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Revision as of 19:43, 31 March 2023

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The Space Bar
The Space Bar cover
Developers
Boffo Games
Rocket Science Games
Publishers
Retail SegaSoft
Digital Jordan Freeman Group
Release dates
Windows July 8, 1997
Mac OS (Classic) July 8, 1997
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Genres Adventure
Themes Sci-fi
The Space Bar on HowLongToBeat
The Space Bar on MobyGames
The Space Bar on Wikipedia

General information

There are issues when attempting to install the retail version of this game under 64-bit operating systems (see Installing on a 64-bit OS).
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Mac OS
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Super Digital Deluxe Edition
Windows

Version differences

The digital version is based on the previously unreleased DVD version of the game, thus featuring higher-quality cutscenes and audio.
The Super Digital Deluxe Edition exclusive to ZOOM Platform includes the digital soundtrack with lossless theme music, manual, concept art, magazine ads and signed poster scan.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2253580/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SPACEBAR.SAV[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2253580/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Panning speed only.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and general audio
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

Issues fixed

Installing the retail version on a 64-bit OS

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Copy the following folders from discs to an empty directory which will be the installation directory: AUDITON, BAR, CREDITS, GENERAL, INTRO, KERPUPU, NEBLITZ, SRAFFA, TRISECKS, VEDJ, VILDROID, ZZAZZL.
  2. Copy all folders and files from the SPACEBAR directory into the <path-to-game> so that files such as SPACEBAR.EXE and SB_MODE1.EXE should be in the folder that contains ZZAZZL, NEBLITZ, and KERPUPU.
  3. Copy DISK1, DISK2, and DISK3 from the disc directories into <path-to-game>.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 75
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB
Video card (GPU) 16-bit SVGA (640x480)
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) System 7
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 6100
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB
Video card (GPU) 16-bit (640x480)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References