AGOS/Bugs

List of bugs that occured in the original versions.

Simon the Sorcerer 1

• Slight crackle at end of sound effects or speech sometimes.
• After talking to a person, looking at an item in area will sometimes make Simon say a response from that conversation. ie Looking at Geezer's items and then looking at statue
• If the game is saved in the castle, while the paper is under door, the paper will be lost when the game is reloaded.
• Looking at right side of Bucket in the garden of Sordid Tower causes graphic glitch and two wait timeouts.
• When looking at middle of Puddle in garden of Sordid's Tower, Simon's mouth moves but no subtitles are shown.

Issues specific to the French version

• Would sometimes caused the game to crash. ie during introduction
• Some description strings in the console are too long and wrap around screen.
• Several glitches occur when Simon talks to Golum about the stew.
• The Wizard Portrait and Exit object descriptions are switched in the first room.

Issues specific to Spanish version

• Long strings in subtitles would often causes crashes.

Features where were altered in the Windows version

• Part of the introduction and ending sequence was changed, Simon's room and Simon climbing ladder were moved to upper half of screen.
• Verb names were no longer shown in the console when a verb was selected.

Simon the Sorcerer 2

• Slight crackle at end of sound effects or speech sometimes.
• Animation in background often continues when load/save dialog is open, so the red highlight of save game name would often get cut off
• Enabling or disabling background sound effects doesn't take effect until location is changed.
• Multi-track music files will stop playing if load/save dialog is left open.
• Two Simon's are shown, if Simon is talking when the Secretary in Loan Office offers help.
• Examining the tattoo leaflet outside McSwamplings, while the Swampling mascot is talking, will sometimes cause the game to completely lock up.
• Briefly freezes when finding strange kid on the Island when using subtitles and F3 subtitle speed, just after Simon says 'It's HIM again'.

Issues specific to French verison

• Long strings in subtitles would often causes crashes.

Issues specific to the Windows version

• Briefly freezes (When subtitles are enabled) when Pirate Captain is talking to Mate, at point where Pirate Captain asks if his idea is alright with the Mate, when Simon tries to escape.
• Briefly freezes after Simon talks to sleeping people in the Cafe on Island twice.