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EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus
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First release 1991
Also known as EcoQuest 1
Developed by Sierra
Published by Sierra
Distributed by (unknown)
Platforms MS-DOS
Resolution 320x200, 256 colors
Engine SCI
Support Since ScummVM 1.2.0
Available for
Purchase
No

EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus is the first in a series of two adventure games designed to teach children the importance of protecting the environment. The game follows 10 year old Adam Greene, an expert scuba diver and the son of an ecologist. After Adam's father rescued a dolphin, the dolphin begins to talk, telling Adam about Eluria, an underwater kingdom populated by marine animals. Adam embarks on a quest to find the king of Eluria, Cetus, with the help of various creatures found around the world.

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.000 on Windows, or cat RESOURCE.p0* > RESOURCE.000 on *nix).
  • Concatenate all RESOURCE.a0* files to RESOURCE.AUD (e.g. copy /b RESOURCE.a0* RESOURCE.AUD on Windows, or cat RESOURCE.a0* > RESOURCE.AUD on *nix).

Simultaneous speech and subtitles

In ScummVM, it is possible to enjoy a combined mode, where both speech and text are shown at the same time.

Speech and text can be toggled via the game's "Mode" option in the options dialog, or via ScummVM's audio options.

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