Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster™ — Demo Version
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Welcome to the demo of Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster. This Read Me file contains important information about playing the demo. Please read it!
The first part of this Read Me file deals with system requirements and tips on optimizing the movie playback if necessary. Then the file mentions some tips on how to play.
System Requirements
The demo of Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster has the following minimum system requirements:
• 4096K free memory (5120K free memory required for Power Macintosh)
• 14 MB free hard disk space
• 13" or larger color monitor capable of displaying 256 (or more) colors
• Double-speed (or faster) CD-ROM drive
• System 7.0 or later
• QuickTime 2.0 or later
• Sound Manager 3.0 (if you run System 7.1.2 or earlier)
• Apple Multimedia Tuner 2.0.1 (if you run QuickTime 2.0 instead of QuickTime 2.1)
QuickTime 2.1 and Sound Manager 3.1 are included and will be installed by the installer program, if you like. We do recommend that you install them both.
Technical note about the required extensions: If for some reason you want to use QuickTime 2.0 instead of QuickTime 2.1, a file called "Apple Multimedia Tuner 2.0.1" is required for Frankenstein to run properly. Apple Multimedia Tuner is built into QuickTime 2.1 and later, so if you install QuickTime 2.1 from this CD as you should, you won't need to install the Apple Multimedia Tuner file separately. If you want to use QuickTime 2.0 for some reason, you can decide to install Apple Multimedia Tuner 2.0.1 from the Frankenstein installer.
We recommend a Macintosh with a 68040 or PowerPC microprocessor for optimal play. The game is accelerated for Power Macintosh.
Note that although you must install the game application on your hard disk, you still must leave the CD-ROM mounted on your desktop before you play. The game's data files are kept on the CD-ROM.
Problems with jerky movies or sound?
If you experience jerky or stuttering movies or sound in the game, there are three things to check.
1. The popular "RAM Doubler" extension may make playback of the game's QuickTime movies extremely jerky. You should turn off RAM Doubler (and then restart your computer) when you want to play this game.
2. You may be low on memory. Make sure that your "Largest Unused Block" of memory is larger -- preferably, about 500K larger -- than the "Preferred size" memory setting for Frankenstein. You can find the "Preferred size" memory setting by clicking the Frankenstein application and choosing "Get Info" from the "File" menu. You can determine your "Largest Unused Block" of memory by selecting "About This Macintosh" from the Apple menu.
For optimal QuickTime movie playback, your "Largest Unused Block" should be 500K (or more) larger than Frankenstein's "Preferred size" memory setting. If not, you should disable any of your extensions that use up memory (such as ATM), restart your Macintosh, and try again.
3. If you experience jerky playback of the movies anyway, you may want to go to the "Memory" Control Panel and turn Virtual Memory off. Under certain circumstances, Virtual Memory may make playback of QuickTime movies extremely jerky, especially on 68K Macintosh computers. Simply turn Virtual Memory off and restart the computer to fix the problem.
Note About Free Memory
QuickTime™ requires that your computer have some memory free outside of the memory reserved for the System and for all applications. In other words, you shouldn't fill up all of your computer's memory while using an application that uses QuickTime (such as Frankenstein). To avoid this situation, you should not set the game application's "Preferred" memory size too high. Just leave the setting alone and everything should work fine.
Screen Savers
You may want to disable your screen saver (if any) as you play Frankenstein. The game does not pause while screen savers are activated. Even though your screen saver may seem to take over the computer as it flies toasters around the screen, Frankenstein's timers and music will still continue (which IS kinda cool).
Hiding the Game
If you play Frankenstein on a monitor that is larger than 14" and you choose "Hide Frankenstein", when you un-hide the game, the background will no longer be blacked out. If you want to avoid this situation, don't hide the game.
When The System Cursor Appears On The Game Pointer
As you play Frankenstein, any system alert messages (like the one you see when you press the keyboard's power switch on many Macs) will cause the usual Mac mouse pointer to appear over the top of the game pointer. If this happens, press the space bar to make the menu bar appear, and then press the space bar again to hide it. This will hide the system cursor as well.
Switching Screen Resolution or Color Depth
Do NOT change your monitor resolution or monitor color depth while playing the game. This will either crash the computer or at the very least make it look ... crummy. (Almost as bad as trying to launch the game while you are set to black & white.)
Launching Frankenstein While Color Depth Is Set To Black And White
As cool as it would be to play this game in black & white (sort of like an old movie), it won't work. For best results, use the "Monitors" Control Panel to set your screen to Thousands of colors before you play. If "Thousands" doesn't show up, try "256 Colors".
File Sharing
For best results, turn file sharing off (in the "Sharing Setup" Control Panel) while you're playing Frankenstein. File Sharing consumes precious system resources that the game would like to use.
Don’t Delete the Necessary Game Files
Do NOT delete, move, rename, shuffle, mock, spindle, fold, or mutilate ANY of the game's data files that are installed to your hard disk. The game will probably crash if you do.
How to Play
After you stand up from the operating table, try moving the hand cursor around. Note that the hand cursor points in different directions when you move it to the left or right of the screen. While the hand points in one of these directions, click to turn in that direction.
When the hand is pointing forward, click to move forward.
You can click on some items to pick them up, such as the green Lifestone crystal. You can then walk around carrying the item. You can put down the item by clicking in some places, or use the item by clicking where you want to use it. For instance, you might use a key to unlock a door by picking up the key, then clicking on the door while the key is in your hand.
As you walk through the tower, you'll find details about Dr. Frankenstein's apparatus. Unlocking his dark secrets may be the first steps toward your escape ... and redemption.
Notes about the Demo
This demonstration version includes only a fraction of the full game. The abilities to save your game in progress and to open saved games have been disabled.
To show the menu bar, press the space bar. This will let you adjust the sound volume, and to turn transitions off if you would like to speed up the game slightly. There is also an "Interrupt Video" option; if you choose this option, you can click while a video clip is playing to stop the video.
In the "Instructions" folder on the CD-ROM you can find a walkthrough file which explains how to solve each challenge in the demo. Don't read this file unless you want to spoil the pleasure of figuring out the puzzles by yourself!
Customer Support — North America
Note that MacPlay is a division of Interplay Productions, and if you don't see a MacPlay area on any online system, you can get help at Interplay Productions.
Customer Support — Europe
Quality Assurance
Special thanks to all the hard-working souls in QA who played this game endlessly to assure that your experience while playing Frankenstein is a pleasurable one.
Director of QA: Jeremy S. Barnes
Assistant Director of QA: Dave Simon
Mac Technician: Robert Loudon
Lead Tester: Mark Murakami
Mac Testers: Kihan Pak, Tony Martin, John Sramek, Jason Nordgren, Steve Cabiness, Alan Barasch, Colin Totman, Ron Hodge
Mostly Harmless: Ken Allen
General Pain in the Goiter: Bill "Weez" Dugan
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Thanks for playing!
-- The crew at MacPlay
You can buy this or any other MacPlay game at your favorite retailer, or you can order direct from MacPlay at 1-800-4MACPLAY (that's 1-800-462-2752). Please mention order code OME1 when you call. If you have electronic mail, you can send your order to our Internet address at orderdesk@interplay.com.
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