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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Pinball Dreams cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Pinball Dreams cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|DICE}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|DICE}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Rockstar Lincoln|DOS}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|21st Century Entertainment|DOS}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|21st Century Entertainment|DOS}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 21, 2011|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_pinball_gold_pack New release: Pinball Gold Pack - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 21, 2011|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_pinball_gold_pack New release: Pinball Gold Pack - GOG.com]</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 22, 2013|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/april_mac_game_update_22_new_additions Mac Game Update: 22 New Additions - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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|taxonomy    =
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 18, 2014|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_now_supports_linux|title=GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - GOG.com
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
|date=2019-04-01}}</ref>}}
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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          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{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            | DICE's Pinball, Pinball Dreams }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1207664093
 
|gogcom id    = 1207664093
 
|gogcom id side = 1207658910
 
|gogcom id side = 1207658910
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = pinball-dreams
 
|wikipedia    = Pinball Dreams
 
|wikipedia    = Pinball Dreams
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|DICE's Pinball}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [https://www.mobygames.com/game/pinball-dreams MobyGames entry]
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{{mm}} ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20000118074315/http://dice.se/projects/pinball_dreams/pinball_dreams.asp Pinball Dreams]'' at Digital Illusions (archive)
{{GOG.com links|1207664093|pinball_gold_pack}}
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{{mm}} ''[https://web.archive.org/web/19961023023742/http://www.21stcent.com/goldpack.htm Pinball Gold Pack]'' at 21st Century Entertainment (archive)
 +
{{GOG.com links|1207664093|pinball_gold_pack|for game series}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Unknown | | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Unknown | | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | pinball_gold_pack | DRM-free | Bundled with [[Pinball Fantasies]], [[Pinball Dreams 2]], [[Pinball Illusions]], and [[Pinball Mania]]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
 
}}
 
}}
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 +
{{ii}} Replaced on [[Store:GOG.com|GOG.com]] with the [[Pinball Dreams Deluxe|Deluxe version]] on March 18, 2013.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/pinball_gold_pack/youre_probably_wondering_why_the_installer_went_from_20_mb_to_208_mb_update/page1|title=You're probably wondering why the installer went from 20 MB to 208 MB (Update)|date=2019-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_what_did_just_update_thread/post627|title="The 'what did just update?' thread" post #627|date=2019-12-15}}</ref>
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{{ii}} A demo is available from the [https://web.archive.org/web/19961023023816/http://www.21stcent.com/kingtut.htm official website].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
 
{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{Path|game}}\HISCORES}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = unknown
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|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           =  
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|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Runs in 320x200 with a pixel aspect ratio of 1.2 (VGA mode 13h), see [[DOSBox#Game appears stretched horizontally|the DOSBox page]] for more information.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]). Unplayable if it's windowed in Windows 95/98.
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Pinball Dreams Supported Sound Cards.png|Supported sound cards.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Image|Pinball Dreams Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
|separate volume notes    =  
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{{Audio
|surround sound          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
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|separate volume notes    = Music can be toggled.
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = n/a
 
|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              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
|local play          = unknown
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|local play          = true
|local play players  =  
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|local play players  = 8
|local play modes    =  
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|local play modes    = Hot seat
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|lan play            = false
 
|lan play            = false
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|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
|dos modes              =  
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|dos modes              = VGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable      = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows exe notes     =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 3.3
 
|minOS    = 3.3
 
|minCPU  = Intel 286
 
|minCPU  = Intel 286
|minRAM  = 640 kB
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|minRAM  = 640 KB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minGPU  = MCGA
 
|minGPU  = MCGA
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|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recDX    = 9
 
|recDX    = 9
}}
 
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = OS X
 
|minOS    = 10.6.8
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    =
 
|minGPU  =
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
 
|recOS    =
 
|recCPU  =
 
|recRAM  =
 
|recHD    =
 
|recGPU  =
 
}}
 
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Linux
 
|minOS    = Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17
 
|minCPU  = 2.0 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    =
 
|minGPU  =
 
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
 
 
|recOS    =
 
|recCPU  =
 
|recRAM  =
 
|recHD    =
 
|recGPU  =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 00:02, 16 October 2021

Pinball Dreams
Pinball Dreams cover
Developers
DICE
DOS Rockstar Lincoln
Publishers
DOS 21st Century Entertainment
GOG.com Rebellion Developments
Release dates
DOS 1993
Windows (DOSBox) February 21, 2011[1]
Taxonomy
Series DICE's Pinball, Pinball Dreams
Pinball Dreams on MobyGames
Pinball Dreams on Wikipedia
DICE's Pinball
Pinball Dreams 1993
Pinball Fantasies 1994
Pinball Illusions 1995

General information

Pinball Dreams at Digital Illusions (archive)
Pinball Gold Pack at 21st Century Entertainment (archive)
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
Replaced on GOG.com with the Deluxe version on March 18, 2013.[2][3]
A demo is available from the official website.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\HISCORES
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Runs in 320x200 with a pixel aspect ratio of 1.2 (VGA mode 13h), see the DOSBox page for more information.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter (when using DOSBox). Unplayable if it's windowed in Windows 95/98.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

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

Supported sound cards.
Supported sound cards.
Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music can be toggled.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
8 Hot seat
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.3
Processor (CPU) Intel 286
System memory (RAM) 640 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) MCGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

References