Sierra New Versions Classics

[Joseph0]

Larry 1

Police Quest

That versions ! Not 16 color versions !

Can anybody port them?? ó_ò

 

[Enslaved]

I've never tried Sarien so I wouldn't know but its probably still being worked on and I'm guessing those are just VGA versions of the games because the box of Space Quest V says VGA or EGA so support will probably added to the version with chatboard support.

 

[Iorgy77]

these dont work on sarian but would be cool because most of them are mouse/icon operated... oh well we can dream...

 

[Tristan]

Afaik, these are SCI games, so if anyone could port FreeSCI to the GP32, it would work. Ofcourse, you could also try to just compile it for gpLinux. Even though it probably won't work because of mem problems...


Edit:

It supports DirectFB, which I think was compiled for gpLinux, so...

 

[Joseph0]

So.. we will be able to play this games in gplinux? :blink:

 

[Tristan]

So.. we will be able to play this games in gplinux? :blink:

Don't count on it, but there's a slim chance if FreeSCI works in lowmem conditions.


Edit: I just found out FreeSCI has a DC port, makes porting to the GP32 much easier...

Edit part 2:

It's also been ported to the iPaq:
http://handhelds.org/z/wiki/FreeSCI

 

[EvilDragon]

But AFAIK FreeSCI doesn't support Larry 1 VGA etc. yet.
Only some older games, still a real early beta...

 

[acrimonious]

Police Quest, now there is the type of game i'd love to see on my GP32.

Used to spend hours on that year ago, trying to get to the crime in time,saying the right thing, truncheoning someone. Ahhh, fun.

 

[raven]

Well you can. Police Quest 1 (and many other Sierra classics) can be played on the GP32 using Sarien (AgiSci in downloads, game ports on this very site)

 

[Tristan]

Yes, in theory, you can... In practice, no. You can boot them, up see the little figure, etc. But it has no chatboard support, so typing is SLOW. You're better off finding an Atari ST version, and running it in CaSTaway, which does have chatboard support.

 

[raven]

Slow maybe but that doesn't ruin the gameplay for me. If you want to play them the way they should be played you should just play them on your pc. I think it's so much fun to be able to play these (and the Scummvm games) on my GP32 I don't really mind the virtual keyboard.