The Last Express

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The Last Express
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First release 1997
Also known as N/A
Developed by Smoking Car Productions
Published by Brøderbund, Interplay
Distributed by Brøderbund, Interplay
Platforms Windows, DOS, Mac
Resolution 640x480, 24-bit color
Engine Lastexpress
Support Since ScummVM 3.0.0
Available for
Purchase
Yes

The Last Express is an adventure game that takes place in 1914.

Robert Cath, an American doctor who is suspected of murder of an Irish police officer, is on the last voyage of the Orient Express from Paris to Constantinople days before World War I.
He is on the train to travel to the East to escape from his troubles, at the urging of his friend who is already on board.
However, as soon as he arrives on board, Robert becomes involved in a web of lies,conspiracy, and murder.

The game takes place in real time, and the player can rewind and occasionally fast-forward time as well.

Installation

Required data files

For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the user documentation.

DOS/Macintosh/Windows

  • HD.HPF
  • CD1.HPF
  • CD2.HPF
  • CD3.HPF

In the Interplay release, the HD.HPF file is unpacked during installation. If you don't have the means to run the installer, you should be able to copy it from the the Macintosh partition of the disc. If that doesn't work either, you can use the data1.cab and data1.hdr files instead.

Windows Demo

  • Demo.hpf

Gold Edition

This version is not supported.

Resources

The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, USA has a significant amount of materials by Jordan Mechner, which may include the source code of The Last Express.
The resources can only be accessed on-site.

External links