Adventure Pinball Home Page -- Visit for the latest updates, patches, and community events! (http://www.pinball.ea.com)
Digital Extremes -- The developer's home page. (http://www.digitalextremes.com)
Microsoft DirectX Home Page -- For downloads and information on the latest version of DirectX for your computer (DirectX 8 is recommended). (http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp)
To Install
1) Double-click the Adventure Pinball_Forgotten Island_Demo executable.
2) Follow the instructions to install the Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island Demo.
To Uninstall
1) Select the "Uninstall Adventure Pinball Demo" shortcut from the Start menu or select Adventure Pinball Demo from Add/Remove programs.
2) Follow the directions to uninstall Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island Demo.
Starting the Game
To start Adventure Pinball Demo:
Click on the "Start" button at the bottom of the screen.
Move the mouse to the "Programs" choice.
Move the mouse to the "Adventure Pinball Demo" choice.
Click on the "Play Adventure Pinball Demo" icon.
Changing your video device
If you want to switch between software and hardware rendering, or install a different video card, you need to change the video device settings.
Click on the "Start" button at the bottom of the screen.
Move the mouse to the "Programs" choice.
Move the mouse to the "Adventure Pinball Demo Safe Mode" choice.
Click on the "Change your video device" button.
Choose the appropriate device and restart the game.
Troubleshooting
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Lockups
If Adventure Pinball Demo locks up or crashes when you run it, then a list of "Safe Mode" options will appear the next time you run it. To access the "Safe Mode" options directly, start Adventure Pinball Demo via the "Safe Mode" icon available in the Start menu (Start/Programs/Adventure Pinball Demo/Safe Mode). This mode is similar to Windows 98's Safe Mode. It runs with sound, DirectDraw, and 3D hardware support disabled. This way, you can modify your options that may be causing problems, then run the game again.
Crashes
If Adventure Pinball Demo stops with a "Ran out of virtual memory" message, you need to free up more hard disk space on your primary drive (C:) in order to play. We recommend having 50 megabytes of free hard disk space for running the game.
Display issues
For best results, make sure your monitor is set to 16bit High Color, and the Screen Size is between 640x480 and 1024x768 pixels. To check this go to your windows Start menu, choose "Settings", and then "Control Panel". Double click on the "Display" icon, and then click on the "Settings" tab.
Adventure Pinball Demo works best with video cards which have DirectX 8 drivers. If you experience any of the following problems, your video card driver may need updating:
Crashes when starting up
Crashes when changing video resolutions
Corrupted textures: garbage pixels appearing on surfaces; unexpected bright
flashy colors on the screen; incorrect textures on surfaces
Slower performance
If your screen is not displaying the game properly, make sure you have chosen the correct 3D device. To do this, go to the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, and then Adventure Pinball Demo (assuming the game was installed to the default directory). From there, choose "Adventure Pinball Demo Safe Mode". Once the window has opened fully, choose "Change your 3D video device". After the devices have been detected, click on "Show all devices".
If you have a 3dfx chipset on your video card choose 3dfx Glide.
If you have a D3D chipset on your video card choose Direct3D.
If you have a Savage4 chipset on your video card choose S3 MeTal.
To find out what kind of video card you have, check the documentation included with your video card or contact your PC manufacturer.
This game was designed to run with the support of an accelerated 3D graphics card. If you choose to run in Software Render, please be aware that some objects may not appear properly, and that gameplay may be noticeably slower depending upon your video card.
If you have a Savage4 chipset on your video card and the game will not start, please check to see if the graphics acceleration is set to full. To do this, click the right mouse button over the "My Computer" icon, and choose "Properties". Click on the "Performance" tab, and then the "Graphicsà" button at the bottom. Make sure the sliding bar is set to full. If it is not, set it to full, click "OK" to close the windows, and then restart the PC to try the game.
Sound issues
If you have an Aureal A3D sound card with 3D sound enabled, you must disable the Aureal's "A3D Splash Screen" in the Aureal configuration utility. If this is not disabled, the game may be unable to go into full-screen mode because of the splash screen interfering.
If you are having sound problems it is recommended you install the latest drivers from the manufacturer rather than the default ones that your operating system may include. Newer operating systems like Windows 2000 and Windows ME include generic drivers that may be outdated.
Control issues
Some PC keyboards can't recognize certain combinations of 3 or more simultaneously pressed keys.
For Windows 2000 Users
If you are accustomed to using the Task Manager to quit a program, be aware that we have encountered issues when selecting the Cancel button from the Task Manager window while the Adventure Pinball Demo is running.
Safe Mode
Adventure Pinball Demo Safe Mode, found in the Start Menu, has been included to allow you to trouble-shoot your system in the event that you cannot get the Adventure Pinball Demo running correctly. Safe Mode is not intended for extended play. Minimizing the game while in Safe Mode has been known to cause problems.
Performance
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Memory
Adventure Pinball Demo performance is highly dependent on the amount of RAM you have in your machine, and the amount of memory that is available. Machines with less memory will access their hard disk more frequently to load data, which causes sporadic pauses in gameplay. Thus, if you have a 32 megabyte machine, you should make sure that you don't have other unnecessary programs loaded in memory when playing the Adventure Pinball Demo.
How the game will perform under different RAM conditions:
32 megabytes: Some swapping; in the Game Options menu use the lowest "game
detail" level to improve performance.
64 megabytes: Great, with a bit of swapping.
128 megabytes: Great!
CPU Speed
The game is also very sensitive to CPU speed, memory bandwidth, and cache performance. Thus, it runs far better on leading-edge processors such as Pentium III's than it does on older ones.
Requirements
Minimum system requirement:
266 MHz PentiumII, Celeron or AMD K6 class computer.
32 megabytes of RAM.
4 megabyte video card.
Typical system:
400 MHz Pentium II or AMD K6-3.
64 megabytes of RAM.
3dfx Voodoo 2 / Riva TNT class 3d accelerator.
Awesome system:
Pentium III 700 or AMD Athlon 700 or faster PC.
128 megabytes of RAM.
Geforce 2 / ATI Radeon class 3D accelerator.
Controls
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Keyboard
Z X C V B and Left Mouse -- ButtonLeft Flipper
N M , . / and Right Mouse -- ButtonRight Flipper
Down Arrow -- Pull down plunger
A S D F G -- Bump Left
H J K L ; -- Bump Right
Pause -- Pause game
Escape -- Main menu toggle or Previous menu
Spacebar Enter -- Throw ball after cavewoman picks it up (if prompted)
Left/Right Flipper -- Aims cavewoman after picking up ball (if prompted)
F9 -- Screenshot (saved in your Adventure Pinball Demo\System directory)
Electronic Arts Credits
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Management: Tom Frisina, Kathy Frazier, Edwin Caparaz
Executive Producer: Ken Balthaser
Producer: Victor Mercieca
Assistant Producer: Jamil Dawsari
Administration: Jennifer Vencill
Audio Technical Director: Rob Hubbard
Dialogue Editor: David Whittaker
Business Affairs: Mitch Miles
Voice Over: Jarion Monroe
Product Manager: Steve Perkins
Marketing Assistant: Anthony Caiazzo
Documentation: Ede Clarke
Documentation Design and Layout: Big Idea Group Inc.
EA Configuration Lab: John Hanley, Dave Caron, Mark Gonzales, Emiliano Miranda, Brian Sawyer
Package Design/Illustration: Kevin Marburg
Package Project Management: John Burns
Package Art Direction: Jennie Maruyama
Legal: Sue Garfield, Lisa Tensfeldt, Steve Bene, Bob Roden
CQC Manager: Joel Knutson
CQC Supervisor: Ben Crick
Customer Quality Control: Tony Barbagallo, Dave Knudson, Andrew Young, Darryl Jenkins, Tony Alexander, Dave Kellum, Ben Smith
Testing Supervisor: Tim Attuquayefio
Lead Tester: James DeGuzman
Assistant Lead: Colin Clarke
Product Testing: Benjamin Alexander, William Lane, Aaron Hydrusko, David Choe, Brian Barsda, James Stanley, Eric Gondolf, James Impey, Billy Douglas
Digital Extremes Credits
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Programming: Adriano Bertucci, Chris Egerter, Jeff Jam, Glen Miner, James Schmalz, Steve Sinclair
Models: Mike Brown, James Edwards, Evelyn Eekels, Pancho Eekels, Steve Jones, James Schmalz
Art: Mike Brown, Evelyn Eekels, Pancho Eekels, Dave Ewing, Mike Leatham, Martin Murphy, Dan Sarkar, James Schmalz, Mat Tremblay
Level Design: Mike Brown, Pancho Eekels, Dave Ewing, James Schmalz
Animation: James Edwards, Pancho Eekels, Steve Jones, James Schmalz
Sound And Music: Starsky Partridge
Special Thanks To:
Shannon Ewing, Diane Schmalz, Mike Boyle, Mike Bastien and loved ones for putting up with our passion for games.
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