The Space Bar
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| Developers | |
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| Boffo Games | |
| Rocket Science Games | |
| Digital | Jordan Freeman Group |
| 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 |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Adventure, Puzzle |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
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The Space Bar is a singleplayer first-person adventure and puzzle game.
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).
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| Steam | |
Digital Edition | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Super Digital Deluxe Edition | |
Version differences
- The digital version is based on the previously unreleased DVD version of the game which did not require disc swapping.
- The Super Digital Deluxe Edition exclusive to ZOOM Platform includes the digital soundtrack with lossless theme music, higher-quality version of the intro as a separate video file, 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) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2253580/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SPACEBAR.SAV[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2253580/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only. | ||
| 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. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
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 |
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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
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 3 | Digital releases use a Direct3D9 wrapper |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
Issues fixed
Installing the retail version on a 64-bit OS
| Instructions[citation needed] |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | 2 GB (digital) |
| Video card (GPU) | 16-bit SVGA (640x480) | |
| Mac OS | ||
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| 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
- ↑ 1.0 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2253580/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2253580) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.