Count me in on being interested in this. I have Atlantis the Lost Tales which says it is the Windows 95 native version, but a look at the files on CD1 includes a batch file named dosinst.

I then downloaded a patch for the game from Patches Scrolls that, when unzipped into an Atlantis directory I created, shows itself to be c:\atlantis\altdos.exe.

I wasn't able to install the game in Windows; I get an error message. A workaround suggests that you need a program called Philips to fool the install into thinking you have a smaller hard drive. And when I try to install the game in DOSBox (I tried copying the contents of CD1 over into an Atlantis directory I created), it tells me that it won't install unless it's in Windows.

So, I will be watching this topic with interest. I would really like to get the game running in DOSBox; on Windows XP natively, it's a major pain in the neck.

Last year I played and completed Atlantis on my laptop with XP SP2, I used this guide to install it:
http://home.earthlink.net/~infernofilecabinet … ntisI_Setup.htm

But I think I have a version with demos (or trailers) included, I can't confirm it, 'cause can't find the game at the moment.

I would be interested in this, too. No such folder on my CD, but mine has the dosinst.bat file. The batch file contains:

1cd \atl_dos
2install.bat

but then I guess that is where you found out about the atl_dos directory.

Yep that's right. I received an archive with the folder from a friend on this forum but the game itself is not completely playable. Everything works fine except that turning around the screen is very very slow. It takes a big effort to move around this way.

Even with dynamic core?

I received the same folder that red_avatar did (presumably from the same helpful source). 😀

I am experiencing the same results. The introduction runs promisingly and all seems well, but once you get into the actual game, movement is terribly slow. I just tried dynamic core and unfortunately it didn't seem to make any difference at all. I'm running the game on a dual CPU 1.8 GHz.

I had sent my source an email thanking him and telling him the game worked well, but I was definitely premature in my judgment; I had only seen the intro and hadn't tried to move around in the actual game. 🤣 The movement irritation isn't just a minor difficulty that wouldn't bother those who are patient; it's a major impasse to playing the game at all. Rats!

If anyone has suggestions for other tweaks to try, I'm all ears.

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I received the same folder that red_avatar did (presumably from the same helpful source). 😀

I am experiencing the same results. The introduction runs promisingly and all seems well, but once you get into the actual game, movement is terribly slow. I just tried dynamic core and unfortunately it didn't seem to make any difference at all. I'm running the game on a dual CPU 1.8 GHz.

I had sent my source an email thanking him and telling him the game worked well, but I was definitely premature in my judgment; I had only seen the intro and hadn't tried to move around in the actual game. 🤣 The movement irritation isn't just a minor difficulty that wouldn't bother those who are patient; it's a major impasse to playing the game at all. Rats!

If anyone has suggestions for other tweaks to try, I'm all ears.

ADDENDUM: I have since upped the mouse sensitivity along with changing to dynamic core, and things are better; not great, but an improvement. I think it's just a matter of figuring out optimal settings in the DOSBox config and after that the game will be playable. Please post here, anyone, if you find the right combination, and so will I. 😀

The Win 95 version seems to run OKL for me, but I would like to get the DOS version going smoothly in DOSBox. My next OS will be 64 bit. I do not want to use a virtual machine.