MI: Carnival of the Damned

Eva · Tue 04/09/2007 20:42:24

Please help,

I can't find the game at Filefront, which the link leads to...when I get to the site I can't see the game MI: Carnival of the damned.

Dualnames · Wed 05/09/2007 22:05:57

Ok. the link is here.

It works for me.And for the rest.I hope.
http://files.filefront.com/micodrar/;7057479;;/fileinfo.html

Eva · Wed 05/09/2007 22:51:11

Thanks Dualnames, the File Front page looks completely different now - I can actually see your file.

Oh, I meant to ask....is it neccessary to play the other MI games before this one?
I looked around the internet and saw a site that sold some older versions. Or are there other MI games that has nothing to do with yours?

Dualnames · Wed 05/09/2007 23:26:23

Actually mine is a fun game based on a quadrilogy of games from lucas arts. In order to understand more you should find
The Secret of Monkey Island
and
Monkey Island 2: Le Chuck's revenge.
You will be able to download them from some abandonware site.

Eva · Thu 06/09/2007 11:08:05

Dualnames, are the two games you mentioned DOS versions? I'm not familiar with DOS and how to use it. Any chance there's a PC version?

tube · Thu 06/09/2007 11:37:58

You can play most of the Lucas Arts classics on Windows (and several other platforms) using ScummVM.

Eva · Thu 06/09/2007 16:03:43

Quote from: tube on Thu 06/09/2007 11:37:58
You can play most of the Lucas Arts classics on Windows (and several other platforms) using ScummVM.

Thanks for the information. I found one the fist MI (secret of MI) and I clicked on the .exe file and it avtually started....I've read on the internet that this is a good classic game with many high votes and so far it looks good, the only thing I miss from more modern games is the cycle you use for look, talk,use et.c, and that I can't speed the dialogue with a simple click.....anyway, now I'm off for some fun.

I found out about saving a game the hard way, having played for hours I couldn't find the save button so I lost everthing, *sigh*. Having read a blog on the internet I found out that F5 both saves, loads and quits the game.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Thu 06/09/2007 22:52:15

Yeah, it's fun reading/finding a manual prior to playing a game. Especially considering the keyboard shortcuts it uses are the most common in adventure games.

LimpingFish · Thu 06/09/2007 23:17:19

I doubt an abandonware zip of Monkey Island came with a manual. And considering Eva never heard of Monkey Island before playing Dualnames' game, I'd hazard a guess that such "common" keyboard shortcuts would be fairly obscure to her/him.

The SCUMM Bar has lots of info regarding the Monkey Island games, and you can find manuals for the MI series at Replacementdocs.

Running the games in ScummVM is recommended over running them natively in Windows, as this avoids a lot of technical problems.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Thu 06/09/2007 23:22:47

Anyone who would download MI is probably in the habit of downloading Abandonware games - would know how to get them. Anyone who bothers and wants to save the hassle of, f'rinstance, playing for hours and losing progress because he/she doesn't know how to save, should bookmark Replacementdocs.

I second LF's ScummVM suggestion. You might even find it works better.

Eva · Tue 11/09/2007 08:26:35

Hi all,

I've missed your messages because I've been busy with MI 1 and 2, and both worked fine in Windows without any other tools to make it work, it ran just fine.

Now I wish I could get 3 and 4 but I've read in the internet that neither of those two are abandoned yet, guess I'll have to wait for them to get "older".

I haven't played Carnival of the damned yet but maybe I can if it's not realated to the original story, i.e. I won't miss any game info from 3 and 4.

Btw, I am a "she".

Khris · Tue 11/09/2007 14:58:04

Although this is getting really OT, I just want to add that you can skip dialog lines by pressing . (the dot / full stop).
Both MI1&2 aren't Abandonware yet, at least not in a legal sense.
LucasArts still hasn't released them as Freeware although the first part was made in 1989. So don't bother waiting for 3&4 to become Abandonware. If you're committed to get them, it's possible to download them, though.
Part 4 uses 3D-Characters and keyboard controls and the game isn't as good as the other three, but Curse of MI is definitely worth a look.

Eva · Tue 11/09/2007 15:25:09

KhrisMUC, very strange about MI 1 & 2, I found them as abandonware. I wonder how old a game have to be before it's considered old enough to be freeware (1989 is a loooong time ago).

I have searched the internet for parts 3 & 4 for download but no luck so far.

Khris · Tue 11/09/2007 16:38:38

It is up to the developer when to release a game as freeware. They own the copyright for at least a few decades if not forever, so theoretically they could do it not at all.
LucasArts is very shitty about stuff like that, they have shut down countless fan projects.

Stupot · Tue 11/09/2007 17:40:28

Quote from: Eva on Tue 11/09/2007 08:26:35
Now I wish I could get 3 and 4 but I've read in the internet that neither of those two are abandoned yet, guess I'll have to wait for them to get "older".

Have a look on ebay.
I bet you could buy them for a fairly reasonable price second hand... you're only gonna wanna play them once (especially MI4) then you can flog them on again.

Dualnames · Tue 11/09/2007 20:47:50

I personally suggest you go to a store near you. Lucas Arts has re-releashed the old line. I 've bought Curse of Monkey Island for 14.99. Good price. Anyway. don't wait . You'll wait for ever. I've tried to download it for 7 years repeatedly. You just can't.

Eva · Tue 11/09/2007 21:10:05

Really creative ideas, guys.....only there are a few snags with them.
Firstly, I'm unempoyed at the moment (no money). Secondly, I'm in Sweden and buying them here means I have to use the Swedish equivalent to eBay and they're really shitty to people (I had a dealing with them a while ago about problems signing up with my integrity intact, got really snotty replies back). Thirdly, I'm not sure I could get the games in English, which I would prefer.

Oh well, at least I have Carnival of the damned to amuse me