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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Party game, Platform, Racing, Shooter }}
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|wikipedia    = Rayman M
 
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|license      = commercial
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Rayman }}
 
 
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} Running the game at frame rates [[#Game elements stutter or run too fast|higher than 60 may negatively affect gameplay]].
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|introduction      =
{{ii}} Released as '''Rayman Arena''' in North America.
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{{ii}} Based on the original PS2 version.
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|release history  = It was released as '''Rayman Arena''' in North America.
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|current state    = It's based on the original PS2 version. Running the game at frame rates [[#Game elements stutter or run too fast|higher than 60 may negatively affect gameplay]].
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}}  
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc check | 10th Anniversary, also includes [[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]] and [[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc check | 10th Anniversary, also includes [[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]] and [[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
{{Fixbox|description=Skip startup Ubisoft logo and Intro|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Skip startup Ubisoft logo and intro|ref={{cn|date=2024-07-01}}|fix=
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Videos}}.
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\videos\}}.
 
# Delete or rename {{file|Ubi.bik}} and {{file|Intro.bik}}.
 
# Delete or rename {{file|Ubi.bik}} and {{file|Intro.bik}}.
# Save [https://github.com/esc0rtd3w/blank-intro-videos/raw/master/blank.bik this file] to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Videos}}.
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# Save [https://github.com/esc0rtd3w/blank-intro-videos/raw/master/blank.bik this file] to {{folder|{{p|game}}\videos\}}.
 
# Rename it to {{file|Ubi.bik}}, then create another copy and rename it to {{file|Intro.bik}}.
 
# Rename it to {{file|Ubi.bik}}, then create another copy and rename it to {{file|Intro.bik}}.
 
}}
 
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling                  = false
 
|upscaling tech            =  
 
|upscaling tech            =  
 
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync                      = always on
|vsync notes                = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Diegoelcapo123|date=2020-04-05|comment= Tested on d3d8to9 and dgVoodoo on Windows 10.}}</ref>
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|vsync notes                = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Diegoelcapo123|date=2020-04-05|comment=Tested on d3d8to9 and dgVoodoo on Windows 10.}}</ref>
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
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{{++}} Xidi can translate XInput calls into DirectInput, restore haptic feedback support, and enable controller hotplugging for this game.
 
{{++}} Xidi can translate XInput calls into DirectInput, restore haptic feedback support, and enable controller hotplugging for this game.
 
{{ii}} Xidi only supports Windows 10 and 11.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/samuelgr/Xidi#getting-started|title=Xidi: DirectInput interface for XInput controllers - Github|date=2022-02-05}}</ref>
 
{{ii}} Xidi only supports Windows 10 and 11.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/samuelgr/Xidi#getting-started|title=Xidi: DirectInput interface for XInput controllers - Github|date=2022-02-05}}</ref>
{{ii}} For Windows 7 check out [https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/noser-sandbox/Rayman3InputFix_v0_1.zip this] fix
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{{ii}} For Windows 7, check out [https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/noser-sandbox/Rayman3InputFix_v0_1.zip this] fix
 
{{Fixbox|description=Launch the game by using Xidi|ref=<ref name="XInput support">{{Refcheck|user=icup321|date=2022-02-04|comment=Tested with Xidi v4.0.0 using an Xbox 360 controller.}}</ref>|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Launch the game by using Xidi|ref=<ref name="XInput support">{{Refcheck|user=icup321|date=2022-02-04|comment=Tested with Xidi v4.0.0 using an Xbox 360 controller.}}</ref>|fix=
 
<ol>
 
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=25761 Rayman Control Panel]|ref={{cn|date=January 2019}}|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://raymanpc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=25761 Rayman Control Panel]|ref={{cn|date=January 2019}}|fix=
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'''Notes'''
 
{{--}} The polish disc doesn't contain {{file|outro.bik}}, which doesn't allow Rayman Control Panel to install it.
 
{{--}} The polish disc doesn't contain {{file|outro.bik}}, which doesn't allow Rayman Control Panel to install it.
 
}}
 
}}
{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://github.com/otya128/winevdm winevdm]|ref={{cn|date=January 2019}}|fix=
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://github.com/otya128/winevdm winevdm]|ref={{cn|date=January 2019}}}}
  
 
===Game elements stutter or run too fast===
 
===Game elements stutter or run too fast===
 
{{--}} Rayman M and Rayman Arena might run at 64 FPS on some systems by default. Frame rates above 60 FPS can cause various issues, e.g. some animations play out too fast or stutter, certain platforms disappear more quickly, etc.
 
{{--}} Rayman M and Rayman Arena might run at 64 FPS on some systems by default. Frame rates above 60 FPS can cause various issues, e.g. some animations play out too fast or stutter, certain platforms disappear more quickly, etc.
{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Limit frame rate to 60 FPS]].|fix=
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Limit frame rate to 60 FPS]]|ref={{cn|date=2024-07-01}}}}
{{Fixbox|description=Use a Direct3D 8 wrapper such as [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9] or [[dgVoodoo 2]] and set monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=icup321|date=2021-10|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Use a Direct3D 8 wrapper such as [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9] or [[dgVoodoo 2]] and set monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=icup321|date=2021-10|comment=}}</ref>}}
  
 
===The game does not start===
 
===The game does not start===
{{Fixbox|description=Use a Direct3D 8 wrapper such as [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9] or [[dgVoodoo 2]] |fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Use a Direct3D 8 wrapper such as [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9] or [[dgVoodoo 2]]|ref={{cn|date=2024-07-01}}}}
}}
 
  
 
===Menu music randomly plays incorrectly after transitioning from title screen===
 
===Menu music randomly plays incorrectly after transitioning from title screen===
 
{{ii}} This occurs if you press start on the title screen at a certain time when the title screen music plays, which makes the game load the menu track, but transitions incorrectly thus corrupting the playback.
 
{{ii}} This occurs if you press start on the title screen at a certain time when the title screen music plays, which makes the game load the menu track, but transitions incorrectly thus corrupting the playback.
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound 3D restoration software]]
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{{ii}} DSOAL will prevent the game from launch
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound 3D restoration software]]|ref={{cn|date=2024-07-01}}|fix=
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} DSOAL will prevent the game from launching.
 
}}
 
}}
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==="Please run the DX8 setup." error on startup===
 
==="Please run the DX8 setup." error on startup===
{{Fixbox|description=Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgVoodoo] (copy {{file|MS\x86\d3d8.dll}} to your game folder) and run the game as admin with XP SP2 compatibility mode|ref=|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgVoodoo] (copy {{file|MS\x86\d3d8.dll}} to your game folder) and run the game as admin with XP SP2 compatibility mode|ref={{cn|date=2024-07-01}}}}
}}
 
  
 
==Network==
 
==Network==
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|local play players  = 2
 
|local play players  = 2
 
|local play modes    = Versus
 
|local play modes    = Versus
|local play notes    = Up to 4 characters: including 1 to 3 AI (combat mode only)
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|local play notes    = Up to 4 characters: including 1 to 3 AI (combat mode only).
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    = 4
 
|lan play players    = 4
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|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} If you want to play Rayman Arena using e.g. Radmin VPN or Hamachi, you need zZeck's [https://github.com/zZeck/RaymanArenaPatch/releases RaymanArenaPatch] which fixes detecting multiple network adapters.
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{{ii}} If wanting to play Rayman Arena using e.g. Radmin VPN or Hamachi, zZeck's [https://github.com/zZeck/RaymanArenaPatch/releases RaymanArenaPatch] is needed, which fixes detecting multiple network adapters.
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable=  
|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux arm app          =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
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Revision as of 13:48, 1 July 2024

Rayman M
Rayman M cover
Developers
Ubi Pictures
Ubisoft Milan
Publishers
Ubisoft
Brazil Brasoft
Poland Licomp Empik Multimedia
Engines
Ubisoft OpenSpace
Release dates
Windows December 14, 2001
Reception
Metacritic 46
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Party game, Platform, Racing, Shooter
Art styles Realistic
Series Rayman
Rayman M on HowLongToBeat
Rayman M on IGDB
Rayman M on MobyGames
Rayman M on Wikipedia
Rayman 1995
Rayman Designer 1997
Rayman By His Fans 1998
Rayman 60 Levels 1999
Rayman 2: The Great Escape 1999
Rayman M 2001
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc 2003
Rabbids (series)
Rayman Origins 2012
Rayman Jungle Run 2013
Rayman Legends 2013
Rayman Fiesta Run 2014
Rayman Mini 2019
Rayman Redemption (unofficial) 2020

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Rayman M is a singleplayer third-person party game, platform, racing and shooter game in the Rayman series.

It was released as Rayman Arena in North America.

It's based on the original PS2 version. Running the game at frame rates higher than 60 may negatively affect gameplay.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Rayman M. Uses a simple disc check
Windows
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Rayman Arena original retail version. Has SafeDisc v2.51.021 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
10th Anniversary, also includes Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc.
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patches

Rayman M menu files patch download.
Extract and replace the original files on <path-to-game> to install it.
Some re-released versions of Rayman M shipped out with earlier versions of the game's menu assets which can corrupt save files after saving over a certain amount of times.
Note that the North American Rayman Arena releases do not contain this bug and should not be patched.

FMV (Full Motion Video)

The PC version uses FMV files that are much more compressed compared to the console versions.
Download and install PS2 FMVs[3]
  1. Download and unzip the video files.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>\videos\.
  3. Replace the files in the folder with the downloaded ones.

Skip intro videos

Skip startup Ubisoft logo and intro[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\videos\.
  2. Delete or rename Ubi.bik and Intro.bik.
  3. Save this file to <path-to-game>\videos\.
  4. Rename it to Ubi.bik, then create another copy and rename it to Intro.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %WINDIR%\Ubisoft\ubi.ini[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\MENU\SaveGame\raymanm.sav[Note 2]

Video

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fixes
  1. After downloading the fixes, copy and replace the desired executable file to <path-to-game>.
  2. Go to Configuration file location.
  3. Open ubi.ini.
  4. Edit the resolution.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Main Menu cannot be entirely navigated with a keyboard.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
3 sensitivity levels.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Labelled as Reverse.
Controller
Controller support
Use Rayman 3 Input Fix on modern systems. Note that this was originally meant for Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, but is also mostly compatible with Rayman M & Arena. Unfortunately, haptic feedback support is broken and vibrates infinitely after performing an action unless the game is paused. For a better XInput-specific workaround, see Controller support.
Full controller support
Main Menu cannot be navigated with a controller.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Labelled as Reverse.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
The game does not work with XInput controllers on modern systems. See Controller support for a workaround.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Enabled by default in Rayman Arena. Rayman M has it disabled, but can be re-enabled by importing a save file created from Rayman Arena.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller support

Xidi can translate XInput calls into DirectInput, restore haptic feedback support, and enable controller hotplugging for this game.
Xidi only supports Windows 10 and 11.[5]
For Windows 7, check out this fix
Launch the game by using Xidi[6]
  1. Download the latest version of Xidi, and extract them.
  2. Go into the Xidi-*\Win32 folder, then copy and paste the dinput8.dll and Xidi.HookModule.32.dll files into <path-to-game> where the game's executable is located.
  3. Download this configuration file and move it to <path-to-game>.
  4. Launch the game and rebind the controls from the in-game options menu.
  5. The game should now be fully playable with an XInput controller.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and Sound Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
The game uses an original BGM score that is not listed on commercial streaming services.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Local retail only.
Danish
Only in Rayman M.
Finnish
Only in Rayman M.
French
German
Hebrew
Local retail only.
Hungarian
Local retail only.
Italian
Norwegian
Only in Rayman M.
Polish
Local retail only.
Brazilian Portuguese
Local retail only.
Russian
Fan translation.
Spanish
Swedish
Only in Rayman M.

Changing language

The language can be chosen when installing the game.
To change the language after installation, edit the configuration file. Under the [RaymanM] or [Rayman Arena] section (depending on your version), find the Language= line (create if not present), and set one of the following values: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, (Rayman M only: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish).
The Rayman Arena installer only supports English, French and Spanish, but the game itself can present Italian and German if specified in the configuration file.
Setting Rayman Arena to one of the unsupported languages will crash the game after the intro video.
Localized retail releases (Czech, Hebrew, Hungarian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese) do not support additional languages and will ignore the Language= setting.

Issues fixed

Install the game on modern operating systems (Retail)

The retail game discs cannot be installed on 64-bit computers because the installer is a 16-bit application.
Use Rayman Control Panel[citation needed]

Notes

The polish disc doesn't contain outro.bik, which doesn't allow Rayman Control Panel to install it.
Use winevdm[citation needed]

Game elements stutter or run too fast

Rayman M and Rayman Arena might run at 64 FPS on some systems by default. Frame rates above 60 FPS can cause various issues, e.g. some animations play out too fast or stutter, certain platforms disappear more quickly, etc.
Limit frame rate to 60 FPS[citation needed]
Use a Direct3D 8 wrapper such as d3d8to9 or dgVoodoo 2 and set monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz.[7]

The game does not start

Use a Direct3D 8 wrapper such as d3d8to9 or dgVoodoo 2[citation needed]

Menu music randomly plays incorrectly after transitioning from title screen

This occurs if you press start on the title screen at a certain time when the title screen music plays, which makes the game load the menu track, but transitions incorrectly thus corrupting the playback.
Use DirectSound 3D restoration software[citation needed]

Notes

DSOAL will prevent the game from launching.

"Please run the DX8 setup." error on startup

Use dgVoodoo (copy MS\x86\d3d8.dll to your game folder) and run the game as admin with XP SP2 compatibility mode[citation needed]

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
Up to 4 characters: including 1 to 3 AI (combat mode only).
LAN play
4 Versus
Only in Rayman Arena.
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

If wanting to play Rayman Arena using e.g. Radmin VPN or Hamachi, zZeck's RaymanArenaPatch is needed, which fixes detecting multiple network adapters.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video 1.1b

Modifications

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 SE
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 550 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia RIVA TNT2
DirectX 8.0a compatible


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
  2. 2.0 2.1 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).

References

  1. Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
  2. Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
  3. Verified by User:Icup321 on 2021-11-04
    Tested these FMVs, all of which are higher quality than the stock PC FMV files.
  4. Verified by User:Diegoelcapo123 on 2020-04-05
    Tested on d3d8to9 and dgVoodoo on Windows 10.
  5. Xidi: DirectInput interface for XInput controllers - Github - last accessed on 2022-02-05
  6. Verified by User:icup321 on 2022-02-04
    Tested with Xidi v4.0.0 using an Xbox 360 controller.
  7. Verified by User:icup321 on 2021-10