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{{Infobox game | {{Infobox game | ||
− | |cover = Battle Chess Coverart. | + | |cover = Battle Chess Coverart.png |
|developers = | |developers = | ||
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Interplay Entertainment}} | {{Infobox game/row/developer|Interplay Entertainment}} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/porter|Silicon & Synapse|Windows|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/02/a-decade-of-blizzard|title=A Decade of Blizzard - IGN|date=2017-09-23}}</ref>}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/porter|Silicon & Synapse|Windows 3.x|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/02/a-decade-of-blizzard|title=A Decade of Blizzard - IGN|date=2017-09-23}}</ref>}} |
|publishers = | |publishers = | ||
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment}} | ||
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|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1988}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1988}} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1991}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|1991}} |
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1991}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1991}} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 26, 2012|ref=<ref> | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 14, 2008|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_battle_chess_special_edition|title=New release: Battle Chess Special Edition - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|November 14, 2017|ref=<ref> | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 26, 2012|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_adds_interplay_games_for_mac_os_x|title=GOG.com adds Interplay games for Mac OS X - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}} |
+ | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|November 14, 2017|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/battle_chess_series/changelog|title=Changelog, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}} | ||
+ | |reception = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|battle-chess|rating}} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|battle-chess|rating}} | ||
+ | |taxonomy = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Turn-based }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Top-down view }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Chess }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Medieval }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Battle Chess }} | ||
|steam appid = 622830 | |steam appid = 622830 | ||
|gogcom id = 1207663033 | |gogcom id = 1207663033 | ||
|gogcom id side = 1207658676 | |gogcom id side = 1207658676 | ||
+ | |hltb = 903 | ||
+ | |lutris = battle-chess | ||
+ | |mobygames = 1950 | ||
|strategywiki = Battle Chess | |strategywiki = Battle Chess | ||
|wikipedia = Battle Chess | |wikipedia = Battle Chess | ||
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|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{ | + | |
+ | {{Introduction | ||
+ | |introduction = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |release history = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |current state = | ||
+ | }} | ||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS, Windows, Mac OS }} | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | No disk copy protection. | | DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac OS }} |
− | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | | + | {{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | battle-chess-83c4f8 | unknown | | | Windows, OS X }} |
− | {{Availability/row| Steam | 622830 | | + | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | battle_chess | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} |
+ | {{Availability/row| Steam | 622830 | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===DOS Version differences=== | ||
+ | There are two releases of the DOS version, the first version was a 16-colour only version. The re-release contains both the 16 colour and a 256-colour version. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * The 16-colour version supports all video adapters, but only up to 16-colours. | ||
+ | * The 16-colour version supports Tandy sound if run on a Tandy 1000 computer. | ||
+ | * The 16-colour version requires a minimum of DOS 2.0 or 2.1 with 512KB RAM | ||
+ | * The 256-colour version supports only MCGA/VGA video adapters | ||
+ | * The 256-colour version requires a minimum of DOS 3.1 with 640KB RAM | ||
+ | |||
+ | Note: Some boxes indicate a minimum of DOS 2.0 and other indicate 2.1. The only difference between 2.0 and 2.1 is that 2.1 adds support for the IBM PCjr. Likewise a Tandy 1000 would require at least the special Tandy OEM release of MS-DOS 2.11. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ||
{{Save game cloud syncing | {{Save game cloud syncing | ||
− | |gog galaxy | + | |discord = |
− | |gog galaxy notes | + | |discord notes = |
− | |origin | + | |epic games launcher = false |
− | |origin notes | + | |epic games launcher notes = |
− | |steam cloud | + | |gog galaxy = true |
− | |steam cloud notes | + | |gog galaxy notes = |
− | | | + | |origin = |
− | | | + | |origin notes = |
− | |xbox cloud | + | |steam cloud = false |
− | |xbox cloud notes | + | |steam cloud notes = |
+ | |ubisoft connect = | ||
+ | |ubisoft connect notes = | ||
+ | |xbox cloud = | ||
+ | |xbox cloud notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | ==Video | + | ==Video== |
− | + | {{Video | |
− | {{Video | ||
|wsgf link = | |wsgf link = | ||
|widescreen wsgf award = | |widescreen wsgf award = | ||
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|fov = n/a | |fov = n/a | ||
|fov notes = | |fov notes = | ||
− | |windowed = | + | |windowed = false |
− | |windowed notes = | + | |windowed notes = |
|borderless windowed = false | |borderless windowed = false | ||
|borderless windowed notes = | |borderless windowed notes = | ||
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|antialiasing = n/a | |antialiasing = n/a | ||
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
+ | |upscaling = unknown | ||
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = false | |vsync = false | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ==Input | + | ==Input== |
− | {{Input | + | {{Input |
|key remap = false | |key remap = false | ||
|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
|acceleration option = false | |acceleration option = false | ||
|acceleration option notes = | |acceleration option notes = | ||
− | |mouse sensitivity = | + | |mouse sensitivity = false |
|mouse sensitivity notes = | |mouse sensitivity notes = | ||
− | |mouse menu = | + | |mouse menu = true |
|mouse menu notes = | |mouse menu notes = | ||
− | |invert mouse y-axis = | + | |invert mouse y-axis = false |
|invert mouse y-axis notes = | |invert mouse y-axis notes = | ||
|touchscreen = unknown | |touchscreen = unknown | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ==Audio | + | ==Audio== |
− | {{Audio | + | {{Audio |
|separate volume = unknown | |separate volume = unknown | ||
|separate volume notes = | |separate volume notes = | ||
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|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
− | |eax support notes = | + | |eax support notes = |
+ | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
+ | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
+ | |red book cd audio = true | ||
+ | |red book cd audio notes = Only in the Micron Electronics DOS version.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=33095|title=Emulation for Red Book Audio on Windows 7?|date=2021-01-15}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
− | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
|audio = unknown | |audio = unknown | ||
|subtitles = unknown | |subtitles = unknown | ||
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|vulkan versions = | |vulkan versions = | ||
|vulkan notes = | |vulkan notes = | ||
− | |dos modes = | + | |dos modes = CGA, CGA Composite, EGA, VGA |
− | |dos modes notes = | + | |dos modes notes = Use the {{code|/COMP}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]] to play in a CGA mode optimized for composite cable output. |
|shader model versions = | |shader model versions = | ||
|shader model notes = | |shader model notes = | ||
− | |64-bit executable | + | |windows 32-bit exe = false |
− | |64-bit executable notes= | + | |windows 64-bit exe = false |
+ | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
+ | |windows exe notes = | ||
+ | |mac os x powerpc app = unknown | ||
+ | |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown | ||
+ | |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
+ | |macos app notes = | ||
+ | |linux 32-bit executable= unknown | ||
+ | |linux 64-bit executable= unknown | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
+ | |linux 68k app = unknown | ||
+ | |linux executable notes = | ||
+ | |mac os powerpc app = unknown | ||
+ | |mac os 68k app = true | ||
+ | |mac os executable notes= | ||
}} | }} | ||
==System requirements== | ==System requirements== | ||
+ | {{System requirements | ||
+ | |OSfamily = DOS | ||
+ | |||
+ | |minOS = 2.0 | ||
+ | |minCPU = Intel 8080 / 8086 | ||
+ | |minRAM = 512 KB | ||
+ | |minHD = | ||
+ | |minDX = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |recOS = 6.22 | ||
+ | |recCPU = | ||
+ | |recRAM = | ||
+ | |recGPU = | ||
+ | |recDX = | ||
+ | |notes = Optional support for Mouse | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
{{System requirements | {{System requirements | ||
|OSfamily = Windows | |OSfamily = Windows |
Latest revision as of 00:04, 26 December 2023
Developers | |
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Interplay Entertainment | |
Windows 3.x | Silicon & Synapse[1] |
Publishers | |
Interplay Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1988 |
Windows 3.x | 1991 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1991 |
Windows (DOSBox) | October 14, 2008[2] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | October 26, 2012[3] |
Linux (DOSBox) | November 14, 2017[4] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Top-down view |
Genres | Chess |
Themes | Medieval |
Series | Battle Chess |
Battle Chess | |
---|---|
Battle Chess | 1988 |
Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess | 1991 |
Battle Chess 4000 | 1992 |
Battle Chess: Game of Kings | 2015 |
Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Battle Chess is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and top-down view chess game in the Battle Chess series.
General information
- Official developer site
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | No disk copy protection. | |||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GOG.com | Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5] | |||
Steam |
DOS Version differences
There are two releases of the DOS version, the first version was a 16-colour only version. The re-release contains both the 16 colour and a 256-colour version.
- The 16-colour version supports all video adapters, but only up to 16-colours.
- The 16-colour version supports Tandy sound if run on a Tandy 1000 computer.
- The 16-colour version requires a minimum of DOS 2.0 or 2.1 with 512KB RAM
- The 256-colour version supports only MCGA/VGA video adapters
- The 256-colour version requires a minimum of DOS 3.1 with 640KB RAM
Note: Some boxes indicate a minimum of DOS 2.0 and other indicate 2.1. The only difference between 2.0 and 2.1 is that 2.1 adds support for the IBM PCjr. Likewise a Tandy 1000 would require at least the special Tandy OEM release of MS-DOS 2.11.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | ||
Red Book CD audio | Only in the Micron Electronics DOS version.[6] |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 2 | Hot seat |
||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | CGA, CGA Composite, EGA, VGA | Use the /COMP parameter to play in a CGA mode optimized for composite cable output. |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2.0 | 6.22 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8080 / 8086 | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 KB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
- These are general GOG.com system requirements, the game will run on almost any hardware.
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 or later | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
- These are general GOG.com system requirements, the game will run on almost any hardware.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References
- ↑ A Decade of Blizzard - IGN - last accessed on 2017-09-23
- ↑ New release: Battle Chess Special Edition - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ GOG.com adds Interplay games for Mac OS X - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Changelog, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Emulation for Red Book Audio on Windows 7? - last accessed on 2021-01-15