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#REDIRECT [[The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril]]
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{{Infobox game
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|title        = The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril
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|cover        = The Pink Panther Passport to Peril Cover.jpg
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|developers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Wanderlust Interactive}}
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|BMG Interactive}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Simon & Schuster Inc.}}
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|engines      =
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|OxCart Runtime|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Pink |date=2021-07-20}}</ref>}}
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 1996|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525012909/http://globaldocuments.morningstar.com/documentlibrary/document/6f403374ff1c85e2.msdoc/original|title=Annual Report of Wanderlust Interactive for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1997.  Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.  20549|date=2017-05-25}}</ref>}}
 +
|steam appid  =
 +
|steam appid side =
 +
|gogcom id    =
 +
|strategywiki =
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|mobygames    = pink-panther-passport-to-peril
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|wikipedia    = The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril
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|winehq      = 19325
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|igdb        = the-pink-panther-passport-to-peril
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|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Series|The Pink Panther}}
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==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | | | Windows }}
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}}
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==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|HKCU}}\Software\Wanderlust\The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril}}
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}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.ptp}}
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}}
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{{++}} Save game data location can be changed during saving.
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==Video settings==
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{{Image|The Pink Panther Launcher Display Configuration.png|Launcher display configuration.}}
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{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  =
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|widescreen wsgf award      =
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
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|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution notes= Only 640x480 supported.
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|multimonitor              = false
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
 +
|4k ultra hd                = false
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
 +
|fov                        = n/a
 +
|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            = Select '''No''' in display configuration.
 +
|borderless windowed        = true
 +
|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = n/a
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 +
|antialiasing notes        =
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|vsync                      = false
 +
|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = unknown
 +
|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = unknown
 +
|color blind notes          =
 +
}}
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 +
==Input settings==
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{{Input settings
 +
|key remap                = false
 +
|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = true
 +
|acceleration option notes = Based on system settings.
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = false
 +
|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = unknown
 +
|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = unknown
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|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
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|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
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|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
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
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}}
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==Audio settings==
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{{Image|The Pink Panther Passport to Peril Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
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{{Audio settings
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = foreground sound, background sound
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|surround sound          = n/a
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              = unknown
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|eax support 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    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Polish
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Danish
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Dutch
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Installer does not work===
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{{ii}} Setup executable is 16 bits and won't work on 64 bits OS.
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{{Fixbox|description=Copy the game files from the CD|ref=<ref name="Orzelek303">{{Refcheck|user=Orzelek303|date=2018-04-21|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to the {{code|INSTALL}} folder on the installation CD.
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# Copy the following files: {{code|ALLSONGS.PTP}}, {{code|BATCHMAN.EXE}}, {{code|BCKGND.GIF}}, {{code|LOGO1.GIF}}, {{code|LUST.HTM}}, {{code|MSS32.DLL}}, {{code|PINK.HTM}}, {{code|PNKSTD1.GIF}}, {{code|PPTP.BRO}}, {{code|PPTP.CNT}}, {{code|PPTP.EXE}}, {{code|PPTP.HLP}}, {{code|PPTP.ICO}}, {{code|QA.HTM}}, {{code|README.WRI}}, {{code|SUPPORT.HTM}} and {{code|WINNER.HTM}}
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# Paste them on your hard drive.
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# Use the {{code|PPTP.exe}} file to launch the game.
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{{ii}} Files on the CD may be hidden.
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}}
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===Game no Launch (Spanish Version)===
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{{ii}}For some reason the Spanish version does not run on windows xp or higher.
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[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wE9y263c_prWWhIl2pNbLGcqm6edXG9g/view Use Windows Xp Patch]
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===Sound does not play===
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable the following [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility settings]] for the {{code|PPTP.exe}} file: {{code|Compatibility mode (Windows XP Service Pack 2}} {{code|Compatibility mode (Windows XP Service Pack 2}} And {{code|Compatibility mode (8 bits (256 colores))}}|ref=<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/9i7jum/game_audio_for_an_older_game_not_working/</ref>}}
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===Stuck at 640x480 when closing game ===
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable the following [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility settings]] for the {{code|PPTP.exe}} file: {{code|Run in 640x480 screen resolution}}|}}
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===Crackling sound===
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable the following [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility settings]] for the {{code|PPTP.exe}} file: {{code|Compatibility mode (Windows 98 / Windows ME)}}|ref=<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71aDQkYFXeY</ref>}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    = 6
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|directdraw notes      = Apparently uses DirectDraw 6
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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        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      =
 +
|macos 64-bit app      =
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|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            = Miles Sound System
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
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|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
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}}
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 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
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 +
|minOS    = 3.1
 +
|minCPU  = 486 66 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 8 MB
 +
|minHD    = 10 MB
 +
|minVRAM  =
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|minGPU  = 256 color, 640x480 capable
 +
|minDX    =
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|minaudio = 8-bit, 22 kHz Windows compatible
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|recOS    = 95, 98, Me, XP
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|recCPU  = 486 DX2 66 MHz
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|recRAM  = 16 MB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recVRAM  =
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|recGPU  =
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|recDX    =
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}}
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{{References}}

Revision as of 02:34, 21 July 2021

The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril
The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril cover
Developers
Wanderlust Interactive
Publishers
BMG Interactive
Simon & Schuster Inc.
Engines
OxCart Runtime[1]
Release dates
Windows October 1996[2]
The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril on IGDB
The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril on MobyGames
The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril 1996
The Pink Panther in Hokus Pokus Pink 1997
Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit 2002

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 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wanderlust\The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\*.ptp[Note 1]
Save game data location can be changed during saving.

Video settings

Launcher display configuration.
Launcher display configuration.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Polish
Danish
Dutch
Spanish

Issues fixed

Installer does not work

Setup executable is 16 bits and won't work on 64 bits OS.
Copy the game files from the CD[3]
  1. Go to the INSTALL folder on the installation CD.
  2. Copy the following files: ALLSONGS.PTP, BATCHMAN.EXE, BCKGND.GIF, LOGO1.GIF, LUST.HTM, MSS32.DLL, PINK.HTM, PNKSTD1.GIF, PPTP.BRO, PPTP.CNT, PPTP.EXE, PPTP.HLP, PPTP.ICO, QA.HTM, README.WRI, SUPPORT.HTM and WINNER.HTM
  3. Paste them on your hard drive.
  4. Use the PPTP.exe file to launch the game.
Files on the CD may be hidden.

Game no Launch (Spanish Version)

For some reason the Spanish version does not run on windows xp or higher.

Use Windows Xp Patch

Sound does not play

Enable the following compatibility settings for the PPTP.exe file: Compatibility mode (Windows XP Service Pack 2 Compatibility mode (Windows XP Service Pack 2 And Compatibility mode (8 bits (256 colores))[4]

Stuck at 640x480 when closing game

Enable the following compatibility settings for the PPTP.exe file: Run in 640x480 screen resolution

Crackling sound

Enable the following compatibility settings for the PPTP.exe file: Compatibility mode (Windows 98 / Windows ME)[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 6 Apparently uses DirectDraw 6
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 3.1 95, 98, Me, XP
Processor (CPU) 486 66 MHz 486 DX2 66 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 color, 640x480 capable
Sound (audio device) 8-bit, 22 kHz Windows compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 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