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Star Wars: Yoda's Stories - Portable!
Type:
Games > PC
Files:
296
Size:
17.13 MB

Tag(s):
star wars yoda's stories yoda windows 7

Uploaded:
Feb 17, 2013
By:
chunkymunky9000



TITLE: Star Wars: Yoda's Stories
RELEASE DATE: March 1997
DEVELOPER: LucasArts
PLATFORM: Windows PC


----INSTRUCTIONS----

This game has been tested on Windows 7 and works. The latest patches have been applied.

1. No installation. Simply click YODESK.exe to start playing.

2. Playing the game: the game window is small. One trick to make it larger is to use the Magnifier accessory included with Windows. On Windows 7 it can be found in All Programs - Accessories - Ease of Access. If you find a better solution, please leave a comment.

3. Saving the game: when you save your game (File - Save World), you can place the save file wherever you like. (If you use a cloud storage service like Dropbox or Google Drive, you can save it in your sync folder.) 

HINT: Before starting a new game, check out World Control under Options. You can adjust the size of the game world.  


----HOW THIS TORRENT WAS COMPILED----

Based on this original ISO and Windows XP patch:               https://thepiratebay.ee/torrent/5737393/Star_Wars_Yoda_Stories_with_XP_Patch_(1997)

I simply copied the contents of the YODA folder on the mounted ISO and pasted it onto my hard drive. In fact, I found that was the only way I could run the game (normal installation didn't work). I applied the Windows XP patch from the above torrent to it, as well as yopatch6.exe from LucasArts:      http://www.lucasarts.com/support/update/yoda.html 

Although the game seemed to work fine without it, I included the THEMES folder from the mounted ISO just in case and because, hey, you get the sprites! 


NOTE: This torrent does not include the Star Wars: Making Magic interactive program that came included on the Yoda's Stories CD-ROM. That program can be found in other torrents (such as the one linked to above) and accounts for 469 MB / 487 MB of the ISO, i.e. of the original content of the CD-ROM. I didn't include Star Wars: Making Magic because it's a bonus feature that I can't even get to work on Windows 7, and because it would have made the torrent vastly larger. If you have found a way to get Making Magic to work on Windows 7, please leave a comment. I would love to get it running!

Comments

Another way to address the issue of the game window being so small is as follows. Right-click YODESK.exe, go into properties, select the Compatibility tab, and check the box that says 'Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution'. This will turn your whole display into 640 x 480 until you close the game (it usually takes a minute to revert back to the normal resolution). I'll let you decide whether this is better or worse than using Magnifier
Another tip: if you find that the enemies are moving around way too fast, go into Options and change the game speed.
How did you even make it so big? I messed with Yoda Stories just a couple of days ago, and the full game, unpacked, takes about 8 megabytes.
@dahaka47 The THEMES folder is 7.75 mb, and the two patch executables together are 1.32 mb. So that's where the extra 9 mb came from. As I said in the description, I included the THEMES folder because people might like to have the sprites from the game. I included the two patch executables (even though they are already applied and there is no need for them) just in case they would be interesting or useful to someone someday.
I see. Good job man, thank you for bringing this game back to us. People with 64-bit systems would's be able to install it (16-bit installer).

I myself have "ported" most Star Wars games onto new systems by remaking the installers and making full versions run properly without discs (and still with music and cinematics). So I'm totally with you on this. :)
@dahaka47 ah cool! you should definitely upload your ported games onto here. I bet a lot of people would love to play them
Important note about the game: there are many stories (quests), I think fifteen in total. After you complete a story, it will say "YOU WON!" However, that just means you won one story, not the entire game. If you then hit Replay Story, you'll start a "new" game and you can begin a different story.

Yoda's Stories will keep track of how many stories you've won in the Statistics under Options. This way you will unlock new stories as you go along. (Also, it seems that getting in your X-Wing right away, before talking to Yoda, can trigger a different story than talking to him first thing.) If you're having trouble, leave a comment.

P.S. Having trouble fighting enemies? Where you hold your cursor controls the direction Luke is facing, hence the direction in which he attacks.