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SCI Programming => Mega Tokyo SCI Archive => Topic started by: XFan2003 on March 16, 2003, 09:19:01 PM

Title: EGA/VGA
Post by: XFan2003 on March 16, 2003, 09:19:01 PM

This is kind of a dumb question, but whats the difference between EGA games and VGA games. for intance the capabilities and the advantages.

Tom

Title: Re:EGA/VGA
Post by: Eero R on March 17, 2003, 03:06:46 AM

More colors, bigger resolution, VGA games also were point'n'click games while EGA games were parser-based...

Title: Re:EGA/VGA
Post by: Brian Provinciano on March 17, 2003, 07:22:17 AM

You can look at games like Leisure Suit Larry 2/3 and then Leisure Suit Larry 1 VGA/5/6 to compare capabilities. However, the only true capability differences are sound and graphics, since the whole interface (other than the text parser) is entirely written in the scripts and no part of the interpreter. This means that you could have a point and click interface 100% identical to the one in LSL1VGA/5/6 in an EGA interpreter. You could also create a SCUMM (Monkey Island, etc.) interface, or any other interface you desire. It just involved modifying the scripts.

Title: Re:EGA/VGA
Post by: Robert Eric on March 17, 2003, 03:09:59 PM

Actually Eero, the screen resolution in both SCI0 and SCI1 were the same (320x200).  The later ones that came in windows like Leisure Suit Larry 6 were of a higher resolution.

Title: Re:EGA/VGA
Post by: XFan2003 on March 17, 2003, 07:02:54 PM

Cool, i cant wait till SCI VGA comes out..lol i still cant quite get the hang of this one yet.

Tom

Title: Re:EGA/VGA
Post by: Eero R on March 18, 2003, 02:45:39 AM

Actually Robert, SCI1 used VGA to show 320x200 pictures.

Title: Re:EGA/VGA
Post by: Robert Eric on March 18, 2003, 06:38:44 AM

SCI0 had a 320x200 resolution too.

Title: Re:EGA/VGA
Post by: Eero R on March 18, 2003, 08:54:05 AM

Yeah, SCI0 used EGA and SCI1 used VGA to show the same 320x200 pictures...

Title: Re:EGA/VGA
Post by: Robert Eric on March 18, 2003, 03:26:00 PM

You lost me.

Title: Re:EGA/VGA
Post by: Brian Provinciano on March 18, 2003, 03:39:17 PM

Some EGA games are SCI 0.x, some EGA games are SCI 1.x, some EGA games allow simple MIDI type music, some allow more complex sounds, some VGA games are SCI 1.x, some VGA games are SCI 1.1x, etc.

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