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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Noviy Disk|Russia}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Noviy Disk|Russia}}
 
|engines      =  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Blazing Renderer|name=BRender}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 21, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 21, 2000}}
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|steam appid  =  
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|reception    =
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|steam appid side  =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|disneys-the-emperors-new-groove|66}}
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|gogcom id    =
 
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|strategywiki =
 
 
|mobygames    = disneys-the-emperors-new-groove
 
|mobygames    = disneys-the-emperors-new-groove
 
|wikipedia    = The Emperor's New Groove (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = The Emperor's New Groove (video game)
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|winehq       =  
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|hltb        = 17851
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|lutris       = dinseys-the-emperors-new-groove
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|igdb        = disneys-the-emperors-new-groove--2
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
|taxonomy =
 
|taxonomy =
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|widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/emperors-new-groove/en WSGF entry].
 
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/emperors-new-groove/en WSGF entry].
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
−
|multimonitor notes        =
 
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/emperors-new-groove/en Brandondorf9999's fixed exe].
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/emperors-new-groove/en Brandondorf9999's fixed exe].
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =
 
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
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|windowed notes            = Run the game through DxWnd.
 
|windowed notes            = Run the game through DxWnd.
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
−
|borderless windowed notes  =
 
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
−
|anisotropic notes          =
 
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
−
|antialiasing notes        =
 
 
|upscaling                  = unknown
 
|upscaling                  = unknown
−
|upscaling tech            =
 
−
|upscaling notes            =
 
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
−
|vsync notes                =
 
 
|60 fps                    = false
 
|60 fps                    = false
 
|60 fps notes              = Capped to 30 FPS.
 
|60 fps notes              = Capped to 30 FPS.
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
−
|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = false
−
|hdr                        = unknown
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|color blind                = false
−
|hdr notes                  =
 
−
|color blind                = unknown
 
−
|color blind notes          =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
−
|key remap notes          =
 
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes = Mouse is not used in-game.
 
|acceleration option notes = Mouse is not used in-game.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
−
|mouse menu notes          =
 
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
−
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = false
−
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
−
|touchscreen notes        =
 
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
−
|controller support notes  =
 
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    = The pause menu cannot be mapped to a controller.
 
|full controller notes    = The pause menu cannot be mapped to a controller.
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
−
|controller remap notes    =
 
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
−
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
−
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers        = true
−
|xinput controllers notes  =
 
 
|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts              = false
−
|xbox prompts notes        =
 
 
|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers          = false
−
|impulse triggers notes    =
 
 
|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4              = true
−
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 
 
|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts        = false
−
|dualshock prompts notes  =
+
|light bar support        = false
−
|light bar support        = unknown
 
−
|light bar support notes  =
 
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
−
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
−
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
−
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 
 
|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers        = true
−
|other controllers notes  =
 
 
|other button prompts      = Generic
 
|other button prompts      = Generic
−
|other button prompts notes=
 
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug        = false
−
|controller hotplug notes  =
+
|haptic feedback          = false
−
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
−
|haptic feedback notes    =
 
 
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input        = true
−
|simultaneous input notes  =
 
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
−
|steam input api notes    =
 
 
|steam hook input          = unknown
 
|steam hook input          = unknown
−
|steam hook input notes    =
 
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
−
|steam input presets notes =
 
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
−
|steam controller prompts notes =
 
 
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
−
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Effects, Music.
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 output. Requires [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software.]]
 
|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 output. Requires [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software.]]
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|subtitles notes          = Most dialog is accompanied by subtitles. Movie clips and random voice clips do not have them.
 
|subtitles notes          = Most dialog is accompanied by subtitles. Movie clips and random voice clips do not have them.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
−
|closed captions notes    =
 
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
−
|mute on focus lost notes =
 
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support notes        = EAX 2.0.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1LLi4pOvhU|title=Oh yeah, it's all coming together.|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|eax support notes        = EAX 2.0.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1LLi4pOvhU|title=Oh yeah, it's all coming together.|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 
|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
−
|notes    =
 
−
|fan      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    = "A Nova Onda do Imperador".
 
  |notes    = "A Nova Onda do Imperador".
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|fan      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    = Local retail only.
 
  |notes    = Local retail only.
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|fan      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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{{API
 
{{API
 
|direct3d versions      = 7
 
|direct3d versions      = 7
−
|direct3d notes        =
 
−
|directdraw versions    =
 
−
|directdraw notes      =
 
−
|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          =
 
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|metal support notes    =
 
−
|vulkan versions        =
 
−
|vulkan notes          =
 
−
|dos modes              =
 
−
|dos modes notes        =
 
−
|shader model versions  =
 
−
|shader model notes    =
 
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-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 arm app          = unknown
 
−
|macos app notes        =
 
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|linux 32-bit executable=
 
−
|linux 64-bit executable=
 
−
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
−
|linux executable notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
−
|ref      =
 
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  

Revision as of 21:05, 30 November 2023

The Emperor's New Groove
The Emperor's New Groove cover
Developers
Argonaut Games
Publishers
Disney Interactive Studios
Russia Noviy Disk
Engines
BRender
Release dates
Windows November 21, 2000
Reception
Metacritic 66
Taxonomy
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform
Themes Pre-Columbian Americas, Comedy
Series Disney Classics
The Emperor's New Groove on HowLongToBeat
The Emperor's New Groove on IGDB
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The Emperor's New Groove on MobyGames
The Emperor's New Groove on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
Subseries of Disney
The Black Cauldron 1986
Basil the Great Mouse Detective 1987
Oliver & Company 1989
Disney's Aladdin 1993
The Jungle Book (series)
The Lion King 1994
Disney's Hercules 1997
Disney's Tarzan (series)
The Emperor's New Groove 2000
Disney's Dinosaur 2000
Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon 2002
Brother Bear 2003
Chicken Little (series)
Meet the Robinsons 2007
Bolt 2008
The Princess and the Frog 2009
Tangled 2010
Wreck-it Ralph 2013
Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King 2019

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 See Run without CD.
Windows

Essential improvements

Run without CD

Copy files from disc[1]
  1. Copy the contents (not the folder itself) of Setup\ENG\Cd from the game disc to <path-to-game>.
  2. Skip files that already exist.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Disney Interactive\Emperor's New Groove\1.0\[Note 1]
Emperor's New Groove can in some releases instead be named Emperors New Groove.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 2]

Video

Display settings
Display settings
Graphics settings
Graphics settings
Color settings
Color settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
 Use Brandondorf9999's fixed exe.
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Run the game through DxWnd.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped to 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)

Hex edit exe files[citation needed]
  1. Download Brandondorf9999's fixed exe from the WSGF attachment for this game.
  2. Open groove.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  3. Go to offset 0x16D736.
  4. Replace bytes 00 00 80 3F with bytes representing your float value multiplier (default multiplier is 1). Remember to invert the byte order to Little Endian.

Input

Keyboard settings
Keyboard settings
Joystick settings
Joystick settings
Miscellaneous options
Miscellaneous options

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse is not used in-game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
The pause menu cannot be mapped to a controller.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Effects, Music.
Surround sound
Up to 7.0 output. Requires DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Most dialog is accompanied by subtitles. Movie clips and random voice clips do not have them.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
EAX 2.0.[2]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
"A Nova Onda do Imperador".
Russian
Local retail only.

Issues fixed

Installer not working correctly

Install game manually[3]
  1. Create a new folder to install the game to and name it The Emperor's New Groove or something similar.
  2. Go to the CD's game files at Setup\Eng\Hd.
  3. Move the contents of the Hd folder to the newly created installation folder.
  4. Right-click groove.exe and create a desktop shortcut by clicking Send To... > Desktop (create shortcut), if desired.

Notes

Tested with US retail release. File directory may change based on localization.
See Run without CD to remove the need for the CD-ROM.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible
Sound (audio device) 16-bit compatible
Other 4X speed CD-ROM drive


Notes

  1. ↑ Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
  2. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2019
  2. ↑ Oh yeah, it's all coming together. - last accessed on May 2023
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Cptmold on 2020-12-29
    Tested with the original CD-ROM release.