Difference between revisions of "Dink Smallwood"

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Key points

A freeware release is available which also has modding support.

Compatibility issues on modern systems. See Essential improvements.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Includes both the intro movie and CD music
Developer website		HD Freeware version. Original can be found here.
Mac App Store

Essential improvements

Source Ports

Name	System	Description
Dink Aural+	Windows	A source port of the original game which only provides the MP3 music support and faster MIDI loading. Very few mods take advantage of it.
FreeDink	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	A full port of the game using SDL interface which adds an OGG/MOD/IT/S3M/XT music support, a 64 bit binary, multiple language support, fast forward feature from HD edition and a modern PC compatibility. Besides that, it also includes the updated front end called DFArc3 which includes some more features.
HD Edition	Windows, Mac OS X	An official port of the mobile version. It adds the fast forward button, quicksave and quickloading, a modern interface, CD music, Linear filter and a DMOD downloader. Has major compatibility issues with most of the custom adventures.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

Graphics options.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Pentium 100MHz or 100% compatible	700 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	90 MB	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 5+ compatible	DirectX 9+ compatible

References

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 ==Essential improvements==
-===[http://www.dinknetwork.com/forum.cgi?MID=67386&Posts=109 Dink Aural+]===
+===Source Ports===
-{{--}} Very few mods use it's main function
+{| class="wikitable"
-{{--}} Has the same issues as the original when it comes to modern PC.
+|-
-A modified EXE file of the original game which adds the MP3 file support and speeds up the music loading time for MIDI files.
+! Name !! System !! Description
+|-
-===[http://www.gnu.org/software/freedink/ FreeDink]===
+| [http://www.dinknetwork.com/forum.cgi?MID=67386&Posts=109 Dink Aural+] || Windows || A source port of the original game which only provides the MP3 music support and faster MIDI loading. Very few mods take advantage of it.
-{{++}} Open source
+|-
-{{++}} Compatible with modern PC
+| [http://www.gnu.org/software/freedink/ FreeDink] || Windows, Mac OS X, Linux || A full port of the game using SDL interface which adds an OGG/MOD/IT/S3M/XT music support, a 64 bit binary, multiple language support, fast forward feature from HD edition and a modern PC compatibility. Besides that, it also includes the updated front end called DFArc3 which includes some more features.
-{{++}} Multi platform
+|-
-{{ii}} It comes with a Fast Forward button that can be activated by holding down {{key|Tab}}, similar to the DinkHD one.
+| HD Edition || Windows, Mac OS X || An official port of the mobile version. It adds the fast forward button, quicksave and quickloading, a modern interface, CD music, Linear filter and a DMOD downloader. Has major compatibility issues with most of the custom adventures.
-A new and portable game engine which runs both original game and mods. The source code can be used to port the main game into other platforms. Except for the MIDI it also supports the OGG, S3M, XM and MOD files. However it lacks the MP3 support. It also includes an unofficially upgraded front-end with multiple language support and more options which the original lacks. Requires original files to work.
+|}
-===DinkHD===
-{{++}} Modern PC friendly
-{{++}} Contains the original CD audio
-{{--}} Some mods have compatibility issues
-{{--}} No controller support. Even though it is listed in Dink Menu.
-{{ii}} Includes the Fast Forward button which can be activated by holding down {{key|Tab}}.
-An official remastered edition of the original game. Dedicated mainly for Android and iOS at some price, but later ported to PC as a freeware. It adds new options such as the ability to quicksave/quickload in any place or continue where you left off after leaving the game. It also includes a F. Forward command which speeds up the game a lot by holding a TAB button. However some mods from the original game have compatibility issues.
 ==Game data==

Developers

	Robinson Technologies
Publishers
	Iridon Interactive
Release dates
Windows	1998
macOS (OS X)	January 22, 2011