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Developers | |
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Square Enix | |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Europe | Eidos Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 25, 2000 |
This page is for the original 2000 version. For the 2013 re-release, see Final Fantasy VIII (2013).
Key points
- Higher resolution 480p FMVs than the Playstation version.[1]
- Unfavorable to the PlayStation version in areas: Out of combat movement is limited 8 directions as opposed to complete circular movement, and has fixable inferior MIDI music[2].
- While the PlayStation version ran at 60 FPS, excluding menu screens the PC frame rate is capped at 30 FPS, 15 FPS during combat and FMVs.[3]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | DRM: Simple disk check, no physical copy protection. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest patches for Final Fantasy 8 are available from EA's public FTP:
- FF8SqeaNVPatch.zip: 1.2 patch for Nvidia Geforce users.
- FF8SqeaPatch.zip: 1.2 patch for other users.
- FF8_Yamaha_Fix.zip: Specific fix when using DirectX 7 only with the Yamaha software synth.
Roses and Wine
- Replaces the default MIDI music with the original PlayStation version music or optionally other music as well.[4]
Aali's custom driver
- Renders the game with OpenGL and enables rendering at higher resolutions with other options. Also avoids graphical issues and artifacts with some modern GPUs. There are two methods of installation:
- Directly (direct file link for 0.8.1b). Follow the steps precisely or it will not work.
- Via a third party installer (direct file link for 0.8.1). Put this and the above direct archive in the same directory and run the installer. This automates the steps and is recommended over the direct method.
- Make sure your GPU drivers are up-to-date as the default Windows GPU drivers have poor OpenGL support.
- Introduces some bugs into the game, and currently has a small black bar at the bottom.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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- With modern Windows versions it may be in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Square Soft, Inc\FINAL FANTASY VIII\1.00
which takes precedence if both registry keys exist.
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
Running from an ISO or another drive
- By default the game uses the first physical CD-ROM drive location for CD checks. If you wish to use another drive (common when using a ISO), edit the registry:
- Run the Registry Editor
- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Square Soft, Inc\FINAL FANTASY VIII\1.00\DataDrive
- If that doesn't exist go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Square Soft, Inc\FINAL FANTASY VIII\1.00\DataDrive
- If that doesn't exist go to
- Change its value to the drive letter that the .ISO occupies(usually E or F), and relaunch the game.
8-bit paletted textures fix
- When attempting to run FF8 PC on a modern system, the games launcher will fail on video cards lacking 8-bit texture support. This causes the game to use textures that are of a lower resolution. To fix this, as well as allow the game to run at higher resolutions, download the custom launcher that may be found here.
Graphical issues
- If you have graphical issues or artifacts, use Aali's custom driver.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium 200 MHz[5]
Pentium II 266 Mhz[6] | Pentium II 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | 600 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB[6]/8 MB[5] of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible | 16 MB[5] of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectSound-compatible | |
Other | DirectMusic-compatible Software Synthesizer 8X CD-ROM |
References
- ↑ Steam Forums :: FMVs are WORSE quality than the original version :( ** FIXED **
- ↑ Steam Forums :: Bought this on PSN a while back.
- ↑ Tested by MetalPlateMage on August 7, 2015.
- ↑ Steam Forums :: Better Music Mod (Updated)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 With Direct3D-compatible 3D accelerator
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Without Direct3D-compatible 3D accelerator