Montezuma's Return!
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| Developers | |
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| Utopia Technologies | |
| Publishers | |
| WizardWorks | |
| Take 2 Interactive | |
| Software 2000 | |
| Engines | |
| UVision[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | December 1997 |
| Windows | December 1997 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Platform, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | North America |
| Series | Montezuma's Revenge |
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| Montezuma's Revenge | |
|---|---|
| Montezuma's Revenge | 1984 |
| Montezuma's Return! | 1997 |
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Includes Montezuma's Revenge for DOS. | |
- A demo is available.
- This game is not available digitally.
Version differences
- Some releases do not include the DOS version.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Use replacement utopia1.smk[2] |
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Notes
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Game data
In-game options menu.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Monte.cfg[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\player.lst[Note 1] <path-to-game>\<user-id>.plr[Note 1] |
Video
External video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 800x600 max. | ||
| 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) | Use dgVoodoo2. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Called Page flipping. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
In-game keyboard key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Since version 1.20. | |
| Mouse input in menus | Since version 1.26. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Since version 1.20. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Since version 1.20. | |
| Full controller support | In-game mouse/joystick settings cannot be navigated. | |
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | Requires entering to the in-game joystick settings. Unplugging the controller during the game may cause errors. |
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| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
In-game general joystick settings.
In-game advanced joystick settings.
In-game joystick button map settings.
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound, music | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No speech. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
Game freezes
Replace Mss32.dll and Smackw32.dll[3]
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Incorrect colors
| See DirectDraw troubleshooting |
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3dfx version does not work
| Download and install nGlide[4] |
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3dfx version crashes with "integer divide by zero" on ARM devices
| Download and apply the idiv patch[5] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 5 | |
| Glide | 2.4 | |
| DOS video modes | CGA, VGA, SVGA |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System | 3.6B, 3.6E since version 1.20 |
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | 3.1f |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 MB | 225 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).
References
- ↑ Utopia Technologies - UVision - last accessed on 2000-06-17
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on 2018-08-18
- ↑ Forum | Zeus Software - Montezuma's Return
- ↑ Zeus Software - nGlide - Compatibility list - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Nastys on 2022-03-02