Nanosaur
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Developers | |
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Pangea Software | |
Windows | Ideas From the Deep |
Release dates | |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 1, 1998 |
Windows | December 22, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | November 13, 2020[1] |
Linux | 2021 |
Reception | |
IGDB | n/a |
IGDB | n/a |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform, Shooter |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Prehistoric |
Series | Nanosaur |
Nanosaur | |
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Nanosaur | 1998 |
Nanosaur 2: Hatchling | 2004 |
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Bundled with some iMac systems. | |||
Retail | Nanosaur Extreme. Requires registered name, serial number, and order number. | |||
Official website | Free download of the original Mac version and link to the Github release. |
Version differences
- Nanosaur Extreme is a later release that includes extra enemies and weapons.
Essential improvements
Gitub release
- A fan developed port of the game for modern systems, approved by the original developers.
- Adds several new features including widescreen and windowed support
- Github releases page.
Patches
- The 1.3.4 Update updates the Mac OS version to the latest version. The Windows version is already patched.
Modern Windows video crash fix
- To avoid the video crash due to recent Windows versions, download dgVoodoo and drag/drop the content of the "MS" folder to the root of Nanosaur Extreme to fix it.
Mac OS quality music
- Replace the music folder with this content: Download
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Ideas From the Deep\Nanosaur\Prefs |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Ideas From the Deep\Nanosaur\HighScores |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only on the original releases. Use the Github release. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Use the Github release. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use the Github release. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use the Github release. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Only on/off with F9 (Music) and F10 (Ambient) | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | 64-bit requires Github re-release. | ||||
macOS (OS X) | Requires Github re-release. | ||||
Linux | Requires Github re-release. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98se, ME, 2K, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 500 MHz | 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 9.2.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | 300 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 96 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | ATI Rage 128 |
- Does not run on OS X or in Classic mode on OS X.[2]
References
- ↑ Github - Releases - jorio/Nanosaur - last accessed on 2021-10-23
- ↑ Pangea Software: Nanosaur Files - last accessed on May 2023