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    Huh? I don't understand, do they have their own emulator or wrapper running? Now I *have* to buy at least one to try it out.
    Jul 08, 2009 10:34am PDT
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    Huh? I don't understand, do they have their own emulator or wrapper running? Now I *have* to buy at least... : avatar_58

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    • Perhaps they just mean that you don't have to set them up with SCUMMVM yourself. This looks like SCUMM... : Johnny LawThis person is cool!
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      It's the Windows SCUMM engine port done by Aaron Giles http://www.aarongiles.com/scumm/index.html : CarnivacThis person is cool!
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        Ah. Which begs the question - do these games even work with Windows x64? I mean are they 32-bit or 16-bit... : avatar_58
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          Trying here on Win7 64bit and steam wouldn't let the dig start. Re-downloading then trying some other ... : rjklevelsThis person is cool!
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            Hmmm. I sincerly hope they didn't just fuck this up. ScummVm works in x64 and Windows 7 just fine. : avatar_58
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              Anyone else have any x64 luck? : avatar_58
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                Nope. I'm all no go on Windows 7 x64 here as well. Verified download, re-downloaded, etc etc. No worky... : GibMonkey
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                  You've got to be kidding me. Are you guys sure it's not just Windows 7 though? : avatar_58
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                    I'll report in once I try Loom on Vista x64. : Johnny LawThis person is cool!
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                      Loom works. When I try to launch The Dig, I get a Steam popup that says "This game is currently unavai... : Johnny LawThis person is cool!
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                        That's not an x64 issue though, so I'd say they work if Loom does. Sounds like an issue with the package ... : avatar_58
                        • Yeah, I think they just released the win95 version and hoped it would run on modern systems. : Popedispencer
                      • Yup, same here too. : GibMonkey
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                        Sounds like a steam client issue. It'll likely be working fine by the end of the day tomorrow. : ajvitaly
                        • At the latest, hopefully. : ajvitaly
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                          Sounds like the dig is broken :( : rjklevelsThis person is cool!
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                            Oddly enough, it works for me, and I'm running Vista 64. : Chris Faylor
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                              weird. it definetly wont run on my win7 64. i tried running the exe directly and it gives a very odd er... : smackncaThis person is cool!
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                                aaaand its been fixed. i had started a redownload, but then when i went to launch it just now (it had ju... : smackncaThis person is cool!
                                • Shouldn't need to re-download. Works on Win7 ! : rjklevelsThis person is cool!
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                          http://twitter.com/lucasartsgames They're working on a fix. : rjklevelsThis person is cool!
                          • says its fixed now...fyi : jigstahThis person is cool!
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            Can't get it to start. Tried all the options listed on the steam support page. : rjklevelsThis person is cool!
            • I'm tempted to spend $5.00 to see for myself but I'm not sure. : avatar_58
      • According to the Lucasarts Twit, these are recompiled executables, not ScummVM engines. : MasemThis person is cool!
    • Steam support is aware of the issue now, and said they are working on it. : ajvitaly