Chip's Challenge 1
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Niffler | |
| Publishers | |
| Niffler | |
| Nkidu Games | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1991 |
| Windows 3.x | 1992 |
| Windows | May 28, 2015 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Freeware |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Top-down view, Scrolling |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Pixel art |
| Series | Chip's Challenge |
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| Chip's Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Chip's Challenge 1 | 1992 |
| Chuck's Challenge 3D | 2014 |
| Chip's Challenge 2 | 2015 |
Chip's Challenge 1 is a singleplayer top-down view and scrolling action and puzzle game in the Chip's Challenge series.
Originally developed and published for Atari Lynx handheld in 1989 and converted to wide variety of platforms.
Received three different conversions for PC. The Steam release is the most recent version and is based on the engine of sequel.
The 1992 Windows version and the 2015 Steam release don't use the music from the original Atari Lynx version, although the original soundtrack can be modded back to the Steam version.
On October 6, 2020 Steam version became free.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
MS-DOS version with audiovisual presentation patterned after the Atari Lynx original. | |
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| Retail | |
Sold as part of "Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4" & "Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack"[2] | |
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| Steam | |
Based on Chip's Challenge 2. | |
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Freeware | Steam version is free since October 6, 2020.[1] |
| One-time game purchase | MS-DOS and Windows 3.x versions require an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>/data/options.txt[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/346850/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>/data/games/save.c2l[Note 1] <path-to-game>/data/saves/[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/346850/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Window mode only | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
| Controller types |
|---|
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | Steam version. | |
| DOS video modes |
| Executable | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | 7, 8 |
| Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz or faster processor | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 6.0 compatible | |
- Based on the 2015 version.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/346850/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (346850) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steam :: Chip's Challenge 1 :: Chip's Challenge 1 now Free - last accessed on 2023-05-16
- "It’s been over 30 years since Chuck Sommerville created Chip’s Challenge, so it's now free on Steam"
- ↑ Microsoft Entertainment Pack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - last accessed on Aug 12, 2017