Difference between revisions of "Alley Cat"
imported>AemonyBot (updated template usage) |
m (→PCjr: General maintenance with AutoWikiBrowser in Bot mode) |
||
Line 58: | Line 58: | ||
{{Fixbox|description=[[DOSBox]]|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=[[DOSBox]]|fix= | ||
− | Unless you have an IBM PCjr, the easist way is to emulate a PCjr using DOSBox. This can be accomplised by setting <code>machine=pcjr</code> in the | + | Unless you have an IBM PCjr, the easist way is to emulate a PCjr using DOSBox. This can be accomplised by setting <code>machine=pcjr</code> in the DOSBox config file. |
}} | }} | ||
===Tandy 1000=== | ===Tandy 1000=== |
Revision as of 02:54, 12 November 2022
Developers | |
---|---|
Synapse Software | |
Publishers | |
IBM | |
Release dates | |
PC booter | 1984 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Genres | Action, Mini-games |
Alley Cat is a singleplayer action and mini-games game.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail |
Essential improvements
PCjr
The game is best experienced on an IBM PCjr. It will use a more pleasent colour palette than plain CGA, and will use the PCjr audiochip.
DOSBox |
---|
Unless you have an IBM PCjr, the easist way is to emulate a PCjr using DOSBox. This can be accomplised by setting |
Tandy 1000
The game came out before the Tandy, and while the Tandy is mostly compatible with the PCjr the game will not support it as such.
Tandy patch[1] |
---|
A patch to support the IBM PCjr mode on Tandy 1000 machines was created in 2015. This patch also allows the PCjr colour palette on EGA and VGA machines. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
PC booter |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
PC booter |
Video
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
---|
XInput-compatible controllers |
---|
PlayStation controllers |
---|
Generic/other controllers |
---|
Additional information | ||
---|---|---|
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | CGA, PCjr |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
PC booter | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 Intel 8086 | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | CGA | PCjr |