Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
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| Developers | |
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| Muse Software | |
| Release dates | |
| Booter | This value is not permitted. |
| DOS | June 28, 2004[1] |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Castle Wolfenstein | 1981 |
| Beyond Castle Wolfenstein | 1984 |
| Wolfenstein 3D | 1992 |
| Spear of Destiny | 1992 |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | 2001 |
| Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory | 2003 |
| Wolfenstein | 2009 |
| Wolfram (unofficial game) | 2012 |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | 2014 |
| Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | 2015 |
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | 2017 |
| Wolfenstein: Youngblood | 2019 |
| Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot | 2019 |
| RealRTCW (unofficial mod) | 2020 |
Key points
- Although not covered on this article, this game was also available for Apple II, Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit; very old non-Microsoft PC platforms. If purchasing used be sure you acquire the correct version for the platform you are using/emulating.
- Distributed for free & Source Code released (DOS version only).[2]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| Official website | |
Semi-official Source port with bug fixes. Run in DOSBox | |
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| <path-to-game>\BWC.COM | |
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.BCW |
- Only the freeware source port version has separate save files. Original version had them embedded in its executable,
BWC.COM.
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Game plays too fast
- Although you could use DOSBox's cycle throttler to slow it down, perhaps the easiest method it to just use the Free Version. It has this issue fixed.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA | Supports both RGB & Composite |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 8088 or compatible | |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | For original - N/A: game is booter and runs off disk. For free version - unspecified, files take up less than 150kb though |
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| Video card (GPU) | CGA | |
References
- ↑ http://www.oldskool.org/pc/BCW/readme.txt Beyond Castle Wolfenstein project - readme.txt
- ↑ The BTW Project - FAQ