Super Meat Boy
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Developers | |
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Team Meat | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 30, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) | November 18, 2011 |
Linux | December 13, 2011 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Game data
Configuration file and save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/40800/pfx/[Note 1] |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Russian |
Issues fixed
Crashing Steam version
If the game crashes on launch, right-click the game in your Steam Library, click on properties and then 'Set Launch options...', and type the following:
-windowed -<YOUR RESOLUTION> -lowdetail
or:
- Navigate (on Windows) to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\super meat boy
. - Right click the game file and go to the compatibility tab.
- Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and select from the drop box "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)
- Check "Run this program as an administrator"
- Click OK.
Command Line Options
Tommy Refines stated that the following command line parameters work.
- The command line allows you to change detail, resolution, and windowed/fullscreen status. When setting multiple options they must be separated with a space.
- In order to modify your command line parameters, go into your Steam library, right click "Super Meat Boy", click Properties, and then click "Set Launch Options". Please note that all parameters must be defined with a "-" in order to operate properly.
Fullscreen / Windowed
-fullscreen
Sets the game to run in full screen mode-windowed
Sets the game to run in windowed mode
Resolutions
- These are the only supported resolutions from the command line:
-640x480
-800x600
-1024x768
-1280x720
-1920x1080
Detail Settings
This will help address lag issues if you are experiencing them.
-ultralowdetail
- Runs the game at the lowest detail, parallax is taken out, particle effects are ignored, animals are missing, set pieces are gone, lighting is ignored, images are lowest possible resolution (made for integrated graphics though not officially supported)
-lowdetail
- Runs the game with lowest resolution images, lighting is ignored, particle effects are ignored (use this if you are having lag on CHAD, Dr. Fetus, or levels where you die from moving platforms)
-meddetail
- Runs the game with medium resolution images (mid range setting, run this if you are having slight lag)
-highdetail
- Runs the game with highest resolution images (run this if you meet my minimum requirements listed above)
If you wanted to run in fullscreen at the highest resolution at the highest detail, your command line parameters should be:
-fullscreen -highdetail -1920x1080
If you have framerate issues, your command line parameters should be:
-windowed -lowdetail -640x480
Command Line Options
-fullscreen
Sets the game to run in full screen mode-windowed
Sets the game to run in windowed mode-640x480
Sets the game to run at 640x480-800x600
Sets the game to run at 800x600-1024x768
Sets the game to run at 1024x768-1280x720
Sets the game to run at 1280x720-1920x1080
Sets the game to run at 1920x1080
- These are the only supported resolutions from the command line, more are available in game.
-ultralowdetail
- Runs the game at the lowest detail, parallax is taken out, particle effects are ignored, animals are missing, set pieces are gone, lighting is ignored, images are lowest possible resolution (made for integrated graphics though not officially supported)-lowdetail
- Runs the game with lowest resolution images, lighting is ignored, particle effects are ignored (use this if you are having lag on CHAD, Dr. Fetus, or levels where you die from moving platforms)-meddetail
- Runs the game with medium resolution images (mid range setting, run this if you are having slight lag)-highdetail
- Runs the game with highest resolution images
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz or faster |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Shader model 2.0 support |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.7.4 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel | Intel |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB |
- Only compatible up to 10.9
Linux Minimum Recommended Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 Processor (CPU) 1.2 GHZ or faster 1.4 GHZ or faster System memory (RAM) Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB Notes
- ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/40800/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (40800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in