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That looks SCI to me...

dotkel50 wrote:Space Quest 2 ?

Nay, tis not Space Quest 2.

MusicallyInspired wrote:You have got me here. I don't know what it is. I know it's an AGI game, but nothing specific.

DeadPoolX wrote:That looks SCI to me...

I would give a clue - but the fact that the two of you have differing opinions tells me I may have found one that may be a little more difficult than normal!

And that's why we need a clue.

Ah, you're right. It is SCI. The diagonal lines threw me off a bit. Must have been tired.

dotkel50 wrote:And that's why we need a clue.

Heh - big clue - very easy - The main character's name is not James.

Okay, is there a primer somewhere on how to tell whether a game is AGI or SCI just from the way the pixels are drawn?

Yes. AGI pixels are double-wide because the graphics are 160x200 stretched to 320x200. SCI pixels are perfect squares at native 320x200 resolution.

I'll go out on a blink and say LSL2.

Codename: Iceman?

BBP wrote:I'll go out on a blink and say LSL2.

DeadPoolX wrote:Codename: Iceman?

Nay to both!

I will say if you have played this particular game - you have definitely seen this screen - at least once.
(Sort of a clue...)

MusicallyInspired wrote:Yes. AGI pixels are double-wide because the graphics are 160x200 stretched to 320x200. SCI pixels are perfect squares at native 320x200 resolution.

So within the AGI resource file they're actually stored as 160x200 screens, but in gameplay they're displayed as 320x200. Is that a correct understanding?

..dane

Tawmis wrote:I will say if you have played this particular game - you have definitely seen this screen - at least once.
(Sort of a clue...)

That "clue" just about describes every game.

Come on Tawm, give us a clue that will actually help.

DeadPoolX wrote:

Tawmis wrote:I will say if you have played this particular game - you have definitely seen this screen - at least once.
(Sort of a clue...)

That "clue" just about describes every game.

Trust me, when it's revealed, you will be like, "Oh."
Because plenty of screens you have probably seen more than once. Whether you criss-cross a room and see it again. But this one - once per game - is the most you will ever see it.

dotkel50 wrote:Come on Tawm, give us a clue that will actually help.

So the clues thus far -

The main character is not named James.
You have seen this screen at least once per game (that you played it; and after the first time, probably never saw it again).
The game is a trilogy; and yet, it's not.

Is it a splash screen then?