Blackthorne
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Developers | |
---|---|
Blizzard Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
DOS | Interplay Entertainment |
Mac OS | MacPlay |
Digital | Blizzard Entertainment |
Release dates | |
DOS | December 19, 1994 |
Mac OS (Classic) | November 1996 |
Windows (DOSBox) | November 3, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | November 3, 2013 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform, Shooter |
Blackthorne is a singleplayer side view platform and shooter game.
The game was titled Blackhawk in Europe. It was re-released as a free download on November 3, 2013.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
Developer website | DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox. |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Run in DOSBox
To run correctly in DOSBox, change cycles=auto
to cycles=fixed 13000
. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.[1]
Game data
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.000 |
Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Blizzard Entertainment\Blackthorne\SAVEGAME.000 <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
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 | [2] | ||
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 |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio | ||
General MIDI audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | European retail only. | |||
German | European retail only. | |||
Russian | Fan translation, download |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | VGA |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | 386SX | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | VGA |
Mac OS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68040 PowerPC 601 | |
System memory (RAM) | 3 MB | 6 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 MB |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
References
- ↑ Settings used by Blizzard in the 2013 re-release.
- ↑ Verified by User:Quiet Bob on September 3, 2019