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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Absolute Studios}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Absolute Studios}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Global Software Publishing}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Global Software Publishing}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Macromedia Director}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2005}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2003}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Europe }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Bob the Builder }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = bob-the-builder-bobs-castle-adventure
 
|wikipedia    = Bob_the_Builder#Video_games
 
|wikipedia    = Bob_the_Builder#Video_games
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Bob the Builder}}
 
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [https://www.mobygames.com/game/bob-the-builder-bobs-castle-adventure MobyGames entry]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown  | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Simple disc check |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}/DATA}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===View Save Data===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|fix=
 +
# Go to {{P|game}}.
 +
# From there navigate to <code>DATA</code>
 +
# Open the file <code>DATA.CST</code> in Macromedia Director program. (see notes)
 +
# Once it's been opened, click on the PROFILES text field and you may see something like this (see screenshot below notes).
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} You can get Macromedia Director MX 2004 at https://archive.org/details/DirectorMX. After you install the program, you will need to activate the program. See https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/x-productkb/policy-pricing/macromedia-legacy-activation-error.html. The activation bit will need to run as administrator!!
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[[File:2019-04-06_16-08-11.png|thumb|Viewing PROFILES text field in Macromedia Director MX 2004]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = false
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 8
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|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
|directdraw versions    =  
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|directdraw versions    = true
|directdraw notes      =  
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|directdraw notes      = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Eddman|date=2024-04-06|comment=The game loads ddraw.dll. API tracing shows DirectDraw usage}}</ref>
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
|software mode          =  
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|software mode          = true
|software mode notes    =  
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|software mode notes    = Macromedia Director
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
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|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 98
 
|minOS    = 98
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium Ii 300 MHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
 
|minCPU2  = AMD K6-2
 
|minCPU2  = AMD K6-2
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB

Latest revision as of 17:44, 6 April 2024

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Bob the Builder: Bob's Castle Adventure
Bob the Builder: Bob's Castle Adventure cover
Developers
Absolute Studios
Publishers
Global Software Publishing
Engines
Macromedia Director
Release dates
Windows 2003
Taxonomy
Themes Europe
Series Bob the Builder
Bob the Builder: Bob's Castle Adventure on MobyGames
Bob the Builder: Bob's Castle Adventure on Wikipedia
Bob the Builder
Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It? 2000
Bob the Builder: Bob Builds a Park 2002
Bob the Builder: Bob's Castle Adventure 2003

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Simple disc check
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>/DATA[Note 1]

View Save Data

Instructions
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. From there navigate to DATA
  3. Open the file DATA.CST in Macromedia Director program. (see notes)
  4. Once it's been opened, click on the PROFILES text field and you may see something like this (see screenshot below notes).

Notes

You can get Macromedia Director MX 2004 at https://archive.org/details/DirectorMX. After you install the program, you will need to activate the program. See https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/x-productkb/policy-pricing/macromedia-legacy-activation-error.html. The activation bit will need to run as administrator!!
Viewing PROFILES text field in Macromedia Director MX 2004

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw
[1]
Software renderer
Macromedia Director
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
AMD K6-2
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible
Other 8x CD-ROM Drive


Notes

  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).

References

  1. Verified by User:Eddman on 2024-04-06
    The game loads ddraw.dll. API tracing shows DirectDraw usage