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The Casino Interior music can be found in Manny's casino (in Calavera Cafe) in Year 2, Rubacava. For use in the game, this piece was filtered to sound like i. Grim Fandango is a 1998 adventure game directed by Tim Schafer and developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows.It is the first adventure game by LucasArts to use 3D computer graphics overlaid on pre-rendered static backgrounds. As with other LucasArts adventure games, the player must converse with characters and examine, collect, and use objects to solve puzzles.

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Genre: Adventure
Release Year: 1998
Developer: LucasArts
Publisher: LucasArts
Age Rating: 12+
Playability Status: Perfect
Tested On: Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64

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Something is rotten in the land of the dead and it’s not just the flesh on the recently deceased corpses. For down on his luck travel agent Manny Calavera, life in the land of the dead is less paradise and more percentages. He struggles to pay off his debt to the “powers that be” by selling recently deceased individuals travel packages to take them through the land of the dead and onto the Ninth Underworld. The problem is, Manny’s recent clients haven’t exactly been rich with the milk of human kindness, or other such desirable traits that let them qualify for the more expensive travel packages. It’s up to the player to help Manny repay his debt and uncover a conspiracy that will take him on a wild adventure across the afterlife. Grim Fandango is an adventure title that’s widely regarded as a cult classic and certainly a game any adventure fan would want to play.

Installation

To play Grim Fandango on a modern PC, do not use the installer on the CD-ROM itself. Instead, create a folder anywhere on your PC. This folder will be your Grim Fandango data folder, for this example we used c:GamesGrim Fandango. Set up the folder however and wherever you like. Remember if you’re not familiar with manipulating files and folders, there are tutorials available here.

Now, explore the contents of the first Grim Fandango CD-ROM in ‘Computer’. Open the folder called “GRIMDATA” on the CD-ROM. Copy all the files that have the .LAB file extension from this folder on the CD-ROM to the Grim Fandango directory you made on the computer. The easiest way to locate them all is to use details view in File/Windows Explorer and sort by file extension. Once you have copied those files over, copy the file named GRIM.TAB too. You’re now done with disc one.


Insert Grim Fandango CD 2. Explore this CD-ROM using ‘Computer’ and again you will see a folder called “GRIMDATA”. Open this folder and copy the entire contents to the Grim Fandango directory you made on your computer. Windows will warn you that some of the files already exist, but you can safely overwrite them. You should now have a folder on your PC full of .LAB files and one .TAB file, but still no way of running the game.

Before we proceed, there’s one other thing you will need. Download the Grim Fandango 1.1 patch, using the link here. Do not run the patch, simply copy the executable file into the Grim Fandango directory you created on your PC, in with the .LAB and .TAB files. You’re now done installing the game.

Running the game with ResidualVM

To run Grim Fandango on a modern PC, you will need to use a tool called ResidualVM. This tool basically replaces the old graphics engine that used to run Grim Fandango with a more modern one that is fully compatible with modern graphics cards. You can download the program here. Use the latest “Release binary” for Windows. For ease of use, we recommend the “Windows Installer” package that should be the first download link on the page.

Installing ResidualVM is easy, simply run the downloaded file and follow all the on-screen prompts. When installation is complete, start the program from the Start Menu or Start screen and the following window will appear.

Click on the “Add Game…” button. Now, browse to the Grim Fandango directory you configured earlier (with the .LAB and .TAB files) and then click on “Choose”. If you did that step correctly, you should see an options window like the one shown below.

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The options can be left as default. The ResidualVM program supports other adventure games too, so unless you want to set an option specifically for Grim Fandango, it’s better to tweak the options for all games rather than set them here. Click on “OK”.

Grim Fandango should now be available to play. Before you start, you might want to click on “Options…”. Here you can change various settings such as enabling full screen mode on the Graphics tab. Remember Grim Fandango is a 4:3 (non-widescreen) aspect ratio game and therefore should run with borders at the sides of the screen on a modern widescreen display. Click on “OK” when you are done. To start the game, simply select it from the list in ResidualVM and click on “Start”. As with many games titles, you may need to disable any secondary monitors before the game will run correctly in full screen mode.

Gamepads/Controllers

Unlike a lot of adventure games that use a point and click system, Grim Fandango uses the keyboard to move Manny around the world. ResidualVM doesn’t yet support game controllers, so if you prefer to use a joypad, then the much loved Xpadder utility is the solution once again. You might want to temporarily set the game to windowed mode while you configure your Xpadder profile. While playing Grim Fandango, press the F1 key at any time to access the options menu, from here, select “Control Help” to view the keys. Below is a picture of the Xpadder profile we created for Grim Fandango.

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As you can see the layout is pretty simple. You can map the keys to the buttons however you like. On the Xbox pad, it’s easy to remember X for examine and green for use. For the left analogue stick, we used Xpadder’s distance zone feature. When the left stick is pushed less than 75% of the way, Manny will walk. When the stick is pressed more than 75% of the way, Xpadder tells the PC that shift is held down, since pressing shift and any direction causes Manny to run, this means he will run when the analogue stick is pushed down the full way. This is similar to the technique we used to fix the controls in Prince of Persia.

So, now you’re all ready to meet Manny on your modern PC. Make no bones about it, this is a classic adventure and well worth a play through or a replay. Good luck on your adventures in the land of the dead!

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Grim Fandango Remastered

If you don’t already have a copy of Grim Fandango and you’re dying to meet Manny and his friends, we recommend picking up the recently released “Grim Fandango Remastered”. Thanks to those lovely people at Double Fine productions, you can now play through this classic adventure game with enhanced textures, improved controls, better lighting and a re-recorded orchestral soundtrack. Check out this new version here.

Leave the Casino and go back to the room with the betting window. Walk up the stairs and up another set of stairs outside. Show Carla, the security officer, the Cigarette Case. When she asks what it is tell her “I don’t know. I found it under your desk.” Say that there was a “Shifty looking guy there…” She’ll explode the case and you’ll pick up the Key that was inside.

Go into your inventory and select the Gold-Flaked Liquor. Use the item twice to take two drinks. Now walk through the metal detector. Carla will take you upstairs. Ask her about the metal detector until she gets fed up and throws it out the window.

Go downstairs all the way to the bottom and then right to the cat sand pit. Walk out along the walkway and use the Scythe on the sand to try and pick up the Metal Detector. When you’re standing on the right spot you’ll pick it up.

Leave the Casino and head over to the Lighthouse. You can get there by going back to the circular platform and taking the left path. Continue past the Sea Beas to the Lighthouse. Use the Key to open the door. After the cut-scene Manny will pick up the Coat Check.

Run back to the Calavera Cafe and show the Coat Check to Lupe at the front counter. She’ll give you a Tiny Girl Jacket. Use the Jacket to find a Slip of Paper inside one of the pockets.

Leave the cafe and take the lift down to the bottom. Go right to the circular platform and go down. Continue right until you come to a circular tank. Go inside the tank to find the Tattoo Parlour.

Naranja is getting a tattoo. He’s the one that you need to make sure misses work tomorrow. Go to the left and open the Fridge Door. Pull out the Vegetable Crisper to keep the door open. Quickly go into your inventory and grab the Turkey Baster. Use it to squirt the liquid into the bottle that Naranja’s drinking out of. Naranja will take a drink and pass out.

Search Naranja to grab his Dog Tags. Show Toto the Slip of Paper with the number 6 on it. Toto will find a Photo and give it to you. Leave, go up the lift and down the stairs back to the Morgue.

Give Membrillo the Metal Detector. While he’s looking at one of the bodies use the Dog Tags on the other. Membrillo will find them and declare Naranjo dead.

Go back to the Sea Bees. You passed them on the way to the Lighthouse. Give them the Red Union Book and one of them will get arrested.

Go back to the Casino and use the Ticket Printer in your inventory. The correct code is 02 (from the cat plaque), Tue (as the day Charlie mentioned the fees are due) and 06 (from the photo that Toto gave you).

Press the Print Button to print your Ticket. You won’t be able to use it on the booth to the right. Instead walk to the left and use the Ticket on that booth. A man will come out and show you the photo finish. Manny will peel it open and discover the Photo of Olivia and Nick Kissing.

Go back to the High Rollers Club and show Nick the Photo. He’ll agree to rescue the Sea Bee. Head back to the Calavera Cafe and go to the Roulette Room. Notice which table the Policeman is playing on, the table on the right.

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Go back up to Manny’s office and pick up the Pen on the table. This opens up a secret compartment with 3 red lights representing the 3 tables and a magnet button. Wait until the right red light is lit, signalling that the table on the right is being used and press the Magnet Button. The Policeman will lose and close down the Casino.

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Glottis and Manny will finally be able to set sail on the ship but the adventures are not over yet!

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