Well, the game came on three 5.25" disks. One was used for CGA and Hercules graphic modes, one was used for EGA graphic modes, and one was used for a Tandy computer. I cannot try the Tandy version of the game as the Tandy diskette cannot be read in an IBM PC 5.25" drive for copying. Here's what I got when testing a few of the CVS builds:
CVS-Compile (aka AEP Emulation) Build
- If ran in CGA, when it asks for a joystick, there seems to be no keyboard input to input Y or N for the question.
- If ran in Hercules, when it asks for a joystick, there seems to be no keyboard input to input Y or N for the question.
ykhwong's (Windows)
- If ran in CGA mode, DOSBox will simply crash when running the game
- Does not run in VGA
- Does not run in EGA
- If ran in Hercules, when it asks for a joystick, there seems to be no keyboard input to input Y or N for the question.
If it helps, here is what it says about compatibility on the back of the box of the game:
Licence to Kill has been tested for use with the following computers and graphics cards:
- IBM PC
- PC XT
- PC XT 286
- PC AT
- PS2 Model 25
- PS2 Model 30
- PS2 Model 50
- Tandy 1000 TL/3000/3000 HL
- Compaq Portable/II/286
- Compaq Deskpro 286/386
- Epson Equity I/II/III
- AT&T 6300/6300 Plus
- Blue Chip BCPC 386
- Leading Edge (not in Hercules mode) Model D/Model M/Model D2
- Zenith 150/160
- PC's Limited 286/Turbo PC
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- IBM CGA and 100% Compatibles
- Hercules MDGA and 100% Compatibles
- IBM EGA and 100% Compatibles
- VGA (in EGA mode) Video 7
- Paradise
- ATI
- IBM Model 25 (in CGA mode)/30 (in CGA mode)/Model 50
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- CGA and Hercules Mode require only 384K or more memory
Edit:
Apparently the problem was caused by the copyright protection of the game. Problem solved!
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