DOS Games Discussion

[chris4117c]

I downloaded Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis butwhen i started it up it said: "unable initialize soundriver." Anyone know what the problem is? I'm not sure where to begin....

[chris4117c]

Okay, so I read around the board and I downloaded DOSBOX but I'm having trouble using it. I tried following the instructions given on the sticky thread but up to a certain point it doesn't work. Whenever I type cd temp install.....dos says "illegal action install"

I created a c\games\ in windows and I saved the game files into c\games\temp.....so I'm not sure why DOS isn't work/what I'm doing wrong.

[dosraider]

What OS? XP or Vista?

[chris4117c]

I am using XP.

[dosraider]

XP? How interesting.

Now next questions:

-> All your mount lines.
-> All your inputs.
And detailed please, a 'it doesn't work' won't work here.

-> Your EXACT folder names/paths. Look it up in windows.

-> CD version of Indy TFoA or floppy version?(If you don't know give the size of the folder).

[Azpy]

Hi, im from Argentina, sorry if i wrote wrong.

I have the same problem whith Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis, when i download DOSBox. The instructins says:

"You need to add two command lines, so that dosbox will start with a virtual C:\ mounted.
This is how it must look:
[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
mount c c:\games\
c:"

I put:

[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
mount c C:\WINDOWS\Games\
c:

It's the only i change, because i save DOSBox in C:WINDOWS\Games\,

not in C:\Games\

It works, but the game still doesnt working, now it says: "El sistema no puede hallar el archivo especificado" in english: The sistem cant find the specific registry" whe I open Jugar.bat, in english play.bat...
I have another registry call ATLANTIS.EXE, i think thats the registry to play, but when i clicked it, only the MSDOS open, the only thing i can do there its to write something, when i press enter, MSDOS says password incorrect

I DONT KNOW IF I NEED A PASSWORD. REALLY, I DONT UNDERSTAND THAT PROGRAM, BUT THE GAME ITS WONDERFULL, I HAVE IT WHEN I WAS JOUNGER.

[dosraider]

You don't click in dosbox, you must be in the right directory (folder) and INPUT atlantis at the prompt.
Mine works like this:

mount c e:\games
mount a a:\ -t floppy
a:
install c

This installs the game on C:\ in dosbox, I alter the gamefolder to: \indy\ , to play I have to:

RUN dosbox and input:

mount c c:\games
cd indy
atlantis


And there I go again.....


As you don't give any more details about your game folder exept that you mount c:\windows\games as C in dosbox, this is the best I can do to help you.
If you want more help i need full and EXACT details from you.
[Edit]
BTW, if you're on Vista it's pretty stupid to use your windows folder.
Heck, it's in fact also pretty dumb when you're on XP.
Why do you do that? There is NO REASON to do so.

[chris4117c]

I followed all the steps exactly but I keep getting "illegal comand: install"

"First steps:
-> Download the latest dosbox version from:
http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
For XP it's the Win32 installer that you need.
Run the installer, accept all the default params.

-> In Windows create a c:\games\
-> double click in the dosbox start menu items on dosbox.conf,notepad will open,
** If not do it manually (means that your file associations have been altered).

Scroll down the whole way t'll you see:

[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.

You need to add two command lines, so that dosbox will start with a virtual C:\ mounted.
This is how it must look:
[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
mount c c:\games\
c: "

Then I downloaded Indy and placed the folder in c:\games\
There is no temp folder so I make a folder called temp and place the indy folder in it.

And then I continued with the instructions...

"Run dosbox, will start in C:
(c:\games\ is mounted as C: at startup, easy isn't it?)

Input at the dosprompt:
cd temp
install "

So I follow the instructions....

C:\>cd temp
C:\temp>install

So I get into the temp folder but when I type install I get this message...

Illegal command: install

[dosraider]

[chris4117c]

Okay, so I got the game to work. Instead of installing I just typed dir, like you said, and took a look at the files. playfate exe was one of them so I typed playfate exe and it started up the game.


But I don't think you guys have the full game. I think it might just be a demo....because when the game started it started me about halfway through and not at the intro...it also ends very shortly afterward.....so I'm gonna look around for the full game. Thanks for the help!

[dosraider]

As listed on the gamepage of dosgames:
DEMO! .

As it's a Lucasarts game, offering the full game for download would be illegal.
All Lucasarts games are protected.

BTW, the full game is runned with atlantis.exe.

And had you stated in your first post you downloaded it from dosgames, I could have told you this .....

[chris4117c]

There's no reason to have an attitude with me. I haven't been rude in any way, shape, or form. So I don't know why you have to be snippy. I didn't read enough into it and I didn't know that it was just demo. Geez. And I thought the fact that i got Atlatnis from here was a given, which is why I didn't mention it. My intent was not to bother you....I'm not a very tech kind of guy and I just wanted to play an old game from my childhood. So sorry for bothering you, I guess. I really didn't mean to.

[dosraider]

[chris4117c]

Expecting common courtesy is prima donna? Well, whatever. I didn't say that you wronged me terribly or anything. You were snide when you didn't need to be. But I'm not gonna argue with you anymore. It's pointless and nothing will get accomplished. I appreciate your time and effort to help me but I still think you were kind of rude with your second to last post.

Have a good day. And thank you again for your help.