The Game of Life

The Game of Life

Developers
	Mass Media Inc.
Publishers
	Hasbro Interactive
Release dates
Windows	September 30, 1998

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.

Key points

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

General information

MobyGames entry

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

In-game options menu.

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

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

Instructions

#2: Manually install the game

This also allows the game to no longer require a CD to use

Instructions

Slowdown on 64-bit Windows

Instructions

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