Verify The Adventures of Willy Beamish

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Verifying Adventures of Willy Beamish, The (1991) (Dynamix)

Checklist

Have adequate installation instructions been provided to match any config files in the DOSZ?
RESOURCE.CFG is not needed in the DOSZ here. It can be created by INSTALL.BAT at any time without issues.

However, WILLY.BAT is needed to point to the config file, and there are instructions for editing it.

Have any official patches been applied, if necessary?
No official patches mentioned by PCGamingWiki.

Is the game data in the root of the ZIP (unless game does not work that way)?
Yes.

For games which include CD images, is there a smaller installation variant that offers the same features but needs less files?
Not applicable.

Is the entry in the right variant file (i.e. Freeware)?
Yes.

Have digital versions (Steam, GOG) been checked for matching?
No, and I'm unable to check it.

Can the game benefit from using embedded data or embedded patches in the datfile?
Yes, I added it to WILLY.BAT.

Can DoDAT build the game from the install media?
Yes, after adding embedded data.

If the game requires a yml in the DOSZ, has it been added to the yml folder in the repo?
Not applicable.

Are there .PIF or .ICO or Win32 .EXE files that could be excluded?
No.

Do the file timestamps match the installation media?
Yes.

Does the DOSZ run standalone?
Yes.

For CD games, can the game be set up to run without a CD mounted?
Yes, I changed to a no-CD setup by extracting all files from the disc and editing the BAT file.

Can the game benefit from using CHDtoOGG?
There are no audio tracks.

Is the game creating a swap file in the .pure.zip that could be avoided by increasing memory size? Or is it creating other bloated files that could be prevented by adding them in the DOSZ?
No.

Does the DOSC contain problematic data (i.e. copyright issue)?
No.

Does the DOSC have copy protection removed, if possible?
Unknown if this version has copy protection. Nothing appears at the beginning.

Is the game running at the correct speed? Is CPU year specified?
cpu_year: 1991 was set, but I changed to 1988 to slow down the intro a bit, and hopefully prevent speed bugs.
https://sierrahelp.com/Games/WillyBeamishHelp.html

Is the DOSC auto-running and skipping past any obstructions? Is it updated to use WAITMODECHANGE if possible?
Yes.

Does the game have MT-32 support? If so, is it correctly using MT-32 (old) or CM-32L (new), going by the Vogons Wiki?
No.

Does the game have General MIDI support?
No.

Is the game set up to run with the best quality graphics options by default?
Not applicable.

For certain old games only - are the graphics/audio improved by specifying video_card: pcjr, tandy, or generic_cga?
Not applicable.

Does the game have a mouse cursor that benefits from enabling input_directmouse?
Yes, I enabled it.

Does a game with separate episodes/executables have the options named and ordered properly in the DOSZ? Do they use the run_utility feature?
Not applicable.

Does the game share saves with a sequel, expansion, etc? If so, is it updated to use the .savename feature?
Not applicable.

Summary of changes

• Added embedded data to BAT file
• Changed to no-CD setup with all files extracted
• Changed to cpu_year: 1988
• Enabled direct mouse
• Edited comments and links

Unmentioned in the checklist:

• Added installation variant since CD is no longer in the main dat

EDIT: Later update

• Removed WILLY.BAT from DOSC due to redundancy with embedded data