Adidas Power Soccer

Adidas Power Soccer

Publishers
	Psygnosis
Release dates
Windows	1997

Adidas Power Soccer
Adidas Power Soccer	1997
Adidas Power Soccer 98	1998

Key points

Installing on 64-bit systems requires a workaround. See Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows.

Getting the game to start on Windows 8 and 10 requires a workaround. See Game not launching on newer versions of Windows.

Game crashes during the match loading screen on Windows 8 and 10.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\SaveGame

Video settings

Game options

Input settings

Player setup

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  Keyboard bindings

• 

  Controller bindings

Audio settings

Audio setup

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Spanish
Italian
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Versus
LAN play		4	Versus, Co-op
Online play		4	Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows

Installer not working on 64-bit machines

Copy the content in the game CD/ISO to a new folder on your desktop. Download InstallShield 3 shortcut from this link. Open and extract the downloaded file (setup32.exe) to the Setup folder found in the extracted CD/ISO content\ENGLISH. Double click on setup32.exe and install the game. If nothing happens when starting setup32.exe, open the task manager and right click on the setup32.exe process, then click on Go to Details, right click on Setup32.exe again and then Analyze Wait Chain. Close any exe processes preventing the installer to launch.

Game not launching on newer versions of Windows

Game not launching on newer versions of Windows
Right click on APSS.exe found in <path-to-game>. Click and check Reduced color mode and select 16-bit (65536) color. Click and check Disable fullscreen optimizations Click and check Run the program as an administrator. Apply and start the game. The game will crash during the match loading screen.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	5
DirectDraw
Glide
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95 or MS-DOS v6.22
Processor (CPU)	Pentium 133 Mhz	Pentium 166 Mhz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA display or better 2 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	Soundblaster 16 or 100% compatible
Other	Double speed CD-ROM drive	Quad-speed CD-ROM drive