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First post, by Paratech

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I should be getting it maybe by Monday, I just 'won' it on EBay.
I was curious as to how much trouble it'll be to get running...
I was always fond of that game, I don't even think the PC version has copy protection,,,the C64 version made you use the manual, which I lost in a basement flood, although I'm sure I could find it on the net if I took some time...

I figured if I could buy the PC version for $6 *which I won with* it would be worth it, and yes that included shipping...

Any suggestions on getting it running are appreciated...

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Reply 1 of 13, by Kippesoep

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It works perfectly in DOSBox, without any special configuration.

The PC version also makes you check the manual.

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Reply 5 of 13, by Kippesoep

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The VGA version does, I don't recall ever having sound on the EGA version on my 12MHz 286 with EGA. That was nearly 20 years ago, though.

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Reply 6 of 13, by eL_PuSHeR

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My 1988 EGA version play digitised sounds just fine under DOSBox 0.70 - I have never seen a VGA version. Game uses 16 EGA colours. I don't know about the video mode used, though.

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Reply 7 of 13, by Kippesoep

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Looksee.

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Reply 9 of 13, by Kippesoep

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There is no intro music or movement sounds in the EGA version. There are battle sounds. The VGA version has all three.

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Reply 13 of 13, by Paratech

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I got it today, and after fudging with the 60 second guide, I got it running.
It was an OEM version and didn't use documentation protection.
I just had to install the CD and mount the CD as a CDROM/

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