Difference between revisions of "Castle Wolfenstein"
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| + | {{ii}} {{file|CASTLE}} contains rank & castle progress. | ||
| + | {{ii}} {{file|CW.EXE}} contains inventory and map location. | ||
{{ii}} Pressing {{key|Escape}} returns you to the main menu and saves your inventory and location. If you kill the game process (or the emulator it's running in) whilst you're still in game, both these items will be reset (similar to being caught or dying). Rank and castle are not affected by this. | {{ii}} Pressing {{key|Escape}} returns you to the main menu and saves your inventory and location. If you kill the game process (or the emulator it's running in) whilst you're still in game, both these items will be reset (similar to being caught or dying). Rank and castle are not affected by this. | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 22 March 2018
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| Developers | |
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| Muse Software | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1981 |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Castle Wolfenstein | 1981 |
| Beyond Castle Wolfenstein | 1984 |
| Wolfenstein 3D | 1992 |
| Spear of Destiny | 1992 |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | 2001 |
| Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory | 2003 |
| Wolfenstein | 2009 |
| Wolfram (unofficial game) | 2012 |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | 2014 |
| Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | 2015 |
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | 2017 |
| Wolfenstein: Youngblood | 2019 |
| Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot | 2019 |
| RealRTCW (unofficial mod) | 2020 |
Key points
- Although not covered on this article, this game was also available for Apple II, Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit; very old non-Microsoft PC platforms. If purchasing used be sure you acquire the correct version for the platform you are using/emulating.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Run in DOSBox
To improve DOSBox performance make the following changes to the DOSBox configuration file:
- Change
machine=svga_s3tomachine=tandyorpcjr - Change
memsize=16tomemsize=00 - Change
xms,emsandumbtofalsevalues. - Change
cycles=autotocycles=100
- Exact cycle amount may vary from computer to computer. For more info see 4.77 MHz, DOSBox wiki.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\CASTLE <path-to-game>\CW.EXE |
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CASTLEcontains rank & castle progress. -
CW.EXEcontains inventory and map location. - Pressing Esc returns you to the main menu and saves your inventory and location. If you kill the game process (or the emulator it's running in) whilst you're still in game, both these items will be reset (similar to being caught or dying). Rank and castle are not affected by this.
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA, Tandy |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Processor (CPU) | 8088 or equivalent | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 kB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | N/A: game is booter and runs off disk | |
| Video card (GPU) | CGA | |