Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Better textures, higher resolution and better colors than the Dreamcast version.
- Worse controls, slower animations and less balanced gameplay than the Dreamcast version.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
- A free demo is available here.
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.1 is the latest version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Apply Widescreen Fix[citation needed]
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- Download Widescreen fix from Here.
- Open
POP3D_Widescreen_Resolutions.zip .
- Extract
options.sav from any resolution folder to <path-to-game>.
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Force windowed mode[citation needed]
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- Download and run DxWnd as administrator.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set name to Prince of Persia 3D.
- Set path to
<path-to-game>\POP3D.exe .
- Set Acquire admin caps.
- Go to
Mouse tab, set Cursor visibility to Hide.
- Go to
Tweaks tab, select win:NoMainWindowDestruction and click on + .
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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German |
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Italian |
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Issues fixed
Movies are not played
Install QuickTime 4.0 or newer[citation needed]
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Low FPS
Use DxWnd to force windowed mode[citation needed]
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Run Windows Media Player[citation needed]
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Use dgVoodoo 2[3]
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Notes
- Under the DirectX tab, it is recommended to set 128 MB of VRAM.
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Weird Textures
- Certain visual elements are not rendered correctly or are upside down.
Use Geometry Patch[citation needed]
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- Delete the Geometry folder located in the <path-to-game>.
- Download the Geometry Patch and extract the contents into the same directory.
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz
| Intel Pentium II 300 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
300 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
8 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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