The Last Express: Getting It To Work!

1. Make a folder somewhere on the Hard disk of the computer. I opted to make it on the Desktop and I called it 'The Last Express' to make it obvious what it was.
2. Open CD 1 and copy the two files called EXPRESSW from the 'Windows' folder to the game folder you just made on your desktop/hard disk.
3. Go to the DATA folder on the CD and copy over the six ".EGG" files (Blue, Gold, Green, Purple, Red and Teal) and the HD.HPF to the game folder.
4. You could also copy the README.TXT from the CD if you like.
5. Create a shortcut (if necessary) to the EXPRESSW.EXE file.
6. The game should now run by double-clicking either the shortcut you made or the EXPRESSW.EXE file. If it doesn't, go back to the Windows folder on the CD and copy over the MFC42.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL files.

I'm sure there must be something wrong with ths one...

You Are 92% Gentleman

No doubt about it, you are a total gentleman. You please the pickiest ladies, and you make everyone in a room feel comfortable.

Are You A Gentleman?

Looking back at 'The Last Express'

The Last Express is a point-and-click adventure game that had the pleasure of playing many, many years ago (1997). It was sitting on the shelves in the computer game shop I was in to buy Riven (another great game!) and I was curious enough to purchase it.

It turned out to be one of the best computer game purchases I have ever made.

I wish that I could start the game anew without having my knowledge of what happens. It's one of the few games that has made a huge impact on me.

The opening sequence jumps out as if it were straight from a film and since that first time I played, I have been hooked on the game. I discovered the soundtrack CD available for this game at SynSoniq whilst looking for something else and that has re-awakened my desire to play this game again. Unfortunately, I can't. It seems that the install program won't run at all under Windows XP.

I'm not going to let this stand in my way of playing a most excellent game - I'll be investigating how to go about installing the game and I'll be back later telling the whole world how to get it up and running on Windows XP.

Until then, try these other fantastic and informative links.

• Mark Moran has a history (of sorts) of Smoking Car Productions and his own involvement in the creation of the game.
• Mark has also mirrored the original Last Express website from 1997.
  
• The Escapist has an excellent '10 Years Later' review of the game.
• There is also a page on Wikipedia for the game.
  

The soundtrack can also be found on Amazon but you'll have to try eBay to get a copy of the game.

A Scammer gets scammed!

Having recently been the victim of a scam on eBay, I really enjoyed reading this little tale.

It's the story of a scammer who tries to settle 'out of eBay' on a Powerbook laptop. Little did he know that he aroused suspicion from the seller and ended up scammed himself!

Have a read and enjoy the laugh!