The Incredible Machine 3
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| Developers | |
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| Jeff Tunnell Productions | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Sierra On-Line |
| Digital | Disney Interactive |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1995 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1995 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | The Incredible Machine |
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Key points
- Windows re-release of The Incredible Machine 2 CD-ROM version, with enhanced graphics/UI.
General information
- Sierra Gamers - Game page on Ken Williams' official website
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Included in The Incredible Machine Mega Pack, with The Even More Incredible Machine, Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions, and The Incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions. | |
- The GOG.com re-release does not include CD-audio tracks.
Essential improvements
CD-audio music in digital re-release
| Replace MIDI music with higher quality CD-audio soundtrack from the original release[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | C:\timwin.ini C:\SIGNIN.RES |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
- All files are stored in the root of the installation partition by default.
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timwin.inicontains settings. -
SIGNIN.REScontains the most recent player name.
The location of configuration files can be overridden by creating sierra.ini in %windir%. Within this file, you can specify the location of configuration files:
[TimWin]
InstallPath=C:\MyTimFiles
In theory, it's possible to have a separate path for every user on the computer, by creating a registry key (described here) like this (reboot required):
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\sierra.ini]
TimWin=#USR:Software\Sierra\TimWin
Using this, each user could specify their own path by creating a value under
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sierra\TimWin]
InstallPath=C:\Users\WiffleMoose\Documents\TimWin
Unfortunately, there does not appear to be an easy way to automate this (like using %APPDATA%) such that each user doesn't have to manually create this key.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | C:\*.TIM C:\TIM.SAV |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
- All files are stored in the root of the installation partition.
- Save files are
*.TIM(saves can also be saved in other locations). -
TIM.SAVcontains players and progress details.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy |
Video
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Uses desktop resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | The game runs in a set of windows. The main window (playfield) is 568x378 and cannot be resized in Puzzle Play mode, but can be in Workshop (sandbox) mode. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Only Music volume can be adjusted; Sound Effects can be toggled | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Includes both text-based and voiced instructions | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | Choice of Red Book or MIDI music (configured during installation). | |
| General MIDI audio |
- Sound menu includes a Jukebox.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 2 | Hot seat |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA | |