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{{EngineDescription| | {{EngineDescription| | ||
name=SCI| | name=SCI| | ||
developer=[[User:clone2727|clone2727]], [[User:fingolfin|fingolfin]], [[User:lskovlun|lskovlun]], [[User:M_kiewitz|m_kiewitz]], [[User:Md5|md5]], [[User:waltervn|waltervn]], [[User:wjp|wjp]]| | developer=[[User:clone2727|clone2727]], [[User:fingolfin|fingolfin]], [[User:lskovlun|lskovlun]],<br />[[User:M_kiewitz|m_kiewitz]], [[User:Md5|md5]], [[User:waltervn|waltervn]], [[User:wjp|wjp]]| | ||
companies=[[Sierra]]| | companies=[[Sierra]]| | ||
usedBy=[[Sierra_Game_Versions#SCI_Games|Sierra SCI Games]], [[SCI/Fan_Games|SCI Fan Games]]| | usedBy=[[Sierra_Game_Versions#SCI_Games|Sierra SCI Games]], [[SCI/Fan_Games|SCI Fan Games]]| | ||
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== About == | == About == | ||
SCI, which Sierra referred to as both the "''' | SCI, which Sierra referred to as both the "'''S'''ript '''C'''ode '''I'''nterpreter" and later "'''S'''ierra's '''C'''reative '''I'''nterpreter", is a p-machine style virtual machine for executing platform-independant, object-oriented code. | ||
SCI was designed for 16 bit little endian computers, although there were later attempts to create 32 bit versions, LSCI | SCI was designed for 16-bit little-endian computers, although there were later attempts to create 32-bit versions, LSCI and SCI3. SCI was exclusively used by Sierra On-Line, Inc., to run its computer game series, with titles like Leisure Suit Larry 2-7, Space Quest 3-6, King's Quest 4-7, Quest for Glory 1-4, and several others. | ||
The SCI engine in ScummVM is based on the code of the FreeSCI project, used with permission. | The SCI engine in ScummVM is based on the code of the FreeSCI project, used with permission. | ||
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=== Space Quest 6 === | === Space Quest 6 === | ||
* Just start the game using "sierra -o". That will fix it (happens at least with SQ6 DOS included in Space Quest Collection) | * Just start the game using "sierra -o". That will fix it (happens at least with SQ6 DOS included in the Space Quest Collection). | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://freesci.linuxgames.com FreeSCI website] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra%27s_Creative_Interpreter Sierra's Creative Interpreter article on Wikipedia] | ||
* [http://www-plan.cs.colorado.edu/freesci/darcs/freesci-scummvm FreeSCI-ScummVM | * [http://freesci.linuxgames.com/ FreeSCI website] | ||
* [http://www-plan.cs.colorado.edu/freesci/darcs/freesci-scummvm FreeSCI-ScummVM darcs repository] | |||
[[Category:Engines]] | [[Category:Engines]] | ||