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|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1991}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows 3.x|1991}}
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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        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = rattler-race
 
|wikipedia    = Rattler Race
 
|wikipedia    = Rattler Race
 +
|winehq      =
 +
|license      = former commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{++}} Originally sold as part of '''Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2''', now a free download.
 
{{++}} Originally sold as part of '''Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2''', now a free download.
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{{--}} Game is 16-bit so can't run natively on 64-bit versions of Windows.
 
 
{{ii}} Game needs a workaround for more recent systems (see [[#"File Error: Cannot find VBRUN100.DLL" error|"File Error: Cannot find VBRUN100.DLL" error]]).
 
{{ii}} Game needs a workaround for more recent systems (see [[#"File Error: Cannot find VBRUN100.DLL" error|"File Error: Cannot find VBRUN100.DLL" error]]).
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| [ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/games/public/AAS/Ratarc.exe Microsoft FTP] | {{ID|DRM-free}} |See [[#"File Error: Cannot find VBRUN100.DLL" error|"File Error: Cannot find VBRUN100.DLL" error]].}}
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{{Availability/row| official | https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1192-rattler-race/ | DRM-free | | | Windows 3.x }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game Location Table|
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===Configuration file(s) location===
−
{{Game Location Table/row|Configuration files location|C:\Windows\entpack.ini}}
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{{Game data|
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{{Game Location Table/row|High scores|C:\Windows\EntPack.dat}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|windir}}\entpack.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} High scores are stored in <code>{{p|windir}}\EntPack.dat</code>
 +
{{ii}} Configuration files and high scores are re-used by other Entertainment Pack games.
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        =  
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = true
+
|windowed                  = always on
 
|windowed notes            = Always runs windowed.
 
|windowed notes            = Always runs windowed.
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                =  
+
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              =  
+
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = true
+
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                = Native Windows Vsync.
 
|vsync notes                = Native Windows Vsync.
 +
|60 fps                    = unknown
 +
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = unknown
 +
|120 fps notes              =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = unknown
 +
|color blind notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input Settings
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{{Input
−
|key_remap                  =false
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|key remap                = false
−
|key_remap_notes            =
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|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration_option       =
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|acceleration option      = n/a
−
|acceleration_option_notes =
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|acceleration option notes = No mouse support.
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|controller_support         =false
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
−
|controller_support_notes   =See [[controller with keyboard-only game]].
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support       = false
 +
|controller support notes =  
 +
|full controller          = unknown
 +
|full controller notes    =
 +
|controller remap          = unknown
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts         = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes   =  
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = unknown
 +
|separate volume notes    =
 +
|surround sound          = unknown
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = n/a
 +
|subtitles notes          = Everything is text-based.
 +
|closed captions          = false
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 +
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              =
 +
|eax support notes        =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==="File Error: Cannot find VBRUN100.DLL" error===
 
==="File Error: Cannot find VBRUN100.DLL" error===
 
{{ii}} Rattler Race needs workarounds for the missing <code>VBRUN100.DLL</code>.
 
{{ii}} Rattler Race needs workarounds for the missing <code>VBRUN100.DLL</code>.
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Install missing files}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Install missing files|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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# Download and run [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/99251 Vbrun100.exe].
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# Download and run [https://download.microsoft.com/download/vb30/sampleaa/1/w9xnt4/en-us/vbrun100.exe Vbrun100.exe].
 
# Move the extracted <code>VBRUN100.DLL</code> into the same folder as <code>RATTLER.EXE</code>.
 
# Move the extracted <code>VBRUN100.DLL</code> into the same folder as <code>RATTLER.EXE</code>.
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|wing                  =
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|wing notes            =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
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|OSfamily = Windows 3.x
  
−
|minOS    = Windows 3.0
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|minOS    = 3.0
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|minproc  = 286, 386SX, 386DX or higher
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|minCPU  = 286, 386SX, 386DX or higher
−
|minmem   = 640K plus 256K extended memory
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|minRAM   = 640K plus 256K extended memory
 
|minHD    = 1 MB
 
|minHD    = 1 MB
 
|minGPU  = EGA, VGA, Hercules
 
|minGPU  = EGA, VGA, Hercules
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
−
|recproc  =  
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|recCPU  =  
−
|recmem   = 1 MB
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|recRAM   = 1 MB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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[[Category:Windows]]
 

Latest revision as of 03:28, 21 January 2023

Rattler Race
Rattler Race cover
Developers
Christopher Lee Fraley
Publishers
Microsoft
Release dates
Windows 3.x 1991
Rattler Race on MobyGames
Rattler Race on Wikipedia

Warnings

The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

Key points

Originally sold as part of Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2, now a free download.
Game needs a workaround for more recent systems (see "File Error: Cannot find VBRUN100.DLL" error).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Windows 3.x

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %WINDIR%\entpack.ini[Note 1]
High scores are stored in %WINDIR%\EntPack.dat
Configuration files and high scores are re-used by other Entertainment Pack games.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Fixed-size window.
Multi-monitor
Fixed-size window.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Always runs windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Native Windows Vsync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
No mouse support.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

"File Error: Cannot find VBRUN100.DLL" error

Rattler Race needs workarounds for the missing VBRUN100.DLL.
Install missing files[citation needed]
  1. Download and run Vbrun100.exe.
  2. Move the extracted VBRUN100.DLL into the same folder as RATTLER.EXE.

Other information

API

Executable16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm.

System requirements

Windows 3.x
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.0
Processor (CPU) 286, 386SX, 386DX or higher
System memory (RAM) 640K plus 256K extended memory 1 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 MB
Video card (GPU) EGA, VGA, Hercules


Notes

  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