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{{disambig|the 1997 game|the unrelated 2021 game|[[Overboard! (2021)]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        =  
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|cover        = Overboard!.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Psygnosis|ref=<ref name=psygnosis>[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.psygnosis.com/shipwreckers/index.html Shipwreckers! by Psygnosis (retrieved)]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Psygnosis|ref=<ref name=psygnosis>[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.psygnosis.com/shipwreckers/index.html Shipwreckers! by Psygnosis (retrieved)]</ref>}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 1997|ref=<ref name=psygnosis/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 1997|ref=<ref name=psygnosis/>}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 +
|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/19980214012659/http://www.overboard.co.uk/
 +
|hltb        = 8474
 +
|igdb        = overboard
 +
|mobygames    = shipwreckers
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|wikipedia    = Overboard!
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
|wikipedia    = Overboard!
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{ii}} Released as '''Shipwreckers!''' in North America
 
{{ii}} Released as '''Shipwreckers!''' in North America
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/19980214012659/http://www.overboard.co.uk/ Official Website] (retrieved)
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Requires disc to run | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\ob.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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|color blind notes          =  
 
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}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
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|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|controller support        = true
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = Tested with Xbox One controller
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|full controller notes    =  
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|full controller notes    = Keyboard required to quit from main menu
 
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = hackable
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= Remap to invert
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|button prompts notes      =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
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|button prompts notes      = Uses keyboard prompts on main menu
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = false
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music, SFX
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 output with [[Glossary:Sound card#A3D|Aureal A3D]] and [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software.]]
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
|eax support              =  
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|eax support              = limited
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         = A3D 1.0.
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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}}
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{{ii}}3D positional audio is limited to the X-axis.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayAceihU8pY|title=Shipwreckers! (Overboard!) w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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 +
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 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
|local play          =  
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|local play          = true
|local play players  =  
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|local play players  = 5
|local play modes    =  
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|local play modes    = Versus
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            =  
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|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
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|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          =  
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|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
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}}
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==Other information==
 +
===API===
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{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 3.0
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 95
 
|minOS    = 95
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 133 MHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 133 MHz
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 16 MB
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 90 MB
  
|recOS   =  
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|recOS   =  
|recCPU = Intel Pentium 166 MHz
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|recCPU   = Intel Pentium 166 MHz
|recRAM = 16 MB
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|recRAM   = 32 MB
  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 09:22, 11 June 2023

This page is for the 1997 game. For the unrelated 2021 game, see Overboard! (2021).

Overboard!
Overboard! cover
Developers
Psygnosis[1]
Release dates
Windows November 1997[1]
Overboard! on HowLongToBeat
Overboard! on IGDB
Overboard! on MobyGames
Overboard! on Wikipedia

Key points

Released as Shipwreckers! in North America

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Requires disc to run
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\ob.cfg[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Menus & Videos 640x480, gameplay resolutions higher than 2048x1152 crash.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, SFX
Surround sound
Up to 7.0 output with Aureal A3D and DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
A3D 1.0.
Royalty free audio
3D positional audio is limited to the X-axis.[2]

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
5 Versus
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 90 MB


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References