Beach Life Virtual Resort: Spring Break - Opening and Editing The .BLE Game Files

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images taken from the game and from the game manual I have an itch to play Beach Life every now and then. The last time it happened, I found a band-aid solution to guests complaining about high prices. I wanted to make more changes if I could but I couldn't find a way to open and read some of the script files. There are some files in the game that are readable on notepad ( GameParameters.pis and the other . pis files on each scenario and sandscenario folder) but when you try to open up the . ble files, you only see random symbols. I've tried tools that I've seen recommended online ( Game Extractor , Ghidra , Offzip to name a few). Admittedly, I did just glaze over them because I know nothing about reverse engineering a game and didn't know what to do. I have an inkling to play it again recently, and I decided to try an idea that has been looming over my head but have been avoiding.... The GameParameters.pis file had a header containing the file name, and I notice...

Vintage Avon Perfume - Tempo released in 1978

I've read somewhere that Avon used to do "inspired" perfumes of popular fragrances (they don't do an actual dupe wherein it would smell too similar) so I was wondering if Avon had a scent that was inspired by Lauren (by Ralph Lauren)

They had a fragrance that was released the same year as Lauren, called Tempo. I couldn't find a comprehensive list of notes online, just vague descriptions saying the top notes are orange blossom, middle notes woody with moss for base. Still, it was also chypre like Lauren and I happen to come across .33 FL oz bottle for around $6 so I went ahead and purchased it.



The verdict: it wasn't like Lauren at all but it is still quite lovely. It makes sense they were marketing it as a fun and upbeat fragrance because there certainly is an energetic feel to it. My nose isn't good at picking up individual scents, but I would describe it as a powdery woody unisex fragrance.


It has the infamous FD&C Red No 4


I've been trying to make my own blend of Lauren using perfumes, essential and fragrance oils (unsuccessfully so far). Interestingly, one of the blends I did smelled similar to a dried down Tempo also after drying down. The original blend (in which I just mixed up perfumes) smelled nothing like Tempo, but it did after I added the following:

Lemongrass (I was trying to substitute it for galbanum because I couldn't find it locally)

Neroli

Spearmint

Mimosa

Ylang-ylang

Ho Wood (I was substituting for Rosewood)

Cedarwood

Sandalwood

Vetiver

Oak Moss


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