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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MicroProse|Retail}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MicroProse|Retail}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ziggurat|Digital}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ziggurat Interactive|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|M.A.D.S.|ref=<ref name="scummvm">{{Refurl|url=https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Phantom|title=Return of the Phantom - ScummVM :: Wiki|date=2019-10-04}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|MADS|ref=<ref name="scummvm">{{Refurl|url=https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Return_of_the_Phantom|title=Return of the Phantom - ScummVM :: Wiki|date=2019-10-04}}</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 7, 2020|wrapper=DOSBox}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 7, 2020|wrapper=DOSBox}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|return-of-the-phantom|}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic||}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|return-of-the-phantom|}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
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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  = 1299710
 
|steam appid  = 1299710
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1559996859
 
|gogcom id    = 1559996859
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
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|official site= https://www.ziggurat.games/game/return-of-the-phantom
 
|hltb        = 7763
 
|hltb        = 7763
 
|igdb        = return-of-the-phantom
 
|igdb        = return-of-the-phantom
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|mobygames    = return-of-the-phantom
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|mobygames    = 2011
 
|wikipedia    = Return of the Phantom
 
|wikipedia    = Return of the Phantom
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|1559996859}}
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{{GOG.com links|1559996859|return_of_the_phantom}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1299710/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1299710/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
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{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown |  |  | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown |  |  | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | return_of_the_phantom | DRM-free | Prepackaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | return_of_the_phantom | DRM-free | Prepackaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1299710 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | return-of-the-phantom-pc | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | return-of-the-phantom | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1299710 | Steam | Prepackaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===[[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  
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             = unknown
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|gog galaxy               = false
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = unknown
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|steam cloud               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Only ON/OFF with Sound, Music and Voices.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = true
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
|eax support              =  
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|eax support              = unknown
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
|red book cd audio        =  
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
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|red book cd audio        = unknown
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = Fan translation, [https://mega.nz/file/DsVgzZwD#URUFVrmwi3RxpzCghtfVMYINNiQL_IYIKzJtZv3sVUk download].
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|fan      = true
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}}
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Game freezing randomly between rooms (DOSBox)===
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{{Fixbox|description=Set {{code|core}} to {{code|Auto}} in dosbox.conf|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=LukasThyWalls|date=2022-01-15|comment=The issue seems related to having the {{code|core}} setting assigned to {{code|dynamic}}. Tested in actual lastest DOSBox SVN and forks.}}</ref>|fix=
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# Open {{code|dosbox.conf}} (Depending the version is located in different paths).
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# Search {{code|[cpu]}} section.
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# Change {{code|<nowiki>core=</nowiki>}} setting to {{code|<nowiki>core=auto</nowiki>}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:10, 2 January 2024

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Return of the Phantom
Return of the Phantom cover
Developers
MPS Labs
MicroProse
Publishers
Retail MicroProse
Digital Ziggurat Interactive
Engines
MADS[1]
Release dates
DOS 1993
Windows (DOSBox) August 7, 2020
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Return of the Phantom on HowLongToBeat
Return of the Phantom on IGDB
Return of the Phantom on MobyGames
Return of the Phantom on Wikipedia

Return of the Phantom is a singleplayer third-person adventure game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Prepackaged with DOSBox.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Prepackaged with DOSBox.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1299710/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1299710/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Only ON/OFF with Sound, Music and Voices.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Spanish
Fan translation, download.

Issues fixed

Game freezing randomly between rooms (DOSBox)

Set core to Auto in dosbox.conf[2]
  1. Open dosbox.conf (Depending the version is located in different paths).
  2. Search [cpu] section.
  3. Change core= setting to core=auto.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes MCGA, VGA

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 286
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) MCGA
Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB
Video card (GPU) AMD Athlon 64


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Return of the Phantom - ScummVM :: Wiki - last accessed on 2019-10-04
  2. Verified by User:LukasThyWalls on 2022-01-15
    The issue seems related to having the core setting assigned to dynamic. Tested in actual lastest DOSBox SVN and forks.