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==Audio settings==
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Revision as of 00:58, 5 November 2013

The Game of Life
The Game of Life cover
Developers
Mass Media Inc.
Publishers
Hasbro Interactive
Release dates
Windows September 30, 1998
The Game of Life on Wikipedia

Key points

Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See Running the game on 64 bit Windows

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

In-game options menu.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues unresolved

Slowdown on 64-bit Windows

Various sections of the game will experience slowdown. The AI speed and some 3D animations are affected.

Issues fixed

Running the game on 64 bit Windows

Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit. There are two ways of running the game:

#1: Run the game directly from the disk

Instructions

#2: Manually install the game

This also allows the game to no longer require a CD to use
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 36 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB 256 colour VGA Graphics Adapter