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1. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ORIENT EXPRESS erhaps the most legendary train ever to ride the rails the fabled Orient Express was the first luxury train to link Paris and the countries of Europe with Constantinople the Gateway to the East For the first time in history the Orient Express combined the swiftness of rail travel with the comfort of first class sleeping quarters the intimate ease of a smoking salon where guests could meet and talk and the luxury of a dining car with its elegant service linens and silver The cars were made from teak and mahogany the sofa beds were upholstered in gold tooled leather and the frosted glasswork and brass details were designed entirely in the Art Nouveau style which was then at the height of its vogue Smoking salon circa 1914 Europe in July 1914 m E lik 1 m p gt a A wi We Mies All of European royalty traveled by the Orient Express often in private cars attached to the train the ultimate luxury in rail travel fitted out exclu sively to the demanding needs of their owners Famous cars included the Imperial varnish of the Russian Tsar whose dark blue cars proudly bore the resplendent Double Eagle and the suite of pure white carriages belonging to the British Viceroy of India where all other white train cars were forbidden The Orient Express also brought together passengers from different backgrounds an
2. DOLLY GRIP Lisa Harper WARDROBE ASSISTANT Ringit Gurlich WARDROBE INTERN Sandrine Raguenel 2ND WIG HAIR Margarita Pidgeon ASSISTANT MAKEUP Sandra Badillo Laura Carponara Lily Rogers SET PROPERTY MASTER Sue Chan ART DEPARTMENT INTERNS Richard Arp Jeremy Hopwood ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION Robin Evans Delphi TECHNICAL A D Mark Moran COMPOSITING SUPERVISOR Noel Marrero 3D SET SUPERVISOR Patrick Ladislav ROTOSCOPE SUPERVISOR Nicole Tostevin ASSISTANT ROTOSCOPE SUPERVISOR Juliana Wade SWITCHER Anita Allison TECHNICAL LIAISON Robert Cook PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Kim Bittle Tora Chung Samuel Ernest Victoria Gamburg Saisie Jang Camilla Kardell Stacy Jo Mcdermott Karen Said David Takayama Florence Yoo STILL PHOTOGRAPHER VIDEOGRAPHER Elsa Kendall ADDITIONAL VIDEOGRAPHY Alan Minsky ANIMAL TRAINERS Animal Arts Robert Mault STUDIO TEACHERS Bonnie Hudson Donna Gregaru Don Ell Barnes CATERER Rosalyn Catering CRAFT SERVICES Pat Burgess Hyde STAGE MANAGER Josh Litle ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Adam Mosier OFFICE MANAGER Sharon Perlman MASSEUSE Maryse Gerbaud FILMED AT Cinerents West San Francisco EASTMAN KODAK FILM STOCK Steadi Systems CAMERAS Adolph Gasser Inc Lee Utterbach INSURANCE Larry Walsh FILM PROCESSING Monaco Labs FILM TO DIGITAL POST PRODUCTION Varitel San Francisco COLORIST Randy Musgrave ENGINEER Loren Sorenson SPECIAL THANKS TO Bla
3. A INTRODUCTION uly 24 1914 The great nations of the world are poised on the brink of war The Russian serfs are in revolt Germany s industries are building an ominous war machine the porcelain surface of the UU Austro Hungarian Empire is beginning to crack and the Balkan States are tearing at the fabric of the disintegrating Ottoman Empire Into this tense volatile mix roars the fabled Orient Express the epitome of luxury power and decadence crossing Europe from Paris to Constantinople With all of Europe ready to explode this train could literally be The Last Express You are Robert Cath a young American doctor who receives a strange urgent request from your old friend Tyler Whitney to join him on the Orient Express As soon as you step onto this opulent train you are plunged into a maelstrom of treachery romance and political intrigue You ll need to think fast and act faster to unravel the secrets of The Last Express SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows 95 CD ROM 60Mhz Pentium or faster required 8MB RAM required 16MB recommended Requires 35MB hard disk space 4X CD ROM drive or faster required SVGA monitor Local Bus or PCI Video 640 x 480 thousands of colors Sound Blaster 16 or 100 Sound Blaster compatible 16 bit sound card DOS CD ROM DOS 6 0 or higher 66MHz 486DX 2 or faster required 8MB RAM or higher required Requires 35MB hard disk space 4X CD ROM required
4. Look up or stand up or go up Look down or sit down or go down Pick up an item or open a door Press a button Take a closer look at something Talk to a character No action in game This is the default cursor It is used only on the main Egg screen and for the interface icons in the upper left and lower right corners of the screen Your Inventory In the course of the game you may pick up different items that provide clues enable you to perform new actions or help you in other ways In fact you are already carrying two such items at the beginning of the game Whether they are actually useful is something you will have to determine for yourself The icon of Cath in the upper left corner of the screen acts as a pull down menu To see what items you are carrying click and hold the mouse down on the Cath icon The items in your inventory will be displayed along the left side of the screen To select an item to examine or use drag the cursor without releasing the button to the item you are interested in When the item you want is highlighted release the button You are now holding the item You will also be looking at a close up view of the item if one is available When you are finished examining the close up view of the item move the cursor to the bottom of the screen The cursor will change into a backwards arrow Click to exit the close up view If the item is not usable it will disappear back into your invento
5. Game or Start Another Game Click on the button until the color of the egg changes to the color of the game you want to play then click on the clock face or if it is a new game on the coat of arms During the game the color of the small egg icon in the lower right corner of the screen reminds you what color game you are playing Switch Games WHAT i t RUN OUT oF EGGS T To Ton Y THE Tor c OF THE EGG TO SWITCH COLORS UNTIL YOU HAVE REACHED THEN MOVE THE CURSOR TO THE A PARIS TO REWIND ALL THE V WAY TO THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME THE CLOCK HANDS WILL READ 7 12 PM JULY 24 CLICK ON THE CLOCK FACE TO START A NEW GAME FROM THE BEGINNING NOTE BECAUSE YOU ARE PLAYING A REWOUND GAME BE SURE TO WAIT UNTIL THE GRACE PERIOD HAS EXPIRED BEFORE RETURNING TO THE EGG CLOCK UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR OLD GAME Switching CDs The Last Express is divided over three CDs covering the three days of the journey At certain points in the game you will be prompted to switch to the next CD You may also be prompted to switch CDs in order to resume a saved game or start a new game When you need to switch CDs you will be returned to the egg screen and the words Please Insert CD 1 2 or 3 will appear in the upper left corner of the screen Once you have inserted the correct CD this message will be replaced by the words Continue Game or Play New Game Click on the clock face or the coat of arms t
6. law Copying software for any reason other than to make a backup is a violation of law Individuals who make unauthorized copies of software may be subject to civil and criminal penalties Broderbund Software Inc as a member of the Software Publishers Association SPA supports the industry s effort to fight the illegal copying of personal computer software Report copyright violation to SPA 1730 M Street NW Suite 700 Washington D C 20036 TABLE OF CONTENTS AAA LL LE osos dr sol AA a MEETS S 4 System Requirements a Pee 5 UD ERA um 6 Windows VS OSEPUD O manat d 6 dk Cc t DT MM ret RIPE 8 NACIO SORIA a i SS 9 e ter dl ip orti Ll 10 DD Aa AT REE 10 1711 17 E A roro im n 10 FOR DEED ME HU E acra RR e n 12 Gani Venter EOS Sy ud adult bn US 4 CIS oa SR 13 Sale t Paca vel oo at Lis Dis eee 3 14 i 4 A AAA 15 11117 A RN 135 ER ACI biais 16 A PP AN A 17 AS EPA 17 0100 7 a S 19 E A A A 19 ilc 1 ee id Sou 21 1 1 1 17 A 2050 AA oon go ere we SILA 22 A Brief History of the Orient Express 23 AE A 30 DEL OO A A IA chess eens 30 i MR a TESORO IN TES SIS e S 32 PowerMaciniidi os s o tile Dew ne ENS O 34 SW
7. over the screen When your opponent comes after you with fists move the cursor into the lower half of the screen and click the mouse when you want to duck or dodge To hit back move the cursor over your opponent then click the mouse button to punch or grab Egg Clock As you play your progress in the game is saved automatically The large egg clock on the main screen keeps track of the time If you want to pause or see what time it is in the game click on the small egg icon in the lower right corner of the screen This will return you to the egg clock screen To resume playing the game move the cursor to the center of the clock face The words Continue Game will appear in the upper left corner of the screen Click on the clock face to resume play When you are ready to end your play session the best way to quit is from the egg clock screen Move the mouse to the lower left corner of the screen and click the Quit button The next time you launch The Last Express the egg clock will let you pick up your game in progress exactly where you left off Volume m 5 1331 ROS C ie s Rewinding When you re at the egg clock you have the option of rewinding it This lets you turn back the hands of time to try a different course of action To rewind click the red jewel on the left side of the clock The game marks rewind points every 5 to 15 minutes and at major story points all the way from the be
8. AMMING Randy Angle NIS MANAGER Anita Allison SPECIAL F X NIS COORDINATOR Michael Kosacki LEAD CHARACTER ANIMATORS Dana Schechter John Punsalan Christian Northcott CHARACTER ANIMATORS Claudia Candia Lawrence Hamashima lan Berry Dennis Magliocco James Courtney R Kevin Clarke Javier Rocabado PRODUCTION ARTIST Chris Larrance ADDITIONAL ILLUSTRATION lan Berry E lt p MAR ER BACKGROUND PAINTER Claudia Candia ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND PAINTER Mary Ann Zapalac SPECIAL EFFECTS ANIMATION Michael Kosacki Anita Allison Chris Larrance LEAD FIGHT ANIMATORS Juliana Wade Christian Northcott LEAD ROTOSCOPE TRAIN ANIMATOR Dana Schechter FIREBIRD ILLUSTRATOR Lawrence Hamashima CONDUCTOR SKETCHBOOK ARTIST James Courtney LEAD CALLIGRAPHER Dan Kern COSTUME PAINTERS Liz Rankich Corby Waste 3D MODELERS Brian Levy Thalia Georgopoulos ADDITIONAL 3D MODELING Graham Kimpton Joon Moser 3D ARTISTS R Kevin Clarke David J King 3D ART PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Eugene Brenwasser 3D ART ASSISTANT Sandrine Raguenel ADDITIONAL RENDERING Stephan Hendee 3D EYEPOINT SETTING Graham Kimpton ADDITIONAL EYEPOINT SETTING Chung Ma Son SENIOR ANIMATION TECH Guido Muzzarelli LEAD ANIMATION TECH Amber Reed ANIMATION TECHS Greg Meyers Ken Miller ADDITIONAL NIS TECH Mary Ann Caminero DIGITAL TRANSFER MANAGER Guido Muzzarelli QA DATABASE MANAGER Andy Edlin ADDITIONAL QA TE
9. R Randall Stith EDITOR Gary Finlan VIDEO PRODUCED BY The Association Burbank California The C I W L name and monogram appear with the authorization of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits et du Tourisme S A The DOS version of The Last Express uses Tenberry Software s DOS 4GW Professional DOS Extender y EE I PZ JE A ud sra pa b duin E D e L d A NS M ERAL I PET MEA Special Thanks to Goro Hashimoto Carl amp Feyna Oman Toyoaki Kaji Sam Ameen Hiro Fukami Ranjit Sahota Yasushi Kurosawa Michael Hardwick Jan Putnam Jacqueline Lillie Florence De Martino Francis Mechner Doug Carlston Michael Hardwick Bill McDonagh Trix Mangold Joe Durrett Maurice Mertens Tom Marcus G rard Coudert Harry Wilker Association Frangais des Amis du Chemin de Fer Jan Gullet Sylvain Zadkind Eric Winkler Alessandro Bellenda Rodrigo Silviera Olivier Nicolle Kirk Roulston Trix Mangold Matt Christmann P ter Bikics K zleked si M zeum Budapest Daniel Goodwin MAV Nosztalgia Kft Budapest Al Sonntag Hellenic Railways Organization S A Athens Mike Pendergast Mus e Vivant du Chemin de Fer AJECTA Longueville Ted Simon Mus e Frangais du Chemin de Fer Mulhouse Matthew Leeds Mike Higson The Smoke Box London Nancy Bulette D Filoche Collections Historiques Mus e de la Poste Sue Olsen Michel Godmer Le Figaro Rod Haden The Broderb
10. R Suzanne James Voice Mara Mathan TURKISH BOY Husain Kurwa COOK George Hickenlooper KITCHEN AIDE Mark Moran POLICEMAN 1 Jeff Seaberg POLICEMAN 2 Pat McCullough MOTORCYCLIST Kathryn Dixon PORTER EINS Jordan Mechner PORTER ZWEI Robert Cook TURKISH PASSERBY Anita Allison MAX Kodiak ADDITIONAL VOICES Stephane Blanchard Benny Buttner Walter Dickhaut Kathy du Chateau Dominique Gaspar Farhang Khazeie Thuy Ly Le Mara Mathan Celia Maurice E Semra Muratoglu Mimi Muratoglu Memdu Muratoglu High Mahmet Oz Maxi von Rennenkampf Fadil Sabuncuoglu Selma Sabuncuoglu Jean Luc Stora Aydan Vandeveere Live Action Film Shoot DIRECTOR Jordan Mechner LINE PRODUCER Mark Netter PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Francesca Prada DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Andrew B Andersen COSTUME DESIGNER Laura Hazlett WIGMASTER Richard Stead MAKE UP Joanne Edmonds ART DIRECTOR PROPERTY MASTER Laura Chariton IST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Adam Miller 2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Lori Kay Wilson SCRIPT SUPERVISOR Virginia Mccarthy CASTING Sarah Kliban Cecily Jordan Barbara Schwartz STUNT COORDINATOR David Renaud IST ASSISTANT CAMERA Sophie Constantinou 2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA Kathleen Kelly Allan Kelley ADDITIONAL 1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA Zev Berman GAFFER Eric Stromberger BEST BOY ELECTRICIAN Tom Chandler KEY GRIP Damian Lucas BEST BOY GRIP David Skippy Shippey SWING GRIP John Trunk
11. STING Amber Reed Christian Northcott LOCALIZATION PRODUCER Meg Storey SYSTEMS MANAGER Matt O Connell BOOKKEEPER Charles Cook OFFICE MANAGER RESEARCHER Dan Kern ASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER Gretchen Hildebran LEAD AVID EDITOR Terry Schwartz ADDITIONAL AVID EDITOR Claire Calvino ASSISTANT AVID EDITOR Jon Thompson ADDITIONAL LIGHTWORKS EDITOR Guido Muzzarelli SOUND DESIGN EDITING Kerry Rose ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR Tim Halbur Broderbund Software Inc PRODUCT MANAGERS Jim Tso Brian Eheler SUPERVISING PRODUCT MANAGER Dexter Chow EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER Kenneth Goldstein ASSISTANT PRODUCT MANAGER Dave Davis QUALITY ASSURANCE LEAD Marcus Duerod QA LEAD TESTERS Michael Sobieski John Dixon Ed Daranciang Chad Sellmer Chris Adams Cathy Thom Sean Alexander Anne Sete SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER Bruce Friedricks MARKETING COORDINATOR Valerie Schuldheisz STORYBOARD ARTIST Koichi Fukuda RUSSIAN TRANSLATOR Mark Pace FRENCH TRANSLATOR Patricia Plancq SERBO CROATIAN TRANSLATOR Danica Milosevic ARABIC TRANSLATOR Nadia Hartmann HISTORICAL RESEARCH Patrick Ladislav Greg D Elia Noah Johnson MAPS RESEARCH Samuel Ernest RESEARCH PHOTOGRAPHER Kees Van Voorthuizen FACT CHECKING Joan Pearce Research Peter Sloman Callista Card PUBLIC RELATIONS Michael Salvadore PACKAGE DESIGN Nancy Crowe PACKAGE ILLUSTRATION Kazuhiko Sano MANUAL DESIGN Nancy Crowe MANUAL WRITER Vic
12. SVGA monitor VESA compatible Local Bus or PCI Video 640 x 480 thousands of colors Sound Blaster 16 or 100 Sound Blaster compatible 16 bit sound card Microsoft compatible mouse 4444 Power Macintosh CD KOM Power Macintosh required 4 System 7 1 2 or higher 16MB RAM required 9MB free Requires 35MB hard disk space 2X CD ROM drive or faster required 4X CD ROM recommended 4 13 inch or larger color monitor thousands of colors System Configuration May require minor adjustments to the configuration of your operating system and or updates to the hardware component drivers ci INSTALLATION Windows 95 Setup Windows 95 Autoplay Instructions To Install Start at the Windows 95 desktop to install the program Place CD 1 into your CD ROM drive The Last Express Startup window will appear Click on the Install button and follow the on screen instructions to install the program To Play After successfully installing the program click Start on the task bar then move the cursor to Programs Click The Last Express menu item from The Last Express folder to begin the game The game will also start automatically each time you insert the CD Windows 95 Manual Instructions To Install If The Last Express Startup window does not appear automatically on screen when you insert CD 1 you can install the program manually by starting at the Windows 95 desktop Click on the Start button on the task bar and cho
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15. consult your Macintosh documentation or documentation accompanying the various extensions you may have installed Be sure to keep the Sound Manager and CD ROM extensions active as you will need them for the game to run Sound Problems If you are unable to hear music or sound effects from the game check to see that the volume control in your Sound control panel is set high enough to be audible To do this select Control Panels from the Apple menu select Sound and then set the volume to a higher level Some Macintosh computers use the Sounds amp Displays or the Monitors amp Sound Control Panel depending on the version of system software Video Display This program requires your Macintosh to be set to display Thousands of colors To do this select Control Panels from the Apple 6 menu select Monitors and then under settings of selected Monitor select Colors and Thousands If you do not see Thousands colors as an option your system may not meet the minimum system requirements in order to run the program Some Macintosh computers use the Sounds amp Displays or the Monitors amp Sound Control Panel depending on the version of system software Virtual Memory The Last Express will work with Virtual Memory on but performance may be affected To turn Virtual Memory off select Control Panels from the Apple menu select Memory and then set the Virtual Memory option to Off Close the Memory control panel and resta
16. d countries passengers who in previous generations would not have traveled so frequently and extensively This experience revealed the communality of European interests while also highlighting the vast differences in military power and economic strength between the various countries The floor plan of a first class sleeping car 01 YODODODO OU A typical Orient Express layout comprising locomotive coal tender baggage car restaurant and salon car two sleeping cars private car and another baggage car The passenger list comprised the most famous names of the times Diplomats artists Eastern potentates and wealthy industrialists mingled in the smoking car and the Orient Express was the scene of many political and romantic intrigues On an Orient Express journey before World War I you might have found the great composer Richard Wagner King Ferdinand of Bulgaria the oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian King Leopold II of Belgium and his constant companion the beautiful Cleo de Merode First class sleeping compartment circa 1914 TROUBLESHOOTING f you have followed the instructions in the Installation section and are still having problems loading or running the program the following technical advice may help Additional technical advice can be found in the ReadMe file as well as in the Troubleshooting Guide included in The Last Express game box If the advice in either of t
17. dors the compartments the dining car and in other parts of the train you ll meet your fellow travelers If you see the cursor change to a speech balloon CJ when you pass it over a character this means you can click to start a conversation Occasionally when you meet another character you may see the cursor change to something other than a speech balloon for example an item you are carrying This means that by clicking you can offer the item to that character Conversations can also start in other ways For example a character may seek you out and talk to you for his or her own reasons without you doing anything r Eavesdropping Listening can be as important as speaking Many clues can be picked up by listening in on conversations In addition to his native English Robert Cath understands spoken French Russian and German Whenever you are close enough to overhear a conversation in one of these languages English subtitles will normally appear Other languages heard on the train such as Arabic Turkish and Serbo Croatian are not subtitled since Cath does not understand them You must be within hearing range to get subtitles If you overhear a dialog that is so quiet that you cannot make out the words try moving closer to hear better Fights Along with your wits you ll occasionally have to use your bare knuckles As always the cursor will change to show you different available options as you move it
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19. er to your Windows 95 manual or the manual that came with your video board Screen Savers This program usually will not have problems running on machines using After Dark or any other screen saver However should you encounter a problem we recommend that you disable your screen saver before running The Last Express To disable please refer to the manual that came with your screen saver No Sound If you are unable to hear music or sound effects from the game check to see if you have Windows sound drivers installed For additional information regarding this issue please refer to the Troubleshooting Guide included in the box or the manual that came with your sound device for instructions on installing Windows sound drivers Adjusting Sound and Brightness Levels The volume and brightness levels can be adjusted with the controls on the egg interface screen Slow Performance The Windows 95 version of The Last Express requires a Pentium class computer If performance of the Windows 95 version is slow on your computer you may want to try running the DOS version instead fS N DOS VESA Compatible Video The Last Express supports the VESA VBE standard for Super VGA graphics Many Super VGA graphics cards are VESA VBE compatible at the hardware level requiring no special action on your part to get the game running correctly If you are having problems running this game with the graphics card in your computer try the
20. following steps 1 If you have the VESA VBE driver that came with your graphics card then install the driver and try to run the game Most VESA VBE drivers can be installed from a program that you run at the DOS command line Consult the documentation that came with your graphics card or computer system for installation instructions and VESA VBE compatibility 2 If you cannot find a VESA VBE driver for your graphics card please contact your graphics card or system manufacturer You will most likely be able to download a driver or have them send you one by mail 3 If you do not have a VESA VBE driver for your graphics card or your VESA VBE driver does not work with The Last Express then you may try SciTech s Display Doctor display driver that is included with The Last Express The driver is located in D DOS SCITECH on CD 1 of The Last Express Display Doctor is best installed from Windows 3 1 or Windows 95 Please note that although we have included Display Doctor for your convenience this is a shareware product produced by another company If it works for The Last Express and solves compatibility problems for you then you may want to continue using it for this and other games To register your copy of Display Doctor follow the instructions on screen during the installation process Choppy Sound or Dropouts During Normal Game Play If you experience choppy sound or sound dropouts during normal game play it is an indicati
21. forward to a later point in time up to the point at which you left the original game Credits Rewind Fast Forward Play Game Endings If you are killed or forced to leave the train the entire screen will fade to white This means the end of the game Sometimes the fade to white is followed by a brief voice over narration When the game ends you are returned to the egg clock screen The clock is automatically rewound to an earlier point in time giving you a chance to replay the last part of the game and avoid the game ending outcome The auto rewind is intelligent and tries to rewind you to the last possible point in the game where it is still possible for you to change the outcome However if you have a different idea you are not obligated to enter the game at exactly this point If you wish you can rewind or fast forward to a different point in time For example if you want to view the game ending again just fast forward to the point at which the game ended and click on the clock face Multiple Saved Games You can have up to six games in progress at the same time Each game is represented by a different color egg The colors of the eggs are Blue Red Green Purple Teal and Gold The button at the top of the large egg shows the color of the next game you can switch to To switch games move the cursor over this button In the upper left corner of the screen you will see either the words Switch to color
22. ginning of the game To fast forward click the red jewel on the right side of the clock You can only fast forward up to the point at which you left the game It is not possible to fast forward into the future When you reach the point in time at which you want to reenter the game move the cursor to the center of the clock face The words Play Rewound Game will appear in the upper left corner of the screen Click on the clock face to resume play from this point Grace Period Whenever you reenter the game after rewinding to an earlier point you will have a short grace period of 15 to 30 seconds to decide if this is really what you want to do The small egg icon in the lower right corner of the screen will be flashing to indicate that you are in the grace period As the grace period approaches its end the egg icon flashes faster and faster until you begin to hear a loud mechanical sound Finally the grace period expires with a loud hiss of steam and the egg icon stops flashing This means that the rewind has become permanent It is no longer possible to fast forward past this point in time If during the grace period you determine that you did not wish to rewind to this particular point just click on the flashing egg icon with the left mouse button This will return you to the egg clock screen with your original game restored Any actions you have taken during the grace period will be undone You are now free to fast
23. hese documents does not solve your problem see the end of this section When All Else Fails to learn how to contact the Broderbund Technical Support Department Windows 95 Choppy Sound or Dropouts During Normal Game Play If you experience choppy sound or sound dropouts during normal game play it is an indication that your CD ROM drive cannot seek quickly enough to keep up with the program s demands The performance of your CD ROM drive may be improved by changing its cache settings and making sure that its drivers are up to date Please consult your Windows 95 and or your CD ROM drive s documentation for further information about your CD ROM drive s ability to read ahead and increase its cache size Please contact your CD ROM drive s manufacturer to obtain its most up to date drivers Sound Blaster Compatible Cards Some sound cards may be advertised as being 10096 Sound Blaster compatible but still may not work with The Last Express This is because many 16 bit sound cards only emulate 8 bit Sound Blaster cards The Last Express requires a 10096 Sound Blaster 16 compatible card Video Display Problems For the game to display properly your Windows 95 video driver must be set to display thousands of colors If you have DirectX installed The Last Express will switch resolutions automatically The game will not function with video drivers set to 256 colors For instructions on changing Windows 95 video display drivers please ref
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25. ke Padilla AVID EDITING SYSTEM On Time Off Line Santa Monica Model Train Unit DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Andrew B Andersen MODEL TRAIN CONSULTANT James Dell eva CAMERA ASSISTANT Jan Ruona GRIP ELECTRIC Damian Lucas Dino Corti PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Dave Miller George Brown FILMED AT Litigation Technologies SPECIAL THANKS TO Luigi Barassi Voice Recording DIRECTOR Jordan Mechner PRODUCER Mark Netter PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Francesca Prada SCRIPT SUPERVISORS Virginia McCarthy Andrea Kathryn Devaux RECORDING ENGINEERS David E Nelson Jeff Saltzman VOICE CASTING Sarah Kliban Bob Lloyd ADDITIONAL VOICE CASTING Andrea Kathryn Deveaux RECORDED AT American Zoetrope Studios Poolside Studios ZOETROPE FACILITIES MANAGER Bill Kinder Post Production Sound RECORDED BY Poolside Studios Outpost San Francisco DIALOG EDITOR Josh Rosen ADR EDITOR Joe Bini SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR Eric Holland ASSISTANT EDITOR Jake Tornatzky FOLEY ARTIST Jennifer Myers STUDIO MANAGER Christophe Murphy MUSIC RECORDED AND MIXED AT Forte Music Studios Los Angeles VIOLIN SONATA IN G BY CESAR FRANCK Courtesy of James amp Aster Inc Featuring Josef Suk Behind The Scenes DIRECTOR Timothy Melchior EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Bruce Friedricks PRODUCERS Mark Netter Valerie Schuldheisz Jim Tso PRODUCER S ASSISTANT Mary Ann Caminero DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Paul Fletcher Murray LIGHTING DIRECTO
26. nitial purchaser only If you believe you have found any such error or defect in the program during the 90 day period call the Broderbund Technical Support Department at 415 382 4700 from Monday through Friday between the hours of 6 a m and 5 00 p m Pacific Time Broderbund Technical Support personnel will attempt to help you correct or avoid the problem If any such error or defect cannot be corrected or reasonably avoided Broderbund will inform you how to obtain a corrected program disk or you may inform Broderbund that you prefer another Broderbund product of equal or lesser value or a full refund Restrictions The Software contains copyrighted material trade secrets and other proprietary material In order to protect them and except as permitted by applicable legislation you may not decompile reverse engineer disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a human perceivable form You may not modify network rent lease loan distribute or create derivative works based upon the Software in whole or in part You may not electronically transmit the Software from one computer to another or over a network Export Law Assurances You agree and certify that neither the Software nor any other technical data received from Broderbund nor the direct product thereof will be exported outside the United States except as authorized and as permitted by the laws and regulations of the United States If the Software has been rightfully obtain
27. o play HELPFUL HINTS Pick up everything you can and place it in your inventory No matter how trivial an object may seem if you can pick it up do so It may come in handy later Use the fact that you re on a train to your advantage People enter and leave their compartments all the time and the conductor can t watch you every second Everything is constantly changing so be alert for opportunities to move around and investigate Try visiting different parts of the train at different times Find the passenger list This is extremely valuable since it gives the names of all the passengers on the train and which compartments they re staying in Let the mouse cursor tell you what actions are possible When the cursor looks like this Y clicking has no effect If the mouse cursor changes to 3 when you pass it over a character this is your chance click to speak Late at night you may notice that everyone on the train has gone to sleep You might try doing the same yourself It s amazing what a little sleep will do for you If you feel lost or adrift and don t know what to do next Consult the passenger list It may give you an idea If you really feel stuck Try rewinding to an earlier point and replaying part or all of the journey On The Last Express events rarely happen in exactly the same way twice You may pick up on a clue or an opportunity that you missed the first or second time around
28. on that your CD ROM drive cannot seek quickly enough to keep up with the program s demands The performance of your CD ROM drive may be improved by changing its cache settings and making sure that its drivers are up to date Please consult your DOS and or your CD ROM drive s documentation for further information about your CD ROM drive ability to read ahead and increase its cache size Please contact your CD ROM drive s manufacturer to obtain its most up to date drivers Sound Blaster Compatible Cards Some sound cards may be advertised as being 10096 Sound Blaster compatible but still may not work with The Last Express This is because many 16 bit sound cards only emulate 8 bit Sound Blaster cards The Last Express requires a 10096 Sound Blaster 16 compatible card Mouse The Last Express requires a Microsoft compatible mouse to run A mouse driver must be loaded before the program is run Adjusting Sound and Brightness Levels The volume and brightness levels can be adjusted with the controls on the egg interface screen Power Macintosh Memory This program requires 9 000K 9MB of available memory To check your available memory go to the Apple menu and select About This Macintosh Total Memory is the amount of physical RAM installed Largest Unused Block is the amount of available memory You may need to free up additional memory by disabling Extensions For information on how to turn off individual extensions please
29. or send your questions to support broderbund com America Online Use the Keyword BRODERBUND to find our Product Support Boards or address your questions to BBund 1661 or BBund Tec2 using AOL s electronic mail Mail Send your questions to Broderbund Technical Correspondence P O Box 6125 Novato CA 94948 6125 About the Game Designer Jordan Mechner is the author of the computer games Karateka 1986 Prince of Persia 1990 and Prince of Persia 29 The Shadow and the Flame 1993 all published by Broderbund Software and writer director of the short documentary film Waiting for Dark 1993 In 1993 Jordan founded Smoking Car Productions a San Francisco based development group whose first title is The Last Express Located in San Francisco s antique district Smoking Car Productions is dedicated to creating original entertainment titles and the tools and technology to develop them The international team that developed The Last Express brings together years of experience and previous solo credits in computer game design and programming filmmaking and the graphic arts About the Composer Elia Cmiral comes from an old Czech theatre family He has composed numerous film theatre and ballet scores in Sweden and Czechoslovakia including the orchestral suite Ultima Thule 1991 Elia s U S film credits include the award winning Apartment Zero 1988 Somebody is Waiting 1996 with Nastassia Kinski and Gab
30. ose Run Type D SETUP EXE in the line labeled Open If your CD ROM drive uses a letter other than D substitute that letter for D Click Install to begin the installation Follow the on screen instructions to install The Last Express To Play After successfully installing the program click Start then move the cursor to Programs Click The Last Express menu item from The Last Express folder to begin the game 4 i 1 IA E 7 PA P L 9 a LA PAS a CS To Uninstall If you need to uninstall The Last Express click Start on the task bar and move the cursor to Settings then to Control Panel Double click the Add Remove Programs icon Click the Install Uninstall tab and select The Last Express from the list of programs Click che Add Remove button and then click OK to uninstall che program DOS Setup To Install To install the game insert CD 1 into your CD ROM drive At the DOS prompt type D DOS INSTALL EXE where D represents the drive letter of your CD ROM drive Follow the on screen instructions to install The Last Express To Play To play the game after you have completed the installation type C and hit Return Then type CDNEXPRESS and hit Return Then type EXPRESS and hit Return If you installed the game to another directory or drive modify the path accordingly To Uninstall If you need to uninstall The Last Express type C EXPRESS UNINSTAL If you installed
31. riel Byrne and the television series Nash Bridges A Note on the Production Inspired by Toulouse Lautrec and turn of the century Art Nouveau painters the distinctive look of the animated characters in The Last Express is the result of a new process developed by Smoking Car Productions to turn live action footage into cartoon animation We are indebted to the many train enthusiasts and organizations in the U S and Europe who have given their time and unique resources to help make The Last Express true to the historical period in spirit and detail This project would not have been possible without their help CREDITS Smoking Car Productions GAME DESIGNER DIRECTOR Jordan Mechner WRITTEN BY Jordan Mechner and Tomi Pierce TECHNICAL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Robert Cook ART DIRECTOR Nicole Tostevin 3D ART DIRECTOR Patrick Ladislav PRODUCER Mark Netter PROGRAMMING AND TECHNICAL DESIGN Mark Moran Lead Noel Marrero Justin Gardner EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Jordan Mechner John Eaton Tomi Pierce Jon Hamren ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR Juliana Wade TECHNICAL PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Mitchell Dyck BACKGROUND ILLUSTRATIONS Jersey Smith ROTOSCOPE DESIGNER Nicole Tostevin SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR MIXER David E Nelson MUSIC COMPOSED BY Elia Cmiral PRINCIPAL 3D ARTIST Donald Grahame WINDOWS PROGRAMMING Benbuck Nason MACINTOSH PROGRAMMING Sean Ansorge ADDITIONAL PROGR
32. rt your computer for this change to take effect Conflicts with System Extensions or Control Panel Devices If this program appears to be running slowly you might want to try turning off any unneeded Extensions that may be running If you have any System Extensions which may interrupt game play or use needed memory screen savers for example you may want to turn them off before you begin play Please consult your Macintosh documentation or the documentation accompanying the various Extensions you may have installed for information on how to turn off individual Extensions When All Else Fails If you have worked through these troubleshooting suggestions and still need assistance you can contact Broderbund Technical Support by using the options listed below It will be very helpful if you can tell us your computer make and model and the brand names of both the video card and sound card you are using If possible have the computer both positioned near your phone and turned on Please be prepared to give us a detailed description of what happens when you try to run the program You can contact us in any of the following ways Internet Online support is available through our World Wide Web site at http www broderbund com Phone Call us at 415 382 4700 from Monday through Friday between the hours of 6 a m and 5 00 p m Pacific Time CompuServe Type GO BB at any prompt to access Broderbund s area in CompuServe
33. ry If the item is usable it will remain in your hand To take a close up look at an item you are holding move the cursor over the item icon next to the Cath icon at the upper left corner of the screen If a close up view is available the cursor will change to a magnifying glass indicating that it is possible to click to get a close up It is possible to examine one item and select another item from the inventory list When you are finished using or examining the item click on the Cath icon to put the item back into your inventory The item icon next to the Cath icon will disappear indicating that you are now empty handed Item Cath is holding Cath icon Inventory Items A put Or THE r TO PUT IT DOWN Using Inventory Items In order to put down or use an item you first need to take it out of your inventory as described above The item icon will appear next to the Cath icon in the upper left corner of the screen to indicate that you are holding the item During play if you are holding an item and you see your cursor change to the icon of the item you are holding this means that you have a chance to use the item or put it down or offer it to someone What you can actually do with the item depends on the situation and context in the story If you don t want to use the item now click on the Cath icon to return the item to your inventory Talking to Passengers In the corri
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35. the game to another directory or drive modify the path accordingly Power Macintosh Setup To Install Insert The Last Express CD 1 Drag The Last Express folder onto your hard drive To Play Open The Last Express folder on your hard drive and double click on The Last Express icon To Uninstall If you need to uninstall The Last Express just drag The Last Express folder into the Trash and empty the Trash PLAYING THE GAME Starting a New Game The first time you launch The Last Express you will see a screen with a map depicting the route of the Orient Express on the left and a large antique egg on the right To start the game move the cursor over the coat of arms at the center of the egg The words Play New Game will appear in the upper left corner of the screen Click on the coat of arms to play After a brief opening sequence you ll find yourself aboard the fabled Orient Express roaring through the countryside outside Paris Exploring The Train You are Robert Cath a young American doctor You have joined the train at the request of an old friend Tyler Whitney whom you have not seen in some time Your first goal is to find Tyler What you do after that is up to you things you can do HErGCo cx VERE t As you move the cursor over the screen it will change to show the different Click with the left button to Move forward Back up Turn left Turn right Turn around 180
36. tor Cross WEB SITE Jeanne Winding Atomic Vision Cast ROBERT CATH David Svensson Voice C W Morgan ANNA WOLFF Dunja Djordjevic Voice Ingeborg Weinmann AUGUST SCHMIDT Josef Scholz KRONOS Mujahid Abdul Rashid TATIANA OBOLENSKAYA Corinne Blum Voice Yelena Danova ALEXEI DOLNIKOV Mikhail Douniyev GEORGE ABBOT Chris Murray MILOS Dermot Robinson Voice Zoran Danilovich VESNA Eileen Weisinger Voice Danica Milosevic VASSILI OBOLENSKY Dick Mallon Voice Anatoly Turmov KAHINA Nkechi Emeruwa Voice Lumi Muliro CONDUCTOR 1 Benny Buttner Voice Tony Saccardi CONDUCTOR 2 Jacques Moyal TRAINMASTER Robert Vallerga Voice Thierry Rosset TYLER WHITNEY David Berkson Voice Tim Wiggins MADAME BOUTAREL Marla Craig Voice Martine Jardel MONSIEUR BOUTAREL Fred Adler Voice Alexis Biolley FRANCOIS BOUTAREL Scott Streeter Voice Hamilton Beaumont SOPHIE Diana Aldcroft Voice Sabine Rioufol REBECCA Lauren Hall Voice Lisa Monihan IVO Andy Murray SALKO David McCrea MAHMUD Joseph Rocha Voice Albert Menaghi YASMIN Nicola Frances Voice Ida Dudam HADIDJA Suzanne Lang Voice Fatma Emsawaf FATIMA Sarah Kliban Voice Duja Omran VOICE OF ALOUAN Rabab Tawfik HEADWAITER John Ferreira Voice Eigil Qwist WAITER 1 Philippe Beaufils Voice Didier Disenhaus WAITER 2 Mick Berry Voice Philip Glade ENGINEER FIREMAN James Burke Voice Goran Duvanic FLOWER SELLE
37. und Quality Assurance Department David Kessler Ron Pereira Sabrina Roblin Dedicated to the memory of Lisa Rosegg Susan Willis Richard Seaman Peter Young Rand Miller Robyn Miller Chuck Carter Rusel DeMaria Mark Hayama Tom Frisina Marabeth Harding John Evershed Jim Jourdonnais Bob amp Marian Bailey John Hollingsworth Alisa Baker Morris Silver Bill Jones GUARANTEE AND LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTY Broderbund 90 Day Satisfaction Guarantee If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase return the product to Broderbund Software within 90 days of the date of purchase along with the original sales receipt and the reason for return Please state whether you would prefer another Broderbund product of equal or lesser value or a full refund Limit 1 per household Dealers distributors and their employees are not eligible Please call Broderbund Customer Support at 415 382 4745 or return the merchandise to Broderbund Software P O Box 6125 Novato CA 94948 6125 If you wish to return the product via U P S please send it to Broderbund Software Attention Customer Support 755 SouthPoint Boulevard Petaluma CA 94954 The Broderbund 90 Day Satisfaction Guarantee also warrants for a period of 90 days that this copy of The Last Express is free from substantial errors or defects that will materially interfere with the operation of the program as described in the enclosed user documentation This policy applies to the i
38. w7 Broderbund AN ADVENTURE GAME BY JORDAN MECHNER USER S MANUAL E 1 Buell E 7 MM A LEN a a 5f S ot 2 NA EET 2 o ETT M Y dic DET pes e Pa TE AN ADVENTURE GAME BY JORDAN MECHNER Windows 95 DOS and Power Macintosh USER 5 MANUAL e Broderbund SMOKING CAR Software Copyright O 1997 Smoking Car Productions Inc Packaging and documentation Copyright O 1997 Broderbund Software Inc All rights reserved The Last Express is a trademark and Broderbund is a registered trademark of Broderbund Software Inc Smoking Car Productions is a trademark of Smoking Car Productions Inc DOS 4GW Professional is a trademark of Tenberry Software Inc All other company and or product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders All characters portrayed in this product are fictitious Any resemblance to any person living or deceased is purely coincidental 027 PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ILLEGAL COPIES OF THIS SOFTWARE The software you are using was produced through the efforts of many people designers artists producers programmers distributors retailers and other dedicated professionals The costs of developing this and other software programs are recovered through software sales The unauthorized duplication of personal computer software raises the cost to all legitimate users This software is protected by federal copyright

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