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|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1986}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|PC booter|1986}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1986}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1986}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
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|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = tass-times-in-tonetown
 
|wikipedia    = Tass Times in Tonetown
 
|wikipedia    = Tass Times in Tonetown
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{ii}} Requires serial mouse (see [[#DOSBox serial mouse support|DOSBox serial mouse support]]).
 
{{ii}} Requires serial mouse (see [[#DOSBox serial mouse support|DOSBox serial mouse support]]).
 
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{{ii}} Re-released for DOS on the "Interplay's 10 Year Anthology Classic Collection" CD-ROM.
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/tass-times-in-tonetown MobyGames entry]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Prompts for answers from exclusive newspaper. | | DOS, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Prompts for answers from exclusive newspaper. | | PC booter, Mac OS }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Retail | | drm-free | "Interplay's 10 Year Anthology Classic Collection" CD-ROM release| | DOS }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{ii}} This game requires a serial mouse (not supported in the official DOSBox builds).
 
{{ii}} This game requires a serial mouse (not supported in the official DOSBox builds).
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Use DOSBox-X|ref=<ref name="DOSBox">{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=5 September 2021|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Use DOSBox SVN Daum|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=February 16, 2017|comment=}}</ref>}}
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# Download [https://dosbox-x.com DOSBox-X].
# Install [http://ykhwong.x-y.net DOSBox SVN Daum].
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# Edit the DOSBox-X configuration file.
# Edit the DOSBox configuration file.
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# Change <code>serial1=dummy</code> to <code>serial1=serialmouse</code>
# Change <code>serial1=dummy</code> to <code>serial1=serialmouse</code>. The mouse will now work in-game.
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# Save your changes and close the file.
 +
# Run the game using DOSBox-X. The mouse will now work in-game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}}}
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{{Game data/config|PC booter|A:\|B:\}}
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}}}
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{{Game data/saves|PC booter|A:\|B:\}}
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==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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|fov                        = n/a
 
|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]]).
+
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|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          =  
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|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              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|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  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|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
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|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==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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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         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
|dos modes              =  
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|dos modes              = CGA, CGA Composite
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    =
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    =
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
|OSfamily = DOS
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|OSfamily = PC booter
  
 
|minOS    = 1.0
 
|minOS    = 1.0

Latest revision as of 13:21, 29 October 2022

Tass Times in Tonetown
Tass Times in Tonetown cover
Developers
Interplay Entertainment
Brainwave Creations
Publishers
Activision
Release dates
PC booter 1986
Mac OS (Classic) 1986
DOS 1993
Tass Times in Tonetown on MobyGames
Tass Times in Tonetown on Wikipedia

Key points

Requires serial mouse (see DOSBox serial mouse support).
Re-released for DOS on the "Interplay's 10 Year Anthology Classic Collection" CD-ROM.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Prompts for answers from exclusive newspaper.
PC booter
Mac OS
Retail
DRM-free
"Interplay's 10 Year Anthology Classic Collection" CD-ROM release
DOS

Essential improvements

DOSBox serial mouse support

This game requires a serial mouse (not supported in the official DOSBox builds).
Use DOSBox-X[1]
  1. Download DOSBox-X.
  2. Edit the DOSBox-X configuration file.
  3. Change serial1=dummy to serial1=serialmouse
  4. Save your changes and close the file.
  5. Run the game using DOSBox-X. The mouse will now work in-game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
PC booter A:\
B:\
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System Location
PC booter A:\
B:\
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is text-based.
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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, CGA Composite

System requirements

PC booter
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 1.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088
System memory (RAM) 128 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 550 KB
Video card (GPU) CGA, CGA Composite


References

  1. Verified by User:Garrett on 5 September 2021