Disney's Hercules
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| Developers | |
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| Eurocom | |
| Publishers | |
| Disney Interactive Studios | |
| Russia | Noviy Disk |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 24, 1997 |
| Reception | |
| IGDB | 60 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Scrolling, Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Arcade, Platform |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Classical, Fantasy |
| Series | Hercules, Disney Classics |
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| Hercules | |
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| Subseries of Disney | |
| Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules | 1997 |
| Disney's Hercules | 1997 |
| Hades Challenge | 1998 |
Disney's Hercules is a singleplayer scrolling and side view action, arcade and platform game in the Hercules and Disney Classics series.
Key points
- Also known in Europe as Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Essential improvements
Higher quality music (GOG.com/Steam version)
- Replace the music tracks with higher quality ones ripped from the original CD. Not necessary on retail version.
| Replace OGG files[1] |
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Skip intro videos
| Instructions[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\DISNEY.INI[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/987400/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Disney Interactive\Hercules\1.00\Config[Note 3] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/987400/pfx/[Note 2] |
- An internal save feature exists. Press F3 at the main screen to choose a previously unlocked level you wish to play.
- The game also uses a "password" system to access each level reached by the user.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | 320x240 only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Uses 2D camera angles. | ||
| Windowed | Scaled to window size of up to 1280x960. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Textures on 3D models are point-sampled. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | 3D models are not antialiased. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 30 FPS | ||
Input
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Button prompts |  |
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Sounds and music can only be on/off. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| German | Retail only. Download for digital releases. | |||
| Russian | Retail only. Download for digital releases. | |||
| Italian | Retail only. Download for digital releases. Remove spaces around the word "mediafire". |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Issues fixed
CDDA Playback Issue
- On recent Windows operating systems, audio can only be played from CD if the drive letter is the first in alphabetical order among all CD peripherals (including virtual ones).
- GOG and Steam versions support OGG audio.
Graphics issue on modern systems
- 3D may not be rendered properly on recent Windows operating systems.
| Use dgVoodoo 2 |
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Installation on modern systems
| Use a 32-bit installer[citation needed] |
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System requirements
| Windows[3] | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 133 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 57 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 color compatible | |
| Sound (audio device) | 16-bit compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/987400/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (987400) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREwill be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
References
- ↑ High Quality Music Patch, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2022-04-16
- ↑ System requirements - last accessed on May 2023
