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Grim FandangoDevelopers
Engines
Release dates
WindowsOctober 30, 1998
Reception
Metacritic94
Taxonomy
ModesSingleplayer
PerspectivesCinematic camera
ControlsDirect control
GenresAdventure
Art stylesCartoon, Pre-rendered graphics, Stylized
SeriesGrim Fandango
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Grim Fandango
Grim Fandango1998
Grim Fandango Remastered2015
2Essential improvements2.1Patches
2.2Installing the game
3Game data
4Video
6Audio
7Issues fixed
8Other information
9Other information
Key points
Grim Fandango Casino Buggy Although not completely glitch-free, ResidualVM fixes lots of other bugs.[1]General information

Developers
Engines
Release dates
Windows	October 30, 1998
Reception
Metacritic	94
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Cartoon, Pre-rendered graphics, Stylized
Series	Grim Fandango

Grim Fandango
Grim Fandango	1998
Grim Fandango Remastered	2015

bgbennyboy's unofficial installerbgbennyboy's unofficial launcherHardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive featureAvailability[edit]SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Retail 
 Demos are available from ResidualVM.Essential improvements[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Patches[edit]Patch 1.01 fixes several crashing bugs, as well as a possible issue where a certain puzzle would be unsolvable on faster machines. Add subtitles to cutscenes Cannot be installed on 64-bit machines. Bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher should automatically circumvent the problemGrim Fandango Patch - ResidualVM instructionsPeixoto's patch[edit]Gets the installer running on 64bit windows
Allows nearest neighbor or xBRz scaling in software mode
Gets hardware mode working properly an in high resolution. Super sampling anti aliasing is also possible
Installing the game[edit]Using bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher[edit]

This unofficial launcher is designed to be used in lieu of the game's built-in launcher (GRIM.EXE). Though it is not necessarily required (unless you are on a 64-bit machine), it does provide easy access to many hidden or undocumented features of the game, including the ability to run the game from the hard drive without inserting the discs, the ability to run the game in a window, the option to automatically load the last saved game, and several debug keys.
If you used bgbennyboy's unofficial installer, the launcher should be installed automatically. Otherwise, download it, and extract it to your Grim Fandango install folder. Then, launch the game using Grim Fandango Launcher.EXE.
Manually copying files[edit]Alternatively, you can copy the entire contents of both discs to a folder on your hard drive (skip any duplicate files). Then, enable developer mode (see the section below) and launch the game using GrimFandango.EXE. Note that if you do this, bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher may not function; running GrimFandango.EXE at least once may or may not resolve this. Also note that the aforementioned launcher is currently the only way to install the official 1.01 patch on 64-bit systems.
ResidualVM[edit]Yet another alternative is ResidualVM, a spin-off of the ScummVM project. Like ScummVM, it allows you to copy the game's contents into a folder and run the game via the program's launcher. To note, the team is still working out some kinks, since this is a custom and unofficial interpreter of the game's engine, so consider it a work-in-progress. With version 0.1.1, however, they have also managed to fix 14 bugs that were in the released version of the game back in 1998. Install simply requires the ResidualVM install and the necessary files from the game (detailed here) copied to any folder. Note that you do not run the installer of the patch, but rather place the patch executable into the folder. As of 2019, this is the only way to play the original release of the game on non-Windows operating systems.
Game data[edit]Configuration file(s) location[edit]Save game data location[edit]SystemLocation
Windows grim**.gsv[Note 1]
 You can load or save your game by pressing F1 to access the menu. Running GrimFandango.EXE with the -s command-line parameter will automatically load the most recent saved game (the unofficial launcher includes this as an option).Video[edit]Options menu
Graphics featureStateWSGFNotes
Widescreen resolution Fixed resolution 640x480
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
WindowedSee Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)Can be enforced via video driver, at least on Nvidia cards. Needs either working OpenGL mode or ResidualVM.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Windowed[edit]Run the game in developer mode[citation needed]
Use bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher[citation needed]
Run GrimFandango.EXE with the -wcommand-line parameter[citation needed]
Use in-game option[citation needed]
Open the in-game options menu with F1.
Select 'DIBSection Windowed Display' under '3D Hardware Options.'
Input[edit]Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
RemappingSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remappingSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Grim Fandango HintsAudio[edit]Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controlsMusic, Sound Effects, Voice
Surround sound
SubtitlesCan be toggled with Ctrl+T
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
LocalizationsLanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
French
GreekFan translation
HungarianFan translation.
ItalianCheck XP compatibility patch if there is any issue
Brazilian PortugueseBrasoft's release
Issues fixed[edit]'Grim Fandango is already up to date' error[edit]Delete registry key[2]
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareLucasArts Entertainment Company LLCGrim Fandangov1.0
Delete value named 'MAGIC'
Grim Fandango Trophy GuideCheck unofficial launcher version[citation needed]
Sound crashing and freezing[edit]Force single core affinity for GRIMFANDANGO.EXE[citation needed]
Notes
Using Task Manager to set affinity is likely to trip the sound issue. Other alternatives work properly.
Enable Windows 98 compatibility mode[citation needed]
Other information[edit]Enabling developer mode[edit] Allows several hidden features, such as the ability to run the game from the hard drive and/or in windowed mode.Create registry key[citation needed]
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareLucasArts Entertainment Company LLCGrim Fandangov1.0
Add a new string value, with name good_times and value trUE.
Notes
 bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher should automatically enable developer mode
Running the game without the discs[edit]Enabling developer mode allows the game to be run without the discs inserted.
If you used bgbennyboy's unofficial installer, or installed the game by copying the contents of both discs to a folder on your hard drive, this is already set up. You can either launch the game using bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher, or manually enable developer mode and launch the game using GrimFandango.EXE.
Real cash roulette app. If you installed the game using the official installer, and are using bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher, then open the launcher and click 'Options' - 'Run Grim from Hard Drive'. This will copy the files for you. From there, you can launch the game either using the unofficial launcher or GrimFandango.EXE.
If you installed the game using the official installer, but are not using bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher, you will need to copy the entire contents of both discs to your Grim Fandango installation folder (skip any duplicate files). Then, enable developer mode and launch the game using GrimFandango.EXE.
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Other information[edit]API[edit]ExecutablePPC32-bit64-bitNotes
WindowsFor 64-bit, use ResidualVM.
macOS (OS X)Use ResidualVM.
LinuxUse ResidualVM.
System requirements[edit]Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)95, 98
Processor (CPU)Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM)32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)30 MB1.2 GB (for running without discs)
Video card (GPU) PCI or AGP graphics card 
2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatiblePCI or AGP 3D accelerator 
4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatible
Notes↑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%VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References

System	Location
Windows	grim**.gsv^{[Note 1]}

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution	Fixed resolution 640x480
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Can be enforced via video driver, at least on Nvidia cards. Needs either working OpenGL mode or ResidualVM.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Use in-game option^{[citation needed]}
Open the in-game options menu with `F1`. Select 'DIBSection Windowed Display' under '3D Hardware Options.'

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls	Music, Sound Effects, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles	Can be toggled with `Ctrl`+`T`
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Greek	Fan translation
Hungarian	Fan translation.
Italian	Check XP compatibility patch if there is any issue
Brazilian Portuguese	Brasoft's release

Delete registry key^[2]
Go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareLucasArts Entertainment Company LLCGrim Fandangov1.0` Delete value named 'MAGIC'

Force single core affinity for GRIMFANDANGO.EXE^{[citation needed]}
Notes Using Task Manager to set affinity is likely to trip the sound issue. Other alternatives work properly.

Create registry key^{[citation needed]}
Go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareLucasArts Entertainment Company LLCGrim Fandangov1.0` Add a new string value, with name good_times and value trUE. Notes bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher should automatically enable developer mode

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows	For 64-bit, use ResidualVM.
macOS (OS X)	Use ResidualVM.
Linux	Use ResidualVM.

Windows
Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 MB	1.2 GB (for running without discs)
Video card (GPU)	PCI or AGP graphics card 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible	PCI or AGP 3D accelerator 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible

bgbennyboy's unofficial installerbgbennyboy's unofficial launcherHardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive featureAvailability[edit]SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Retail 
 Demos are available from ResidualVM.Essential improvements[edit]Patches[edit]Patch 1.01 fixes several crashing bugs, as well as a possible issue where a certain puzzle would be unsolvable on faster machines. Add subtitles to cutscenes Cannot be installed on 64-bit machines. Bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher should automatically circumvent the problemGrim Fandango Patch - ResidualVM instructionsPeixoto's patch[edit]Gets the installer running on 64bit windows
Allows nearest neighbor or xBRz scaling in software mode
Gets hardware mode working properly an in high resolution. Super sampling anti aliasing is also possible
Installing the game[edit]Using bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher[edit]This unofficial launcher is designed to be used in lieu of the game's built-in launcher (GRIM.EXE). Though it is not necessarily required (unless you are on a 64-bit machine), it does provide easy access to many hidden or undocumented features of the game, including the ability to run the game from the hard drive without inserting the discs, the ability to run the game in a window, the option to automatically load the last saved game, and several debug keys.
If you used bgbennyboy's unofficial installer, the launcher should be installed automatically. Otherwise, download it, and extract it to your Grim Fandango install folder. Then, launch the game using Grim Fandango Launcher.EXE.
Manually copying files[edit]Alternatively, you can copy the entire contents of both discs to a folder on your hard drive (skip any duplicate files). Then, enable developer mode (see the section below) and launch the game using GrimFandango.EXE. Note that if you do this, bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher may not function; running GrimFandango.EXE at least once may or may not resolve this. Also note that the aforementioned launcher is currently the only way to install the official 1.01 patch on 64-bit systems.
ResidualVM[edit]Yet another alternative is ResidualVM, a spin-off of the ScummVM project. Like ScummVM, it allows you to copy the game's contents into a folder and run the game via the program's launcher. To note, the team is still working out some kinks, since this is a custom and unofficial interpreter of the game's engine, so consider it a work-in-progress. With version 0.1.1, however, they have also managed to fix 14 bugs that were in the released version of the game back in 1998. Install simply requires the ResidualVM install and the necessary files from the game (detailed here) copied to any folder. Note that you do not run the installer of the patch, but rather place the patch executable into the folder. As of 2019, this is the only way to play the original release of the game on non-Windows operating systems.
Game data[edit]Configuration file(s) location[edit]Save game data location[edit]SystemLocation
Windows grim**.gsv[Note 1]
 You can load or save your game by pressing F1 to access the menu. Running GrimFandango.EXE with the -s command-line parameter will automatically load the most recent saved game (the unofficial launcher includes this as an option).Video[edit]Options menu
Graphics featureStateWSGFNotes
Widescreen resolution Fixed resolution 640x480
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
WindowedSee Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)Can be enforced via video driver, at least on Nvidia cards. Needs either working OpenGL mode or ResidualVM.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Windowed[edit]Run the game in developer mode[citation needed]
Use bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher[citation needed]
Run GrimFandango.EXE with the -wcommand-line parameter[citation needed]
Use in-game option[citation needed]
Open the in-game options menu with F1.
Select 'DIBSection Windowed Display' under '3D Hardware Options.'
Input[edit]Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
RemappingSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remappingSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Grim Fandango HintsAudio[edit]Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controlsMusic, Sound Effects, Voice
Surround sound
SubtitlesCan be toggled with Ctrl+T
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
LocalizationsLanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
French
GreekFan translation
HungarianFan translation.
ItalianCheck XP compatibility patch if there is any issue
Brazilian PortugueseBrasoft's release
Issues fixed[edit]'Grim Fandango is already up to date' error[edit]Delete registry key[2]
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareLucasArts Entertainment Company LLCGrim Fandangov1.0
Delete value named 'MAGIC'
Grim Fandango Trophy GuideCheck unofficial launcher version[citation needed]
Sound crashing and freezing[edit]Force single core affinity for GRIMFANDANGO.EXE[citation needed]
Notes
Using Task Manager to set affinity is likely to trip the sound issue. Other alternatives work properly.
Enable Windows 98 compatibility mode[citation needed]
Other information[edit]Enabling developer mode[edit] Allows several hidden features, such as the ability to run the game from the hard drive and/or in windowed mode.Create registry key[citation needed]
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareLucasArts Entertainment Company LLCGrim Fandangov1.0
Add a new string value, with name good_times and value trUE.
Notes
 bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher should automatically enable developer mode
Running the game without the discs[edit]Enabling developer mode allows the game to be run without the discs inserted.
If you used bgbennyboy's unofficial installer, or installed the game by copying the contents of both discs to a folder on your hard drive, this is already set up. You can either launch the game using bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher, or manually enable developer mode and launch the game using GrimFandango.EXE.
Real cash roulette app. If you installed the game using the official installer, and are using bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher, then open the launcher and click 'Options' - 'Run Grim from Hard Drive'. This will copy the files for you. From there, you can launch the game either using the unofficial launcher or GrimFandango.EXE.
If you installed the game using the official installer, but are not using bgbennyboy's unofficial launcher, you will need to copy the entire contents of both discs to your Grim Fandango installation folder (skip any duplicate files). Then, enable developer mode and launch the game using GrimFandango.EXE.
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Other information[edit]API[edit]ExecutablePPC32-bit64-bitNotes
WindowsFor 64-bit, use ResidualVM.
macOS (OS X)Use ResidualVM.
LinuxUse ResidualVM.
System requirements[edit]Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)95, 98
Processor (CPU)Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM)32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)30 MB1.2 GB (for running without discs)
Video card (GPU) PCI or AGP graphics card 
2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatiblePCI or AGP 3D accelerator 
4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatible
Notes↑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%VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References↑Grim Fandango Original Bugs - ResidualVM :: Wiki
↑Grim Fandango Patch - ResidualVM wiki