First post, by Jo22
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Hi everyone,
I've got a little "problem" and are looking for advice/your experience.
Just right now I'm working on an XT PCs and I can't upgrade graphics card to VGA (it has on-board CGA) so I decided to leave it "as is".
The only modification/upgrade I'm doing is to install a Hercules card, which isn't much of a problem.
What I'm really trying to do is to run Gateway in CGA mode, since the original box says something about CGA support (command is GATE CGA).
For some reason, though, the graphics never do appear. The interface however, yes, it works just fine.
- Not much different to how Wonderland (Magnetic Scrolls) works on CGA systems (no graphics).
So I digged out my original floppies (yes, I liked it so much that I bought the game once) and ran the installer.
To my surprise, though, my copy doesn't have the monochrome graphics. Maybe because it's v1.00?
Apparently, they were available through mail order once..
Now my question is, did the retail version(s) ever ship with the CGA/Tandy/MCGA files?
It's more of me being curious. I've searched the web, but found no screenshots.
The freeware version that was available on former Legend site is a set of zip files (w/ colour graphics),
it doesn't have the original floppy images or the installer.
Any thoughts heartly welcome.
Best wishes,
Jo22
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