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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = The Lost Vikings cover.jpg
 
|cover        = The Lost Vikings cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blizzard Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blizzard Entertainment}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 1, 2014}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 1, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
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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            | The Lost Vikings }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
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|hltb        = 10076
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|strategywiki = The Lost Vikings
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|mobygames    = lost-vikings
 
|wikipedia    = The Lost Vikings#The Lost Vikings
 
|wikipedia    = The Lost Vikings#The Lost Vikings
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|winehq      = 5027
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|license      = former commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|The Lost Vikings}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row|1= official |2= https://us.battle.net/account/download/?show=classic |3= DRM-free |4= DOS version pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Use [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Use [[DOSBox]].}}
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{{Availability/row|1= official |2= https://www.blizzard.com/en-us/download/confirmation?platform=windows&locale=en_US&product=tlv |3= DRM-free |4= DOS version pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. |5= |6= Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{ii}} This game does not store any settings or saves.
 
{{ii}} This game does not store any settings or saves.
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes= Upscaled 320x240 only.
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|widescreen resolution notes= 320x240 only.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                =  
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      =  
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|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          = Mouse is not supported.
 
|mouse menu notes          = Mouse is not supported.
|invert mouse y-axis      =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|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        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    = On/off only; toggle sound with {{key|Alt|S}} or music with {{key|Alt|M}}.
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|separate volume notes    = Music can be toggled with {{key|Alt|M}} and Sound Effects with {{key|Alt|S}}.
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          = Everything is text-based.
 
|subtitles notes          = Everything is text-based.
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    = Retail release only.
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    = Retail release only.
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    = [https://www.old-games.ru/game/download/get.php?fileid=23762&modal=1 Fan translation by «Бюро переводов Old-Games.Ru»]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
===Copy protection failure===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Run setup|ref={{cn}}|fix=
 +
{{ii}} Affects Blizzard Entertainment Classic Arcade version, when used in other ports of DosBOX.
 +
{{ii}} The issue can be resolved by running Setup.exe, but this distribution omits that program.
 +
# Open <code>data.dat</code> in a hex editor.
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# At offset 876h, change bytes <code>85 C2</code> to <code>BA 02</code>.
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              = VGA
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minCPU  = 80386SX
 
|minCPU  = 80386SX
 
|minRAM  = 640 KB
 
|minRAM  = 640 KB
|minHD    = n/a
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|minHD    =  
 
|minGPU  = VGA
 
|minGPU  = VGA
  
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|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{References}}

Revision as of 18:44, 19 March 2022

The Lost Vikings
The Lost Vikings cover
Developers
Blizzard Entertainment
Publishers
Interplay Entertainment
Release dates
DOS 1993
Windows (DOSBox) May 1, 2014
Taxonomy
Genres Platform
Series The Lost Vikings
The Lost Vikings on HowLongToBeat
The Lost Vikings guide on StrategyWiki
The Lost Vikings on MobyGames
The Lost Vikings on Wikipedia
The Lost Vikings
The Lost Vikings 1993
Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings 1997

Key points

Re-released as a free download on May 1, 2014.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Use DOSBox.
DOS
Official website
DRM-free
DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Windows

Game data

This game does not store any settings or saves.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x240 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music can be toggled with Alt+M and Sound Effects with Alt+S.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Retail release only.
German
Retail release only.
Russian
Fan translation by «Бюро переводов Old-Games.Ru»

Issues fixed

Copy protection failure

Run setup[citation needed]
Affects Blizzard Entertainment Classic Arcade version, when used in other ports of DosBOX.
The issue can be resolved by running Setup.exe, but this distribution omits that program.
  1. Open data.dat in a hex editor.
  2. At offset 876h, change bytes 85 C2 to BA 02.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) 80386SX
System memory (RAM) 640 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA


References