Oh, cool that worked! Specifically, adding this registry key did it: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32] "vidc.iv41"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir41_32original.dll" Incidentally, the same key is on my desktop, but the value there is ir41_32.ax. I …

Just tried that. It fixes the error message, but not the FMV playback.

I learned recently that the 16-bit version of Civilization II can be played on modern Windows using WineVDM, and it works, but there are two little problems, neither breaking. I know I could just play the 32-bit Multiplayer Gold Edition, or use DOSBox and Windows 3.1, but I still want to see if I …

The DVD-ROM version of this game comes has videos in both the original Indeo Video v5 320x240 format, and also higher quality 720x480 ones in VOB/MPEG-2 format. But it always plays the low quality ones. I don't see any way of configuring video playback apart from whether I want the videos windowed …

smevans526 wrote on 2022-04-07, 21:49: Concerning your CD version of EVEN MORE IM, is that the one with the gear on it? Both CD-ROM versions have gears. The one with redbook and voices also have a lightbulb, while the one without has the K-A rating and the SierraOriginals logo.

I forgot this one; It may be before Dr. Brain 3. Is it an SVGA title? It is. You may be blending the various versions of TIM, which is definitely understandable, as SIERRA/DYNAMIX essentially re-released the game over and over. That's just what it says on Mobygames. It does not list any Windows …

Right, and that's basically what ScummVM is. But I know that the first version of SCI was built on DOS, and expect that the first SCI games were developed mainly on DOS computers on the DOS interpreter, and other platforms were supported by porting the interpreter over, and sometimes adapting the …

I've got a couple of questions, mostly concerning Sierra games, but first one general question. When a game (not necessarily a Sierra one) is compatible with both DOS and Windows, is there a good methodology to determine which was the "lead" development OS? I know cross-compilation's been a thing, …