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V8 Challenge

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Not to be confused with Dick Johnson V8 Challenge or Superstars V8: Next Challenge.

V8 Challenge
V8 Challenge cover
Developers
DICE
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows 2002
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
V8 Challenge on MobyGames

V8 Challenge is a singleplayer and multiplayer game.

Availability

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

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Digital Illusions\V8 Challenge\Configurations\Default\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SavedGames\[Note 1]

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Vert-.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
50-120°, cockpit cam has fixed FOV.
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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

Input

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Game crashes and/or freezes on the initial splash screen

Use dinputto8[1]
  1. Download dinputto8.
  2. Extract dinput.dll to <path-to-game>.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)


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

  1. Verified by User:Silent on 2023-09-04