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name=Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest| | name=Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest| | ||
image=https://www.scummvm.org/data/screenshots/sci/laurabow/laurabow_dos_en_1_6.jpg| | |||
release=1989| | release=1989| | ||
alternateNames=Laura Bow 1| | alternateNames=Laura Bow 1| | ||
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engine=[[SCI]]| | engine=[[SCI]]| | ||
support=Since ScummVM 1.2.0| | support=Since ScummVM 1.2.0| | ||
purchase=[[Where to get the games# | purchase=[[Where to get the games#Sierra_Games|Yes]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest''' was the first game in the [[Laura Bow series]]. The game is set in the 1920's, and follows a college student and wanna-be journalist named Laura Bow. Laura is invited by her friend Lillian to a sugar plantation run by Colonel Dijon. When the Colonel invites his relatives to a reading of his will, bickering about the terms of the will turns violent, and leads to murder. Now Laura has to find out the family secrets so that she can ultimately determine which person is the murderer. | '''Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest''' was the first game in the [[Laura Bow series]]. The game is set in the 1920's, and follows a college student and wanna-be journalist named Laura Bow. Laura is invited by her friend Lillian to a sugar plantation run by Colonel Dijon. When the Colonel invites his relatives to a reading of his will, bickering about the terms of the will turns violent, and leads to murder. Now Laura has to find out the family secrets so that she can ultimately determine which person is the murderer. | ||
==Installation== | |||
===Required data files === | |||
For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the [https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/use_scummvm/game_files.html user documentation]. | |||
WARNING: Unlike other games, SCI games have significant variation in the naming of required files. | |||
They also can load supplementary files by resource maps, so it is recommended to keep all files in the game data directory from the CD. | |||
Unless otherwise specified, do '''NOT''' remove any file from the directory, even if it does not appear on the following list, since this will likely cause weird bugs. | |||
Copy all files to the game directory. Some games need additional work: | |||
'''''Floppy games with RESOURCE.p01, p02, etc. and/or RESOURCE.a01, a02, etc. files''''' | |||
* Concatenate all RESOURCE.p0* files to RESOURCE.000 (e.g. <code>copy /b RESOURCE.p0* RESOURCE.000</code> on Windows, or <code>cat RESOURCE.p0* > RESOURCE.000</code> on *nix). | |||
* Concatenate all RESOURCE.a0* files to RESOURCE.AUD (e.g. <code>copy /b RESOURCE.a0* RESOURCE.AUD</code> on Windows, or <code>cat RESOURCE.a0* > RESOURCE.AUD</code> on *nix). | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colonel%27s_Bequest Wikipedia article on Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest] | ||
*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/colonels-bequest Mobygames article on Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest] | *[https://www.mobygames.com/game/461/the-colonels-bequest/ Mobygames article on Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest] | ||
*[https://www.scummvm.org/screenshots/sierra/laurabow/ Screenshots (Laura Bow Series)] | |||
[[Category:Supported Games]] | [[Category:Supported Games]] | ||
[[Category:SCI Games]] | [[Category:SCI Games]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:13, 5 April 2024
| Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest | ||
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| First release | 1989 | |
| Also known as | Laura Bow 1 | |
| Developed by | Sierra | |
| Published by | Sierra | |
| Distributed by | (unknown) | |
| Platforms | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | |
| Resolution | 320x200, 16 colors | |
| Engine | SCI | |
| Support | Since ScummVM 1.2.0 | |
| Available for Purchase |
Yes | |
Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequest was the first game in the Laura Bow series. The game is set in the 1920's, and follows a college student and wanna-be journalist named Laura Bow. Laura is invited by her friend Lillian to a sugar plantation run by Colonel Dijon. When the Colonel invites his relatives to a reading of his will, bickering about the terms of the will turns violent, and leads to murder. Now Laura has to find out the family secrets so that she can ultimately determine which person is the murderer.
Installation
Required data files
For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the user documentation.
WARNING: Unlike other games, SCI games have significant variation in the naming of required files.
They also can load supplementary files by resource maps, so it is recommended to keep all files in the game data directory from the CD.
Unless otherwise specified, do NOT remove any file from the directory, even if it does not appear on the following list, since this will likely cause weird bugs.
Copy all files to the game directory. Some games need additional work:
Floppy games with RESOURCE.p01, p02, etc. and/or RESOURCE.a01, a02, etc. files
- Concatenate all RESOURCE.p0* files to RESOURCE.000 (e.g.
copy /b RESOURCE.p0* RESOURCE.000on Windows, orcat RESOURCE.p0* > RESOURCE.000on *nix). - Concatenate all RESOURCE.a0* files to RESOURCE.AUD (e.g.
copy /b RESOURCE.a0* RESOURCE.AUDon Windows, orcat RESOURCE.a0* > RESOURCE.AUDon *nix).