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#Download and unzip [http://www.mediafire.com/file/uxh4icfwpt0opji/Yellow_Brick_Road_Fix.zip/file "Yellow Brick Road Fix"]
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#Download [http://www.mediafire.com/file/nx1usvynkjobymn/The_Win_3.1_Fix_Project.zip/file "The Win 3.1 Fix Project"]
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#Unzip the folder "Yellow Brick Road fix somewhere on your computer.
 
#Insert The Yellow Brick Road CD, on the disk is the file <code>SETUP.EXE</code>, keep this one in mind.
 
#Insert The Yellow Brick Road CD, on the disk is the file <code>SETUP.EXE</code>, keep this one in mind.
 
#Open your "Yellow Brick Road Fix" folder and find the program <code>otvdm.exe</code>.
 
#Open your "Yellow Brick Road Fix" folder and find the program <code>otvdm.exe</code>.

Revision as of 18:57, 29 November 2020

Yellow Brick Road
Yellow Brick Road cover
Developers
Synergy Interactive
Publishers
Synergy Interactive
Release dates
Windows September 1995

Key points

Does not work on modern Windows, see this fix

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
This game is not available digitally


Video

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese

Issues fixed

Games doesn't work on Windows 10

Use "The Win 3.1 Fix Project"
  1. Download "The Win 3.1 Fix Project"
  2. Unzip the folder "Yellow Brick Road fix somewhere on your computer.
  3. Insert The Yellow Brick Road CD, on the disk is the file SETUP.EXE, keep this one in mind.
  4. Open your "Yellow Brick Road Fix" folder and find the program otvdm.exe.
  5. Drag SETUP.EXE from your CD into otvdm.exe.
  6. During install make sure to uncheck "Quicktime For Windows 2.03".
  7. After Install, go to the <path-to-game> you installed the game in.
  8. Drag YBR.EXE into otvdm.exe and the game should start.
The game is made for 640×480, set your resolution to that or 800x600 for full screen.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Made for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, uses 16bit installers and files.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) unknown
System memory (RAM) unknown
Hard disk drive (HDD) Unknown
Video card (GPU) Unknown of VRAM


References