Grim Fandango

[Rath Darkblade]

Does anyone remember this game? I think it's almost 10 years old, and perhaps rather obscure, but it's still one of the best adventure games I've ever seen.

What do you think?

[dotkel50]

I love this game, it's one of my all time favorites.........now where did I put it?

[Datadog]

My copy is sandwiched right between King's Quest 6 and Gabriel Knight on my "easy access" rack.

I don't think it's too obscure. It did make off with tons of awards in 1998. it just wasn't a big seller. It's a lot like "The Iron Giant" in the sense that it seems to be more popular with gamers now than it was then.

[DeadPoolX]

I hated Grim Fandango. I'm sure it was a good game, but the control scheme turned me off so much I couldn't play it. I prefer point-and-click controls for Adventure Games.

[AndreaDraco]

I hated Grim Fandango. I'm sure it was a good game, but the control scheme turned me off so much I couldn't play it. I prefer point-and-click controls for Adventure Games.

Same here.

[Collector]

I know that the game enjoys a following, but even though I could appreciate the story I was not able get into the game enough to play all of the way through, either. I never though about it, but it may very well be the controls.

[misslilo]

I hated Grim Fandango. I'm sure it was a good game, but the control scheme turned me off so much I couldn't play it. I prefer point-and-click controls for Adventure Games.

Same here.

I felt the same when I first got the game until earlier this year.
I decided to play through all the old games - even those with keyboard controls - and Grim Fandango was one of them.
It turned out to be quite a pleasant surprise and very enjoyable.
I was determined to play through it despite the controls and after a little while I didn't notice it anymore.

[Rath Darkblade]

I hated Grim Fandango. I'm sure it was a good game, but the control scheme turned me off so much I couldn't play it. I prefer point-and-click controls for Adventure Games.

Same here.

Hmm. I know the controls aren't very easy to start with, but after a while you get used to it and enjoy the story, and then you don't really mind the controls much. It's also part of the fun.

Is it possible to play this game, since I don't have a computer that runs Windows 98?

[Collector]

Is it possible to play this game, since I don't have a computer that runs Windows 98?

http://quick.mixnmojo.com/software#grimsetup

[BBP]

Hey thanks! I've had a copy lying around for months but my Win 98 E-drive crashed before I could install it on there, and I'm really not sure about downloading files of which I don't know the authors.

[Collector]

You can trust the Quick and Easy stuff.

[Rath Darkblade]

Hmm... I tried this, and Grim Fandago worked perfectly after a few tries! However, MI3 is still not working for me. I constantly get random audio problems (e.g. Guybrush looking at Wally and saying "That's the cutest pirate I've ever seen. Ever seen. Ever seen. Ever seen." etc., ad nausea). I wouldn't mind except that it drowns out the rest of the dialogue.

Any ideas?

[dotkel50]

Rath,

Someone was having the same problem with Grim Fandango and offered this solution:

http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.p ... nd+stutter

[Collector]

You are using ScummVM for MI3, aren't you?

[Rath Darkblade]

Err... I'm not sure what that means. I have the original MI3 CDs, and I used the installer file and launcher from the mixnmojo site - is that what you're referring to, Collector? I still get sound stutter regardless.

Thanks for the linky, dotkel! I tried it out - the link to the imagecfg file doesn't work, but it gave me an idea for something I hadn't thought of... I forgot to turn on Windows 98 Compatibility. *blush* I turned it on now and it works like a charm!

I'm still not sure about MI3 though... I turned on Windows 98 Compatibility and tried opening the game in Windowed mode. It starts ok, but when I try to speak to Wally, I get a Windows error, part of the picture disappears, and I can't proceed.

It'd be great if anyone has any ideas. Thanks in advance!