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{{disambig|the 1991 game|the 2014 game|[[Prehistorik (2014)]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = Prehistorik cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Prehistorik cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
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{{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"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|prehistorik--1|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Prehistorik }}
 
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|steam appid  = 745870
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1430912792
 
|gogcom id    = 1430912792
 
|gogcom id side = 1430913339
 
|gogcom id side = 1430913339
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|hltb        = 22709
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|lutris      = prehistorik
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|mobygames    = prehistorik
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Prehistorik
 
|wikipedia    = Prehistorik
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Prehistorik}}
 
{{disambig|the 1991 game|the 2014 game|[[Prehistorik (2014)]]}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | prehistorik-d64136 | unknown | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | prehistorik_12 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Prehistorik 2]]. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | prehistorik_12 | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Prehistorik 2]]. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 745870 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 745870 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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}}
 
}}
  
==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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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = hackable
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|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} when using [[DOSBox]].
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|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
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|key remap notes          =  
 
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|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = Music can be toggled with {{Key|F2}} and Sound Effects with {{Key|F3}}.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music can be toggled with {{Key|F2}} and Sound Effects with {{Key|F3}}.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|OSfamily = DOS
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|minOS    = 2.0
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|minCPU  = 8086
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|minRAM  = 512 KB (640 KB for Tandy)
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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