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{{Infobox
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{{disambig|the 1998 version|the 2013 version|[[The Game of Life (2013)]]|the 2016 version|[[The Game of Life - The Official 2016 Edition]]}}
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|cover         = Game of Life Coverart.png
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{{Infobox game
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Mass Media Inc.|Mass Media Inc.]]
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|cover       = Game of Life Coverart.png
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|publisher     = [[Wikipedia:Hasbro Interactive|Hasbro Interactive]]
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|developers  =
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|engine        =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Mass Media Inc.}}
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|release dates = September 30, 1998  
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|publishers  =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Hasbro Interactive}}
 +
|engines      =  
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 30, 1998}}
 +
|steam appid  =
 +
|gogcom id    =
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = game-of-life_
 +
|wikipedia    = The Game of Life (video game)
 +
|winehq      = 5833
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select, Menu-based }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Board, Mini-games,  }}
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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        | Cartoon }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Comedy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | The Game of Life }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{--}} Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See [[#Running the game on 64 bit Windows|Running the game on 64 bit Windows]]
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{{--}} Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See [[#Running the game on 64-bit Windows|Running the game on 64-bit Windows]]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.amazon.com/Game-Life-Pc/dp/B00000K4CZ Amazon] | {{ID|Retail}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Disc | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game Location Table|
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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===Save game data location===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
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{{Game data|
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|steam_cloud            =
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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|steam_cloud_notes      =
 
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|origin                =
 
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|origin_notes          =
 
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|uplay                  =
 
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|uplay_notes            =
 
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|gamesave_manager      =false
 
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|gamesave_manager_notes =
 
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|gamestow              =
 
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|gamestow_notes        =
 
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|synctocloud            =
 
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|synctocloud_notes      =
 
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|square_enix            =
 
−
|square_enix_notes      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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[[File:Game of Life Options.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game options menu.]]
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{{Image|Game of Life Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
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{{Video Settings
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{{Video
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|wsgf_link                 =
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|wsgf link                 =  
−
|widescreen_wsgf_award     =
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|widescreen wsgf award     =  
−
|multimonitor_wsgf_award   =
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|multimonitor wsgf award   =  
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|widescreen_resolution     =false
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
−
|multimonitor              =false
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|widescreen resolution     = false
−
|multimonitor_notes         =
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
−
|fov                        =false
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|multimonitor              = false
−
|fov_notes                 =
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|multimonitor notes         =
−
|windowed                  =false
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
−
|windowed_notes             =
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
−
|borderless_windowed       =false
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|4k ultra hd                = false
−
|borderless_windowed_notes =
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|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|anisotropic                =false
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|fov                        = n/a
−
|anisotropic_notes         =
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|fov notes                 =  
−
|antialiasing              =false
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|windowed                  = hackable
−
|antialiasing_notes         =
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|windowed notes             = Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/ dgVoodoo 2].
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|vsync                      =false
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|borderless windowed       = false
−
|vsync_notes               =
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|borderless windowed notes =  
 +
|anisotropic                = n/a
 +
|anisotropic notes         =  
 +
|antialiasing              = n/a
 +
|antialiasing notes         =
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = hackable
 +
|vsync notes                = Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/ dgVoodoo 2].
 +
|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
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|key_remap                  =false
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|key remap                = false
−
|key_remap_notes            =
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|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration_option       =false
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration_option_notes =
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|acceleration option notes =
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|controller_support         =false
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|controller_support_notes   =
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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        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts         = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|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 =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Issues unresolved==
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==Audio==
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===Slowdown on 64-bit Windows===
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{{Audio
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Various sections of the game will experience slowdown. The AI speed and some 3D animations are affected.
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|separate volume          = false
 +
|separate volume notes    =
 +
|surround sound          = n/a
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = false
 +
|subtitles notes          =
 +
|closed captions          = false
 +
|closed captions notes    =  
 +
|mute on focus lost      = true
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              =
 +
|eax support notes        =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = true
 +
|local play players  = 6
 +
|local play modes    = Hot seat
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    = 6
 +
|lan play modes      = Versus
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  = 6
 +
|online play modes    = Versus
 +
|online play notes    = The online multiplayer service is no longer available.
 +
|asynchronous        = true
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = false
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = true
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = false
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = true
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = true
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
  
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== Issues fixed ==
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==Issues fixed==
−
===Running the game on 64 bit Windows===
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===Running the game on 64-bit Windows===
 
Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit. There are two ways of running the game:
 
Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit. There are two ways of running the game:
  
 
====#1: Run the game directly from the disk====
 
====#1: Run the game directly from the disk====
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Running the exe from the disk|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Running the exe from the disk|}}
 
 
#In the Game of Life CD, go to the <code>Life</code> folder.
 
#In the Game of Life CD, go to the <code>Life</code> folder.
 
#Run the life.exe file to play the game.
 
#Run the life.exe file to play the game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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====#2: Manually install the game====
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====#2: Install the game manually====
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{{++}} This also allows the game to no longer require a CD to use
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{{++}} This also allows launching the game without a CD
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Setting up the game manually|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Setting up the game manually|}}
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#Create a new folder called "The Game of Life" somewhere on the computer (eg. the Desktop).
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#Somewhere on the computer (ex. the Desktop), create a new folder called "The Game of Life".
 
 
#In the Game of Life CD, go to the <code>Life</code> folder.
 
#In the Game of Life CD, go to the <code>Life</code> folder.
 
#Copy the contents of the folder and paste them into the folder that was created before.
 
#Copy the contents of the folder and paste them into the folder that was created before.
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#When everything has finished copying, go into the game folder and run the life.exe file to play the game.
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#When everything has finished copying, go into the installation folder and run the life.exe file to play the game.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Slowdown on 64-bit Windows===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Download and setup [http://dege.freeweb.hu/ dgVoodoo 2].
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# Once the initial setup is done, go to the {{code|MS}} subfolder.
 +
# Copy the {{code|DDraw.dll}} file and paste it into {{code|{{p|game}}}}.
 +
# Run the game.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    = 5
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|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        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      = MSN Gaming Zone
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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{{System Requirements
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{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS   = Windows 95
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|minOS   = 95
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|minproc = Intel Pentium 90
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90
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|minmem  = 16 MB
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|minRAM  = 16 MB
−
|minHD   = 36 MB
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|minHD   = 36 MB
−
|minGPU  = 1 MB 256 colour VGA Graphics Adapter
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|minGPU   =
 +
|minVRAM = 1 MB
 +
|minDX    = 5
  
−
|recOS   = Windows 98
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|recOS   = 98
−
|recproc = Intel Pentium 133 MMX
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 133 MMX
−
|recmem  = 32 MB
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|recRAM  = 32 MB
−
|recHD   = 68 MB
+
|recHD   = 68 MB
 
}}
 
}}
  
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[[Category:Windows]]
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{{References}}

Latest revision as of 17:58, 27 October 2022

This page is for the 1998 version. For the 2013 version, see The Game of Life (2013). For the 2016 version, see The Game of Life - The Official 2016 Edition.

The Game of Life
The Game of Life cover
Developers
Mass Media Inc.
Publishers
Hasbro Interactive
Release dates
Windows September 30, 1998
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select, Menu-based
Genres Board, Mini-games
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Comedy
Series The Game of Life
The Game of Life on MobyGames
The Game of Life on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
The Game of Life
The Game of Life 1998
The Game of Life - Path to Success 2008
The Game of Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition 2008
The Game of Life (2013) 2013
The Game of Life - The Official 2016 Edition 2014
The Game of Life 2 2020

Key points

Installer is 16-bit only, but a workaround is available. See Running the game on 64-bit Windows

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Use dgVoodoo 2.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Use dgVoodoo 2.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
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
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
6 Hot seat
LAN play
6 Versus
Online play
6 Versus
The online multiplayer service is no longer available.
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Running the game on 64-bit Windows

Although the game installer is 16-bit, the actual game is 32-bit. There are two ways of running the game:

#1: Run the game directly from the disk

Running the exe from the disk[citation needed]
  1. In the Game of Life CD, go to the Life folder.
  2. Run the life.exe file to play the game.

#2: Install the game manually

This also allows launching the game without a CD
Setting up the game manually[citation needed]
  1. Create a new folder called "The Game of Life" somewhere on the computer (eg. the Desktop).
  2. In the Game of Life CD, go to the Life folder.
  3. Copy the contents of the folder and paste them into the folder that was created before.
  4. When everything has finished copying, go into the installation folder and run the life.exe file to play the game.

Slowdown on 64-bit Windows

Use dgVoodoo 2[citation needed]
  1. Download and setup dgVoodoo 2.
  2. Once the initial setup is done, go to the MS subfolder.
  3. Copy the DDraw.dll file and paste it into <path-to-game>.
  4. Run the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer MSN Gaming Zone

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 Intel Pentium 133 MMX
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 36 MB 68 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM
DirectX 5 compatible


References