J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I
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Developers | |
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Interplay Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1990 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Middle-earth |
Key points
- Press O to bring up the in-game options menu.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail |
Essential improvements
Open Source Engine Release
- The original game files are required for it to be used.
- An open-source rewrite of the game engine, it adds modern system support and bug fixes. Both the standard and CD-ROM releases are supported.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
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 | |||
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 | ||
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 | Spoken speech is included only in the CD-ROM release. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2.1 | 6.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 | Intel 286 |
System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | 1 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | CGA, EGA, MCGA, Tandy/PCjr, VGA |