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|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing notes        = Can be forced with [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo2]
 
|antialiasing notes        = Can be forced with [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo2]
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# Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo2]
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# Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgVoodoo2]
 
# Copy both 'DDraw.dll' and 'D3DImm.dll' from the MS folder included in dgVoodoo2 and place them alongside 'bt.exe' (located in *\Game\bt.exe)
 
# Copy both 'DDraw.dll' and 'D3DImm.dll' from the MS folder included in dgVoodoo2 and place them alongside 'bt.exe' (located in *\Game\bt.exe)
 
# 'dgVoodooCpl.exe' can be copied over as well if you want to run at a specific resolution or want to enable anti-aliasing and/or anisotropic filtering
 
# 'dgVoodooCpl.exe' can be copied over as well if you want to run at a specific resolution or want to enable anti-aliasing and/or anisotropic filtering
 
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==Other information==
 
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = Windows 98
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|minRAM  = 32MB of RAM
 
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|minHD    = 10MB
 
|minHD    = 10MB
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|minaudio = SoundBlaster compatible sound card
 
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Blast Thru
Blast Thru cover
Developers
RockSolid Software, Xtreme Games LLC
Publishers
eGames Inc.
Release dates
Windows 1999

Key points

Runs at single-digit framerate on modern Windows operating systems. See Issues fixed.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
This game is not available yet.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video

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

Issues fixed

Framerate issues on modern Windows

On modern systems the game runs at single-digit framerates due to issues with DirectDraw
Retail version
  1. Download dgVoodoo2
  2. Copy both 'DDraw.dll' and 'D3DImm.dll' from the MS folder included in dgVoodoo2 and place them alongside 'bt.exe' (located in *\Game\bt.exe)
  3. 'dgVoodooCpl.exe' can be copied over as well if you want to run at a specific resolution or want to enable anti-aliasing and/or anisotropic filtering

[Breaks the graphics though]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166MHz
System memory (RAM) 32MB of RAM
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB graphics card that supports 16-bit color at 640x480 resolution
Sound (audio device) SoundBlaster compatible sound card


References