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Otto Matic

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
Otto Matic
Otto Matic cover
Developers
Pangea Software
Modern version Iliyas Jorio
Windows Ideas From the Deep
Publishers
Aspyr Media
Windows Ideas From the Deep
Engines
Modern version Pomme
Release dates
Mac OS (Classic) December 4, 2001
macOS (OS X) December 4, 2001
Windows February 23, 2004
Linux September 2021
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Platform, Shooter
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Sci-fi
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Otto Matic on Wikipedia

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
CD key
Requires serial number.
Mac OS
macOS (OS X)
Retail
CD key
Requires registered name, serial number, and order number.
Windows
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
itch.io
DRM-free
Modern version.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Official website
DRM-free
Windows
Mac OS
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

GitHub release

A fan-developed port for modern systems, officially licensed by the original developer.
Adds several new features including widescreen and windowed support
GitHub releases page.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Windows

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Modern version only. Original release is limited to 640x480.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Modern version only.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Modern version only.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Modern version uses up to x8 MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Modern version only.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Fan - 1
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Swedish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 1.2.1 Mac OS X, Windows, and modern version only. Original Mac OS release uses QuickDraw 3D.
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
64-bit in the modern version.
macOS (OS X)
64-bit Intel and Apple Silicon in the modern version.
Linux
Modern version only.
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input SDL2 Modern version only.

System requirements

Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 8.6 through 9.2, 10.1
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 7xx / PowerPC G3 266 MHz
System memory (RAM) 96 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)
Video card (GPU) ATI Rage 128
Other OpenGL 1.2.1
Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)


References