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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = Puzzle Station - Cover.jpg
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|cover        = Puzzle Station - Cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Ninai Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Ninai Games}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 14, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 14, 2000}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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 +
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|steam appid  = 366990
 
|steam appid  = 366990
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = puzzle-station
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/366990/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/366990/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-Free | Playable also without installation from <code>PlayFromCD</code> on disc's root. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Playable also without installation from <code>PlayFromCD</code> on disc's root. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 366990 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 366990 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
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===Configuration file location===
 
===Configuration file location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\options.dat}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\options.dat}}
 
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}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\player.dat}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\player.dat}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|origin               =  
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|origin notes         =  
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                =
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|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|xbox cloud           =  
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|origin                   =  
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
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|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Puzzle Station - Settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Puzzle Station - Settings.png|General settings.}}
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          = Keys were told in instruction manual.<br/>Arrow keys to move, {{key|↓}} to drop, {{key|Ctrl}} to flip and {{key|P}} to pause.
 
|key remap notes          = Keys were told in instruction manual.<br/>Arrow keys to move, {{key|↓}} to drop, {{key|Ctrl}} to flip and {{key|P}} to pause.
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu                = n/a
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = false
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|touchscreen               = false
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|xinput controllers        = false
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|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
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|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = false
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = false
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|dualshock 4 notes        =  
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|dualshock prompts        = false
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = false
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = false
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= false
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = false
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = true
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = false
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = false
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and effects, only on or off.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and effects, only on or off.
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|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost notes = Also makes the game crash after returning focus.  
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|mute on focus lost notes = Also makes the game crash after returning focus.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
−
{{ii}} Minimum settings from retail release of the game, recommended from Steam release.
 
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
|ref      = <ref>Minimum settings from retail release of the game, recommended from Steam release.</ref>
  
 
|minOS    = 95, 98, 2000
 
|minOS    = 95, 98, 2000
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|minCPU  = Pentium 90 MHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minHD    = 50 MB
 
|minHD    = 50 MB
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|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recHD    = 43 MB
 
|recHD    = 43 MB
 +
|recGPU  =
 
|recDX    = 7.0
 
|recDX    = 7.0
 
|recaudio = DirectX 7.0 compatible
 
|recaudio = DirectX 7.0 compatible

Latest revision as of 04:25, 28 October 2022

Puzzle Station
Puzzle Station cover
Developers
Ninai Games
Publishers
Retail Suomen Kotijäätelö Oy
Digital YeaBoing
Release dates
Windows July 14, 2000
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Puzzle Station on MobyGames

Key points

Works flawlessy even with newer machines without any problems

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
 Playable also without installation from PlayFromCD on disc's root.
Windows
Steam
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save\options.dat[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/366990/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save\player.dat[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/366990/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Always 640x480.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 31 FPS.

Input

General settings.
General settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Keys were told in instruction manual.
Arrow keys to move, ↓ to drop, Ctrl to flip and P to pause.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse not used.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller has to be activated from options menu.
Impossible to end the game with controller.
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and effects, only on or off.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Also makes the game crash after returning focus.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows[1]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, 2000 XP, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB 43 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible DirectX 7.0 compatible
Controller No game controller support
Other CD-ROM Drive


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Minimum settings from retail release of the game, recommended from Steam release.