The American Girls: Dress Designer
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| Developers | |
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| Mattel Interactive | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1999 |
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Key points
- The game has issues on modern versions of Windows. See Issues fixed.
- Does not scale at all with higher resolutions; Dress Designer is fixed to run at 640x480, and playing it at 800x600 or higher introduces black borders around the screen.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Used copies of the game can be found on eBay and other online sellers. | |
Essential improvements
Run the game straight from the hard drive
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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Video settings
Windowed
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Windows NT popup window crash fix
The dreaded error message that shows up whenever the player attempts to quit the game or bring up the options menu. See this GIF for an animated demo of the error.
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Audio stutters on newer operating systems
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | 7.0 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | QuickTime | Earlier runtime versions may cause the audio to stutter; see above fix for details |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 75 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 16-bit colour | |