[Windows Compatibility Mode]] settings (see Issues fixed section).
 
{{--}} The Bananas Gorilla portion (and song) of the original 1993 version is excluded from the remake. The Junior Seesaw portion is also removed as it's already been made redundant by the Seesaw.
 
{{--}} The Bananas Gorilla portion (and song) of the original 1993 version is excluded from the remake. The Junior Seesaw portion is also removed as it's already been made redundant by the Seesaw.
  
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==Issues fixed==
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==="Unable to load BTF" error when attempting to play the Gas Station===
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{{ii}} When trying to play the Gas Station portion, the game stops after a loading screen and an error pops up (not visible when using fullscreen mode) with the message "Unable to load BTF". The game doesn't crash, since pressing {{key|Escape}} or {{key|Alt|F4}} immediately backs out of any portion of the game back to Busytown, but the Gas Station becomes the only unplayable activity in the game.
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [[Windows Compatibility Mode]]|ref={{cn|date=April 2020}}|fix=
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\code</code>.
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# Open the properties for <code>BusyTown.exe</code> (the game's executable).
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# Under the Compatibility tab, enable Compatibility mode (tick the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:") and select one of the Windows XP options from the dropdown menu. '''Note:''' Do not use either "Windows 95" or "Windows 98 / Windows Me" options; although this game was made for those OSes, using either setting doesn't fix the problem.
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# Click "OK" or "Apply" to apply the new settings, then run the game and click on the Gas Station after watching Mayor Fox's unskippable intro. It should load the activity without any problem.
 
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Revision as of 08:30, 17 April 2020

Richard Scarry's Busytown
Richard Scarry's Busytown cover
Developers
Pearson Software
Boston Animation
Publishers
Simon & Schuster
Release dates
Windows 1999
Mac OS (Classic) 1999
Richard Scarry's Busytown (1999) on Wikipedia
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry's Busytown 1993
Richard Scarry's How Things Work in Busytown 1994
Richard Scarry's Busytown (remake) 1999

Key points

Enhanced remake of the 1993 game of the same name, with improved graphics, animation, and voice acting resembling that of The Busy World of Richard Scarry animated TV series, as well as the original songs included.
No major compatibility issues running the game on modern Windows OSes.
Separate volume controls do not work properly on modern Windows OSes.
The Gas Station portion may not load properly when attempting to play it, although thankfully it doesn't crash the game. Use Windows Compatibility Mode settings (see Issues fixed section).
The Bananas Gorilla portion (and song) of the original 1993 version is excluded from the remake. The Junior Seesaw portion is also removed as it's already been made redundant by the Seesaw.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Mac OS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

"Unable to load BTF" error when attempting to play the Gas Station

When trying to play the Gas Station portion, the game stops after a loading screen and an error pops up (not visible when using fullscreen mode) with the message "Unable to load BTF". The game doesn't crash, since pressing Esc or Alt+F4 immediately backs out of any portion of the game back to Busytown, but the Gas Station becomes the only unplayable activity in the game.
Use Windows Compatibility Mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\code.
  2. Open the properties for BusyTown.exe (the game's executable).
  3. Under the Compatibility tab, enable Compatibility mode (tick the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:") and select one of the Windows XP options from the dropdown menu. Note: Do not use either "Windows 95" or "Windows 98 / Windows Me" options; although this game was made for those OSes, using either setting doesn't fix the problem.
  4. Click "OK" or "Apply" to apply the new settings, then run the game and click on the Gas Station after watching Mayor Fox's unskippable intro. It should load the activity without any problem.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 6
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 640 x 480 16 bit color
DirectX 6.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) Windows compatible sound card
Other 4x CD-ROM drive, Mouse
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7.5.1
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 640 x 480 16 bit color
Other 4x CD-ROM drive, Mouse

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