First post, by MrFlibble
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Flying Tigers is a shareware DOS vertical-scrolling shooter game. Several versions of it exist, of which the latest is v2.10, released in April 1995 (tiger21.zip). While versions below v2.10 run normally in DOSBox, v2.10 locks up right after the title screen, with the DOSBox console showing these errors:
I have tried various combinations of machine and CPU core and type settings, cycle values, sound cards (as well as running the game without sound) etc. both in several builds of vanilla DOSBox and third-party SVN builds (mostly SVN Daum), and also tried replacing the DOS4GW extender with DOS32A and turning off EMS emulation. However none of this helped solve the issue.
The game generates a file called PROBLEMS.TXT, with the following contents:
!!! starting program
--- checking files for crc check
--- writing cover page
-- malloc 1
-- malloc 3
-- malloc 4
-- malloc 5
-- malloc 6
--- loading blimps/shadows
--- loading graphics
loading 1
loading 3
loading 4
loading 5
loading 6
loading 7
loading 8
loading 9
loading 10
loading 11
loading 12
loading 13
-- init list 1
-- init list 2
-- init list 3
-- init list 4
-- init list 5
-- init list 6
-- init keyboard 1
-- init keyboard 2
-- init sound system
-- init register drivers
-- dinit
-- load sfx
-- voice setup
-- read previous settings
-- create calc table
-- set mode
-- calc paging system
-- start polling
-- set mode
-- load pcx file
-- begin animation loop
-- start song
-- fade in music
There are several older versions of the game, none of which have this issue. Version 2.10 runs in FreeDOS, so it's not a problem on the part of the programme.