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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Westwood Associates}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Westwood Associates}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategic Simulations, Inc.}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategic Simulations Inc.|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|GOG.com|Digital, former}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|SNEG|Digital, current}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Kyra|ref=<ref name="kyra">[http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Kyra Kyra - ScummVM :: Wiki]</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1991}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1991}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 20, 2015|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/release_forgotten_realms_the_archives Release: Forgotten Realms: The Archives - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 20, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/release_forgotten_realms_the_archives Release: Forgotten Realms: The Archives - GOG.com]</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 20, 2015|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 20, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 20, 2015|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 20, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
|steam appid  =  
+
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Eye of the Beholder }}
 +
|steam appid  = 1882260
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  = forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_one
+
|gogcom id    = 1432575012
|strategywiki =  
+
|gogcom id side = 1436868249
 +
|hltb        = 3280
 +
|igdb        = eye-of-the-beholder
 +
|lutris      = eye-of-the-beholder
 +
|mobygames    = 835
 +
|strategywiki = Eye of the Beholder
 
|wikipedia    = Eye of the Beholder (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Eye of the Beholder (video game)
|winehq      =  
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|winehq      = 4933
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Eye of the Beholder}}
+
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      = '''''Eye of the Beholder''''' is a {{Glossary:first-person}} dungeon crawler and {{Glossary:RPG}} developed by [[Company:Westwood Associates|Westwood Associates]] in 1991.
 +
The player controls a group of 4-6 characters and uses a {{Glossary:point and select}} interface to fight monsters.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
'''Key points'''
 +
{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|eye_of_the_beholder|forgotten_realms_collection}}
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{{GOG.com links|1432575012|forgotten_realms_collection|for game series}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1882240/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] for game series
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Run in [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_one | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. Bundled with [[Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon]] and [[Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_one | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. Bundled with [[Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon]] and [[Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1882240 | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. Bundled with [[Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon]] and [[Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} The retail version prompts for copy protection answers from the manual. The GOG.com version has the copy protection cracked (type anything, then press {{key|Enter}}).<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/forgotten_realms_collection/note_copy_protection_in_these_games NOTE: Copy protection in these games, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
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{{ii}} The retail version prompts for copy protection answers from the manual. The GOG.com version will accept any answer.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/forgotten_realms_collection/note_copy_protection_in_these_games|title=NOTE: Copy protection in these games, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===The All-Seeing Eye===
 
===The All-Seeing Eye===
{{ii}} [http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jhirvonen/ase/ The All-Seeing Eye] is a program for Windows that adds various optional features when playing the DOS version in DOSBox (automap, save backups, etc.)
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{{ii}} [http://ase.zorbus.net/ The All-Seeing Eye] is a program for Windows that adds various optional features when playing the DOS version in DOSBox (automap, save backups, etc.)
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
===Configuration file and save game data location===
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===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\EOBDATA.SAV}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\EOBDATA.SAV}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}}
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           =  
+
|gog galaxy               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Eye of the Beholder settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Eye of the Beholder settings.png|General settings.}}
{{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
+
|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
+
{{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 =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|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
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|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    = On/off only.
 
|separate volume notes    = On/off only.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio      = always on
 +
|royalty free audio notes =
 +
|red book cd audio       =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Fan translation, [https://www.old-games.ru/forum/threads/eye-of-the-beholder-the-legend-of-darkmoon-assault-on-myth-drannor-dungeon-hack.79496/ download]
 +
  |fan       = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = yes
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 7, 9
|direct3d notes        =  
+
|direct3d notes        = GOG version only.
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              = CGA, Tandy, EGA, VGA
 
|dos modes              = CGA, Tandy, EGA, VGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = hackable
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      = 64-bit support requires a 64-bit build of [[ScummVM]].
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
}}
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 +
|minOS    = 7, 8, 10
 +
|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 +
|minHD    = 2 GB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minDX    = 7
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|recDX    = 9
 +
}}
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
 +
|minOS    = 10.7
 +
|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 +
|minHD    = 2 GB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minDX    = 7
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|recDX    = 9
 +
}}
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Linux
 +
 +
|minOS    = Ubuntu 16.04, Mint 18
 +
|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 +
|minHD    = 2 GB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minDX    = 7
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 23:56, 3 January 2024

Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder cover
Developers
Westwood Associates
Publishers
Retail Strategic Simulations Inc.
Digital, former GOG.com
Digital, current SNEG
Engines
Kyra[1]
Release dates
DOS 1991
Windows (DOSBox) August 20, 2015[2]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) August 20, 2015[2]
Linux (DOSBox) August 20, 2015[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Point and select
Genres RPG
Themes Fantasy
Series Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder on HowLongToBeat
Eye of the Beholder on IGDB
Eye of the Beholder guide on StrategyWiki
Eye of the Beholder on MobyGames
Eye of the Beholder on Wikipedia
Eye of the Beholder
Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons
Eye of the Beholder 1991
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon 1991
Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor 1993

Eye of the Beholder is a first-person dungeon crawler and RPG developed by Westwood Associates in 1991. The player controls a group of 4-6 characters and uses a point and select interface to fight monsters.

Key points

Can be run under ScummVM.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions for game series

Availability

The retail version prompts for copy protection answers from the manual. The GOG.com version will accept any answer.[3]

Essential improvements

The All-Seeing Eye

The All-Seeing Eye is a program for Windows that adds various optional features when playing the DOS version in DOSBox (automap, save backups, etc.)

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\EOBDATA.SAV
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
EOBDATA.SAV contains both settings and save data.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

General settings.
General settings.

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
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
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
German
Russian
Fan translation, download
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7, 9 GOG version only.
DOS video modes CGA, Tandy, EGA, VGA
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
64-bit support requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 2.1
Processor (CPU) 8088 / 8086
System memory (RAM) 640 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA, EGA, MCGA, Tandy, VGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04, Mint 18
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).

References