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{{disambig|the 1991 game|the 2014 game|[[Prehistorik (2014)]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Prehistorik cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Prehistorik cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Titus Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Titus Interactive}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment Corp.}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1991}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1991}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 21, 2015|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/release_prehistorik_prehistorik_2 Release: Prehistorik & Prehistorik 2 - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 21, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/release_prehistorik_prehistorik_2 Release: Prehistorik & Prehistorik 2 - GOG.com]</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 21, 2015|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 21, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|May 21, 2015|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|May 21, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|link|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|prehistorik--1|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
 +
{{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            | Prehistorik }}
 
|steam appid  = 745870
 
|steam appid  = 745870
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  = prehistorik_12
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|gogcom id    = 1430912792
 +
|gogcom id side = 1430913339
 +
|hltb        = 22709
 +
|lutris      = prehistorik
 +
|mobygames    = prehistorik
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Prehistorik
 
|wikipedia    = Prehistorik
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Prehistorik}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|prehistorik_12|prehistorik_series|for game series}}
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{{GOG.com links|1430912792|prehistorik_series|for game series}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/745870/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/745870/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| GOG | prehistorik_12 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Prehistorik 2]]. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | prehistorik-d64136 | unknown | | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 745870 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | prehistorik_12 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Prehistorik 2]]. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 745870 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
+
{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\GRAWAGA.CFG}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{XDG|unknown}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
{{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/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      = false
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = unknown
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|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==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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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = false
|60 fps notes              =  
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|60 fps notes              = 18 fps frame rate cap.
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
|mouse menu notes          =  
+
|mouse menu notes          = Mouse is not used by the game.
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|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
 +
|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
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|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          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Music can be toggled with {{Key|F2}} and Sound Effects with {{Key|F3}}.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|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        =
 +
|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    = yes
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|audio    = n/a
|subtitles = no
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|subtitles = n/a
 
|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              = Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = DOS
 +
 +
|minOS    = 2.0
 +
|minCPU  = 8086
 +
|minRAM  = 512 KB (640 KB for Tandy)
 +
|minHD    =
 +
|minGPU  = CGA
 +
|minDX    =
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  = VGA
 +
|recDX    =
 +
}}
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|minOS    = 10.7.0
 
|minOS    = 10.7.0
|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo 2GHz+
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|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
|minGPU  = 64MB of video memory
+
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Latest revision as of 12:36, 7 December 2022

This page is for the 1991 game. For the 2014 game, see Prehistorik (2014).

Prehistorik
Prehistorik cover
Developers
Titus Interactive
Publishers
Interplay Entertainment
Release dates
DOS 1991
Windows (DOSBox) May 21, 2015[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) May 21, 2015[1]
Linux (DOSBox) May 21, 2015[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Perspectives Side view
Genres Platform
Series Prehistorik
Prehistorik on HowLongToBeat
Prehistorik on IGDB
Prehistorik on MobyGames
Prehistorik on Wikipedia
Prehistorik
Prehistorik 1991
Prehistorik 2 1993
Prehistorik (2014) 2014

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Bundled with Prehistorik 2.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\GRAWAGA.CFG
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.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
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]

Save game cloud syncing

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)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
18 fps frame rate cap.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music can be toggled with F2 and Sound Effects with F3.
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 Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2.0
Processor (CPU) 8086
System memory (RAM) 512 KB (640 KB for Tandy)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
DirectX 7.0 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

References