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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|cover        = Sam and Max Hit the Road - Cover.png
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|cover        = Sam and Max Hit the Road - Cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|LucasArts}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|LucasArts}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 28, 2014|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 28, 2014|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 28, 2014|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 28, 2014|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|sam-max-hit-the-road|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes|Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls|Point and select}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres|Adventure}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles|Cartoon}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes|Comedy, Contemporary, Detective/mystery, North America}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series|Sam & Max}}
 
|steam appid  = 355170
 
|steam appid  = 355170
 
|gogcom id    = 1207666303
 
|gogcom id    = 1207666303
 +
|hltb        = 8112
 +
|lutris      = sam-max-hit-the-road
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|mobygames    = 745
 
|strategywiki = Sam & Max Hit the Road
 
|strategywiki = Sam & Max Hit the Road
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|mobygames    = sam-max-hit-the-road
 
 
|wikipedia    = Sam & Max Hit the Road
 
|wikipedia    = Sam & Max Hit the Road
 
|winehq      = 6340
 
|winehq      = 6340
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Sam & Max}}
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 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
−
{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]]
+
{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://samandmax.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Sam & Max Wiki]
+
{{mm}} [https://samandmax.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Sam & Max Wiki]
 
{{mm}} [https://mixnmojo.com/features/sitefeatures/LucasArts-Secret-History-Sam-and-Max-Hit-the-Road The International House of Mojo] - In-depth article including developer interviews and game trivia
 
{{mm}} [https://mixnmojo.com/features/sitefeatures/LucasArts-Secret-History-Sam-and-Max-Hit-the-Road The International House of Mojo] - In-depth article including developer interviews and game trivia
 
{{mm}} [http://samandmax.co.uk/ Sam & Max] - Comprehensive fan site for the series
 
{{mm}} [http://samandmax.co.uk/ Sam & Max] - Comprehensive fan site for the series
 
{{GOG.com links|1207666303|sam_max_hit_the_road}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207666303|sam_max_hit_the_road}}
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{{mm}} [https://www.gog.com/forum/sam_max_hit_the_road#1549747057 GOG.com Community Discussions] for game series
 
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/355170/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/355170/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Floppy release with manual-based copy protection and CD-ROM "talkie" version.<br/>CD version includes [[#Redbook CD audio track list|4 bonus tracks from the soundtrack in studio-quality as Redbook audio]]. | | DOS, Mac OS, Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Floppy release with manual-based copy protection and CD-ROM "talkie" version.<br/>CD version includes [[#Redbook CD audio track list|4 bonus tracks from the soundtrack in studio-quality as Redbook audio]]. | | DOS, Mac OS, Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | sam-max-hit-the-road | Steam | |  | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4541-1 | Steam | |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | sam_max_hit_the_road | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [[ScummVM]].|| Windows, OS X, Linux}}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | sam_max_hit_the_road | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [[ScummVM]].|| Windows, OS X, Linux}}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 355170 | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [[ScummVM]]. |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 355170 | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [[ScummVM]]. |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} A demo is available from [https://archive.org/details/Sam_Max_demo_cd archive.org] and [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#lec ScummVM].
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{{ii}} A demo is available from [https://archive.org/details/Sam_Max_demo_cd archive.org] and [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#lucasarts ScummVM].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|DOS|C:\SAMNMAX.CD\SETMUSE.INI}}
 
{{Game data/config|DOS|C:\SAMNMAX.CD\SETMUSE.INI}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\LucasArts\Sam & Max Hit the Road\|{{p|game}}\samnmax.ini}}
 
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\LucasArts\Sam & Max Hit the Road\|{{p|game}}\samnmax.ini}}
 
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|DOS|C:\SAMNMAX.CD\SAVEGAME.*}}
 
{{Game data/saves|DOS|C:\SAMNMAX.CD\SAVEGAME.*}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|AppData}}\LucasArts\Sam & Max Hit the Road\|{{p|game}}\samnmax.s**}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|AppData}}\LucasArts\Sam & Max Hit the Road\|{{p|game}}\samnmax.s**}}
 
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
−
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
−
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
−
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
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|gog galaxy             = true
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|gog galaxy               = true
−
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
−
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
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|steam cloud           = true
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|steam cloud               = true
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
−
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
−
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
−
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|SCUMM Windows menu.gif|SCUMM video settings (Windows re-release).}}
 
{{Image|SCUMM Windows menu.gif|SCUMM video settings (Windows re-release).}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} Toggle between colour and black & white with {{Key|B}}
 
{{ii}} Toggle between colour and black & white with {{Key|B}}
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{{ii}} To access video settings in Windows re-release (not digital re-release), switch to windowed mode with {{key|Alt|Enter}} and right-click the title bar.<ref>[https://aarongiles.com/old/scumm/ Windows SCUMM tips - AaronGiles.com]</ref>
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{{ii}} To access video settings in Windows re-release (not digital re-release), switch to windowed mode with {{key|Alt|Enter}} and right-click the title bar.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://aarongiles.com/old/scumm/|title=Windows SCUMM tips - AaronGiles.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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{{ii}} Toggle display of verb names under the cursor with {{key|V}}.
 
{{ii}} Toggle display of verb names under the cursor with {{key|V}}.
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Sam and Max Hit the Road options.png|Audio settings (CD-ROM release).}}
 
{{Image|Sam and Max Hit the Road options.png|Audio settings (CD-ROM release).}}
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Adjust Music with {{Key|semicolon}} and {{Key|'}}. Adjust SFX with {{Key|[}} and {{Key|]}}.<br/>Press {{key|Ctrl|F5}} for [[ScummVM]].
 
|separate volume notes    = Adjust Music with {{Key|semicolon}} and {{Key|'}}. Adjust SFX with {{Key|[}} and {{Key|]}}.<br/>Press {{key|Ctrl|F5}} for [[ScummVM]].
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|eax support              = false
 
|eax support              = false
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio      = always on
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|royalty free audio notes =
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|red book cd audio        = false
 +
|red book cd audio notes  = CD music tracks are present, but do not play in-game. See [[#Redbook CD audio track list|below]] for track list.
 +
|general midi audio      = true
 +
|general midi audio notes =
 
}}
 
}}
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{{++}} This game supports General MIDI & MT-32 for music.
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{{++}} This game supports General MIDI & {{W|Roland MT-32|MT-32}} for music.
  
 
{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n|content=
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = true
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  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
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|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation , [http://www.przygodoskop.pl/sam_max_pl.htm download].
 +
|fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
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|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux 68k app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
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|mac os powerpc app    = true
 +
|mac os 68k app        = true
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|mac os executable notes= <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/745/sam-max-hit-the-road/cover/group-80306/cover-910792/|title=MobyGames - Sam & Max: Hit the Road cover or packaging material|date=2024-04-22}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 17:56, 22 April 2024

Sam & Max Hit the Road
Sam & Max Hit the Road cover
Developers
LucasArts
Engines
Original SCUMM
Digital re-release ScummVM
Release dates
DOS November 1993
Mac OS (Classic) 1993[1]
Windows 2002
Windows (ScummVM) October 28, 2014[2]
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) October 28, 2014[2]
Linux (ScummVM) October 28, 2014[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Comedy, Contemporary, Detective/mystery, North America
Series Sam & Max
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Sam & Max Hit the Road on HowLongToBeat
Sam & Max Hit the Road on IGDB
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Sam & Max Hit the Road guide on StrategyWiki
Sam & Max Hit the Road on MobyGames
Sam & Max Hit the Road on Wikipedia
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Sam & Max
Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993
Sam & Max (The Telltale Series) (series)
Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! 2021

Sam & Max Hit the Road is a singleplayer adventure game in the Sam & Max series.

Key points

Can be run under ScummVM.

General information

Sam & Max Wiki
The International House of Mojo - In-depth article including developer interviews and game trivia
Sam & Max - Comprehensive fan site for the series
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
 Floppy release with manual-based copy protection and CD-ROM "talkie" version.
CD version includes 4 bonus tracks from the soundtrack in studio-quality as Redbook audio.
DOS
Mac OS
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Comes pre-configured with ScummVM.
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)
A demo is available from archive.org and ScummVM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS C:\SAMNMAX.CD\SETMUSE.INI
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LucasArts\Sam & Max Hit the Road\
<path-to-game>\samnmax.ini[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/355170/pfx/[Note 2]
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 C:\SAMNMAX.CD\SAVEGAME.*
Windows %APPDATA%\LucasArts\Sam & Max Hit the Road\
<path-to-game>\samnmax.s**[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/355170/pfx/[Note 2]

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

SCUMM video settings (Windows re-release).
SCUMM video settings (Windows re-release).

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter when using DOSBox, ScummVM, or the Windows re-release.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Toggle between colour and black & white with B
To access video settings in Windows re-release (not digital re-release), switch to windowed mode with Alt+↵ Enter and right-click the title bar.[3]

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Toggle mouse support with Ctrl+M.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Toggle with Ctrl+J.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Toggle display of verb names under the cursor with V.

Audio

Audio settings (CD-ROM release).
Audio settings (CD-ROM release).

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Adjust Music with ; and '. Adjust SFX with [ and ].
Press Ctrl+F5 for ScummVM.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Toggle with Ctrl+T. Speed of text can be adjusted with - and +.
Use individual game options for ScummVM.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
CD music tracks are present, but do not play in-game. See below for track list.
General MIDI audio
This game supports General MIDI & MT-32 for music.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Fan translation , download.
Russian
Unofficial translation by 7Wolf.
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 6 Windows re-release.
DOS video modes VGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)
[4]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio iMUSE

Redbook CD audio track list

The CD releases of the game come on a Mixed Mode CD, with the game data on the first track, and bonus tracks containing a sample of the soundtrack in studio-quality Red Book audio.
Track number Contents
Track 01 Data Track (DO NOT PLAY IN CD PLAYER)
Track 02 A Pleasantly Understated Credit Sequence
Track 03 Doug, the Moleman (Extended)
Track 04 King of the Creatures (Stereo Mix)
Track 05 Bigfoot Shuffle

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1 6.22
Processor (CPU) Intel 286 Intel 386 33 MHz
System memory (RAM) 2 MB 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA
Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95 OSR2
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB (9x/ME)
64 MB (2000/XP)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatible
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)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM


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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References