Difference between revisions of "Lego Chess"
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#Next, run the "Chess Configuration" item in the start menu (or launch the game with the <code>/video</code> command-line argument). | #Next, run the "Chess Configuration" item in the start menu (or launch the game with the <code>/video</code> command-line argument). | ||
#In the dialogue that appears, set the graphics driver to <code>D3D 4MB+</code>, which should now be a selectable option.}} | #In the dialogue that appears, set the graphics driver to <code>D3D 4MB+</code>, which should now be a selectable option.}} | ||
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==Other information== | ==Other information== |
Revision as of 18:28, 6 April 2021
Developers | |
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Krisalis Software | |
Publishers | |
Lego Media | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 4, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Genres | Chess |
Series | Lego |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Lego Island (series) | |
Lego Loco | 1998 |
Lego Chess | 1998 |
Lego Creator (series) | |
Legoland | 1999 |
Lego Friends | 1999 |
Lego Racers (series) | |
Lego Rock Raiders | 1999 |
Lego My Style (series) | |
Lego Alpha Team | 2000 |
Lego Stunt Rally | 2000 |
Soccer Mania | 2002 |
Bionicle (series) | |
Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension | 2003 |
Lego Star Wars (series) | |
Lego Indiana Jones (series) | |
Lego Batman (series) | |
Lego Harry Potter (series) | |
Lego Universe | 2010 |
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game | 2011 |
Lego Middle-earth (series) | |
Lego Legends of Chima Online | 2013 |
Lego Marvel (series) | |
The Lego Movie (series) | |
Lego Minifigures Online | 2014 |
Lego Jurassic World | 2015 |
Lego Worlds | 2017 |
Lego City Undercover | 2017 |
Lego The Incredibles | 2018 |
Lego Legacy: Heroes Unboxed | 2019 |
Lego Brawls | 2019 |
Lego Builder's Journey | 2019 |
Lego Bricktales | 2022 |
Lego 2K Drive | 2023 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Lego Chess is a singleplayer and multiplayer chess game in the Lego series.
Key points
- Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See Running the game on 64-bit Windows.
General information
- Lego Wiki
- Brickimedia
- Rock Raiders United - A fan forum for all of the classic Lego games.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Requires disc to be present. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Two official patches are available. Install the Version 2.06B_int Update Patch and then ChessCDFix.exe.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\profiles[Note 1] |
Video settings
/video
command line argument).Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Hot seat |
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LAN play | 2 | |||
Online play | 2 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Running the game on 64-bit Windows
Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit. The only way to play it is to use an alternate installer:
Installing the game via alternate installer
Setting up the game with an alternate installer[citation needed] |
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Game crashes on startup
Use nGlide[citation needed] |
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Poor quality 3D rendering
Change the graphics driver settings |
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The "Krisalis Software Driver" gets used if the game doesn't think Direct3D will work. This driver makes "wobbly" 3D, sort of like original PlayStation games. It also has a lower color depth than the Direct3D driver. In later Windows versions (and under Wine in Linux/Mac OS) the game might not properly detect Direct3D support without using some workarounds.
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If still encountering issues in Windows 8 or 10, consider trying WineD3D.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | ||
Glide | ||
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium II |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 MB | 200 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA video card 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).