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Chessmaster 5500
Chessmaster 5500 cover
Developers
Mindscape
Release dates
Windows October 31, 1997
The Chessmaster 2000 1986
The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100 1989
Chessmaster 3000 1991
Chessmaster 4000 Turbo 1993
Chessmaster 4000 1995
Chessmaster 5000 1996
Chessmaster 5500 1997
Chessmaster 6000 1998
Chessmaster 7000 1999
Chessmaster 8000 2000
Chessmaster 9000 2002
Chessmaster 10th Edition 2004
Chessmaster Challenge 2005
Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition 2007

Key points

Sounds and voice don't work correctly on modern versions of Windows (see Crashes constantly for the necessary fixes).

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues unresolved

SmartBoard Error at launch

Chessmaster 5500 relies on a VXD driver that is not compatible with Windows XP and newer. This error appears even if SmartBoard is disabled in the settings.

Issues fixed

Crashes constantly

Chessmaster 5500 crashes constantly on Windows XP and later because of a sound incompatibility; the changes below prevent these crashes.
Instructions

Interface is offset

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA 640x480 256 colors

References