This page is for the original 2000 game. For the upcoming game, see Kao the Kangaroo (2022).
Key points
- By default, the PC version utilizes tank controls instead of the modern analog controls used in the Dreamcast version. See Essential improvements.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use Modern Controls
Edit the configuration file[3]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\ .
- Open the
kao.ini file in Notepad.
- Add "CameraRelativeControll = 1" right below "// rasterizer"
- Save and close the file.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- The
*
is the save file number.
Video
Widescreen fix[4]
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- Open
kao.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
- Press Ctrl+F and set Datatype to Hex-values.
- Search for
24080000803F and click OK.
- Replace the
0000803F value with:
5555553F for 16:10 screens
0000503F for 15:9 screens
0000403F for 16:9 screens
0000103F for 21:9 screens
- Save the file. If it won't save because of no permission, go to the Properties of the file and uncheck the Read-only box.
- Edit
kao.ini and set Width and Height values to match your resolution.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Dutch |
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German |
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French |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Spanish |
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Issues fixed
Graphical issues on modern systems
Use DxWnd[6]
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- Download DxWnd and extract it.
- Launch DxWnd.
- Set the path to
<path-to-game>\kao.exe .
- Choose Edit, and Add.
- Type in the name for it (e.g. Kao the Kangaroo).
- Under position specify the X, Y position of a window for the game and Width (W) and Height (H) of the window.
- Go to DirectX tab.
- Under Emulation, choose the primary buffer renderer.
- Go to Direct3D tab.
- Under Direct3D tweaks, check Clean ZBUFFER @0.0 fix.
- Click OK to save the settings.
- Minimize DxWnd and launch the game.
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Game launch in windowed
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98, ME |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 233 MHz MMX |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
150 MB |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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