SimSafari


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Key points

Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See Running the game on 64-bit Windows

General information

MobyGames entry

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Entire game can be copied to the hard drive.

System	Location
Windows	%WINDIR%\smsafari.ini^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Savegame\*.saf^{[Note 1]}
Mac OS (Classic)

This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit. There are two methods to setup and play the game:

Setting up the game with an alternate installer^{[citation needed]}

Somewhere on the computer (ex. the Desktop), create a new folder called "SETUP".
Copy the contents of the SimSafari CD and paste them into the folder that was created before.
When everything has finished copying, go to <Setup Folder>\SETUP and delete the ENSETUP.EXE file.
Download the generic 32-bit installer and add it to the folder.
Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
Once the installer has finished, go to the installation folder and run the SMSAFARI.EXE file to play the game.

Setting up the game (Simple)^{[citation needed]}
Somewhere on the computer (ex. `<Hard Drive Letter>\Games`), create a new folder called "SMSAFARI". In the SimSafari CD, go to the `SMSAFARI` folder. Copy the contents of the folder and paste them into the folder that was created before. When everything has finished copying, go into the installation folder and run the `SMSAFARI.EXE` file to play the game.

Setting up the game (Advanced)^{[citation needed]}

Follow the steps from "Setting up the game (Simple)".
Go into the "SMSAFARI" folder at your pasted location and edit the file "SMSAFARI.INI".
Replace all the "C:" with the filepath of where "SMSAFARI" is located (ex: c:\smsafari\data → C:\Games\smsafari\data). This is important as it tells "SMSAFARI.EXE" where to search for the necessary files (NOTE: Do not use ".\" as the game will crash when one tries to save or load a savefile).
If one wishes to change the folder name "SMSAFARI", ensure that change is reflected in "SMSAFARI.INI".

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).