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Revision as of 07:39, 23 November 2016

Widget Workshop: The Mad Scientist's Laboratory
Widget Workshop: The Mad Scientist's Laboratory cover
Developers
Elliott Portwood Productions
Publishers
Maxis
Release dates
Windows 1995
Mac OS (Classic) 1995
Widget Workshop: The Mad Scientist's Laboratory on Wikipedia

Key points

Customisable interface that can be moved around freely
Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See Running the game on 64-bit Windows

General information

MobyGames entry

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
DRM-free
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Running the game on 64-bit Windows

Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit. There are two ways of running the game:

#1: Run the game directly from the disk

Instructions

#2: Manually install the game

This also allows the game to no longer require a CD to use
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) Intel 486 DX4 100 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 MB
Video card (GPU) 512 KB of VRAM
DirectX 5.0 compatible
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7.5 or higher
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 100 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 color graphics

References