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Revision as of 22:40, 22 November 2022
Developers | |
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Deep Red Games | |
Publishers | |
Infogrames | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 21, 2001 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Relaxed |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Menu-based, Direct control |
Genres | Simulation, Board |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Series | Monopoly |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Monopoly | 1985 |
Monopoly (Gibson) (unofficial) | 1985 |
Tommy's Monopoly (unofficial) | 1988 |
TEGL Monopoly (unofficial) | 1989 |
PC-Monopoly (unofficial) | 1989 |
Monopoly Deluxe | 1992 |
Monopoly (1995) | 1995 |
Star Wars: Monopoly | 1997 |
Monopoly: World Cup France 98 Edition | 1998 |
Monopoly Casino | 1999 |
Monopoly Junior | 1999 |
Monopoly Tycoon | 2001 |
Monopoly (2002) | 2002 |
Monopoly 2008 | 2007 |
Monopoly: Here & Now Edition | 2007 |
Monopoly: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition | 2008 |
Monopoly: Build-a-lot Edition | 2009 |
Monopoly (2012) | 2012 |
Monopoly Plus | 2017 |
Monopoly Poker | 2021 |
Monopoly Madness | 2021 |
Monopoly (2024) | 2024 |
Warnings
Key points
- Has problems running on Windows Vista and above. See "Essential improvements" and Issues unresolved.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Depending on the version, either a simple disc check or SecuROM 4 DRM |
- A faithful, higher quality icon can be found on SteamGridDB.
Essential improvements
Monopoly Tycoon Music Fix v1.7
- In order for the game to play music, the Windows Media Source Filter must be re-installed on Windows Vista and above.
- Completely restores music playback
Install the Windows Media Source Filter[1] |
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Notes
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Manual installation of the Windows Media Source Filter[1] |
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Patches
Patch 1.4 is the latest patch available for the game, it adds new scenarios, options, and bug fixes.
Patch 1.3 is the last official patch released.
Miscellaneous
Disable the intro movie |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\profiles[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Menu bar remains visible. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enable by default.No visible screen-tearing | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No FPS or refresh rate cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Widescreen resolution
Modify the config.cfg file[2]
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Hardware cursor option in-game. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and sound | |
Surround sound | Uses DirectSound3D. Install DirectSound 3D restoration software. | |
Subtitles | All speech is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Japanese | Japanese release. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 6 | Chat is available in any multiplayer match. Click on a player's icon to chat. | ||
Online play | 6 | Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 2310 |
UDP | 2310 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- This is the default port used. It can be changed by the user via console commands. Full details can be found in the Patch v1.4 Readme file
Issues fixed
The game crashes after the intro video and shows an error message
- A workaround is to disable the music in the launcher's
Configuration
menu.
Apply the Music Fix. |
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Music skipping/looping issues on Windows XP and later
- The Windows Media Source Filter must be installed for this to have any effect or use.
- No system file modifications are necessary.
Install the qasf.dll [4]
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Notes
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Software mode graphics corruption
- Sets both Direct3D and software rendering modes to 16-bit color.
Reduce color mode to 16-bit; (65536) color |
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Notes
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Issues unresolved
- With one of the tutorial levels "Building a Shopping Center", there is an issue when trying to activate building rights in version 1.4.
- When changing stock while the game is running at 4x speed, the amount can change significantly quicker than normal. Be careful!
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.0a | |
Software renderer | DeepRed Software Rasterizer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Windows Media Source Filter, Windows Media Player | Requires Windows Media Player 6.4 media features and codecs. |
Multiplayer | GameSpy | Bundles GameSpy Arcade. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 95, 98, ME |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 MHz | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 90 MB | 200 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible |
Other | 8x CD-ROM Drive |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Monopoly Tycoon - Music Fix v1.7: Monopoly Tycoon - DirectShow Music Fix - last accessed on 2019-02-20
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrpenguinb on 2022-05-27
- config.cfg exists and the modification worked
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ https://mcdebugrndmstuff.blogspot.com/2018/10/monopoly-tycoon-directsound-music-fix.html