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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Redhook's Revenge title screen.png
 
|cover        = Redhook's Revenge title screen.png
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|January 1, 1993}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|January 1, 1993}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =
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|mobygames    =
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|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
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|winehq      =
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|license      = former commercial
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|official site= https://www.imagisoft.com/rdhook.htm
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{++}} Re-released as a free download.
 
{{++}} Re-released as a free download.
 
{{ii}} Requires a workaround for the 16-bit installer; see [[#Installing on modern systems|Installing on modern systems]].
 
{{ii}} Requires a workaround for the 16-bit installer; see [[#Installing on modern systems|Installing on modern systems]].
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.imagisoft.com/rdhook.htm Official site]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Sold as part of ImagiSOFT's Entertainment Emporium.<ref>http://cd.textfiles.com/aztechsg/OTH-PROD.TXT</ref>}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Sold as part of ImagiSOFT's Entertainment Emporium.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://cd.textfiles.com/aztechsg/OTH-PROD.TXT|title=cd.textfiles.com|date=26 May 2023}}</ref> | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.imagisoft.com/games.htm | DRM-free | Free download. Run in [[DOSBox]].}}
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{{Availability/row| developer | https://www.imagisoft.com/games.htm | DRM-free | Free download. Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
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{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://specularrealms.itch.io/redhooks-revenge-ii-call-of-booty | DRM-free | Redhook's Revenge II: Call of Booty is the officially syndicated sequel that handles installation on modern Windows systems (7, 8, and 10), and also adds in an additional pool of 10,000 general knowledge trivia questions. | | DOS }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\REDHOOK.FIL}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\REDHOOK.FIL}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\*.SAV}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\*.SAV}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes= Upscaled 640x350 only.
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|widescreen resolution notes= 640x350 only.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        =  
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                =  
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|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 =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes   =
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|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Redhook's Revenge audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Redhook's Revenge audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = On/off only.
 
|separate volume notes    = On/off only.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|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  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} The installer is 16-bit so can't run natively on 64-bit versions of Windows.
 
{{ii}} The installer is 16-bit so can't run natively on 64-bit versions of Windows.
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Rename installer|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Rename installer}}
 
 
# Rename <code>red-r.exe</code> to <code>red-r.zip</code>, confirming the extension change when prompted.
 
# Rename <code>red-r.exe</code> to <code>red-r.zip</code>, confirming the extension change when prompted.
 
# Right-click and choose Extract All.
 
# Right-click and choose Extract All.
 
# Enter the password <code>Swords</code> when prompted.
 
# Enter the password <code>Swords</code> when prompted.
 
# Run in [[DOSBox]].
 
# Run in [[DOSBox]].
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      =
 +
|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        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              = unknown
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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    =
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|windows 64-bit exe    =
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|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=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
  
==References==
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{{References}}
{{Reflist}}
 

Latest revision as of 20:16, 26 May 2023

Redhook's Revenge!
Redhook's Revenge! cover
Developers
ImagiSOFT
Release dates
DOS January 1, 1993

Key points

Re-released as a free download.
Requires a workaround for the 16-bit installer; see Installing on modern systems.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Sold as part of ImagiSOFT's Entertainment Emporium.[1]
DOS
Developer website
DRM-free
Free download. Run in DOSBox.
DOS
itch.io
DRM-free
Redhook's Revenge II: Call of Booty is the officially syndicated sequel that handles installation on modern Windows systems (7, 8, and 10), and also adds in an additional pool of 10,000 general knowledge trivia questions.
DOS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\REDHOOK.FIL

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\*.SAV

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
640x350 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All voices are subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Installing on modern systems

The installer is 16-bit so can't run natively on 64-bit versions of Windows.
Rename installer[citation needed]
  1. Rename red-r.exe to red-r.zip, confirming the extension change when prompted.
  2. Right-click and choose Extract All.
  3. Enter the password Swords when prompted.
  4. Run in DOSBox.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 640k (560k free)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA


References

  1. cd.textfiles.com - last accessed on 26 May 2023