Microsoft KB Archive/111041

= Games Tested with WSS (Hardware & Software) Version 2.0 =

Article ID: 111041

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Sound System 2.0

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This article was previously published under Q111041



SUMMARY
The following is a list of games tested with the Windows Sound System (WSS) version 2.0 sound card and software. (Note that the sound card is identical to that of version 1.x). MS-DOS games were tested using the WSSXLAT.EXE driver as set up by WSSCONFIG.EXE and Windows games were tested using the Windows Sound System version 2.0 Windows drivers.

For more information about using WSSCONFIG.EXE and WSSXLAT.EXE, and running MS-DOS applications using the Windows Sound System board, see the "Using Sound Blaster-Compatible MS-DOS-Based Games and Applications" section on pages 71-82 of the "Microsoft Windows Sound System User's Guide."



MORE INFORMATION
The games are listed in alphabetical order in three sections: "Works Well," "Works with Some Dropouts," and "Does Not Work." If the name of the game is entirely capitalized, there will be a note about it below the list in the "Game Notes" section at the bottom of this article.

Format Abbreviations:

MSD = MS-DOS

MSCD = MS-DOS Compact Disc

MSDVM = Virtual MS-DOS box under Windows

WIN = Windows

WINCD = Windows CD

UNCONFIRMED = Not confirmed by Microsoft

Publisher Abbreviations:

SSI = Strategic Simulations Inc.

Spirit of Disc. = Spirit of Discovery

Dr. T's Mus. Sft. = Dr. T's Music Software

White Wolf Prod. = White Wolf Productions

Microleagues Sys. = Microleauges System

New World Comp. = New World Computing

Quantum Quality = Quantum Quality Products

Knowledge Adv. = Knowledge Adventure

WORKS WELL
Game Title                      Publisher         Format   Tested Under

7th Guest                       Virgin            MSCD     MSD Aces of the Pacific             Sierra On-Line    MSD      MSD, MSDVM AD&D Eye of the Beholder III    SSI               MSD      MSD, MSDVM AD&D Shadow Sorcerer            SSI               MSD      MSD(Adlib) AD&D Unlimited Adventures       SSI               MSD      MSD, MSDVM ALPHABET BLOCKS                 Sierra On-Line    WIN      WIN Amazon Guardians of Eden        Access            MSD      MSD, MSDVM Ancient Art of War in the Skies Microprose Apogee shareware games (various) Apogee           MSD Battle Chess 4000               Interplay         MSD      MSD, MSDVM Berenstain Bear Learning at Home Compton New Media MSD     MSD Beat the House                  Spirit of Disc. MSD     MSD, MSDVM Betrayal at Krondor             Dynamix           MSD      MSD Boom Box                        Dr. T's Mus. Sft. MSD     MSD (only) Caesar                          Impressions       MSD Car and Driver                  Electronic Arts   MSD      MSD Castles                         Interplay         MSD      MSD, MSDVM Castles II                      Interplay         MSD      MSD, MSDVM Composer Quest                  Dr. T's Mus. Sft. WINCD   WIN Crusaders of the Dark Savant                      MSD      MSD, MSDVM Dragon's Lair III:Curse Mordread Ready Soft       MSD      MSD, MSDVM Dune                            Virgin            MSD El-Fish                         Maxis             MSD      MSD, MSDVM Empire                          White Wolf Prod. MSD     MSD, MSDVM Empire Deluxe                   White Wolf Prod. MSD     MSD, MSDVM F-15 Strike Eagle III           Microprose        MSD      MSD, MSDVM F-19 Stealth Fighter            Microprose        MSD      MSD, MSDVM Falcon 3.0                      Spectrum Holobyte MSD      MSD, MSDVM Follow the Reader               Disney Software   MSD      MSD, MSDVM Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharm. Sierra OnLine    MSD      MSD Galactix v1.0B (shareware)      Cygnus Software   MSD      MSD Goferwinkel's Adventures        Ebook, Inc        WINCD    WIN Great Naval Battles             SSI               MSD      MSD, MSDVM Home Alone 2                    Capstone          MSD      MSD, MSDVM Hoyle: Book of Games, Ver. 1.0  Sierra On-Line    MSD      MSD, MSDVM Incredible Machine, The         Sierra On-Line Indiana Jones Fate of Atlantis  LucasArts         MSD      MSD, MSDVM Jack Nicklaus                   Accolade          MSD Johnny Castaway(Win ScreenSaver) Sierra On-Line   WIN      WIN Kid Pix                         Sierra On-Line    MSD      MSD, MSDVM Kids can Read!: Mud Puddle      Discis Books      CD(both) All Kings Quest VI                  Sierra On-Line    MSD Legend of Kyrandia              Virgin            MSD      MSD, MSDVM Legends of Valour               SSI               MSD      MSD, MSDVM Lemmings 2 : The Tribes         Psygnosis         MSD      MSD, MSDVM Living Book:Just Grandma and Me Broderbund        WINCD    WIN LOST FILES OF SHERLOCK HOMES    Mythos            MSD Mario Teaches Typing            Interplay         MSD      MSD, MSDVM Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 2.0                   WINCD    WIN Mickey's ABC's                  Disney Software   MSD      MSD, MSDVM MicroLeague Baseball 4.0        Microleagues Sys. MSD     MSD, MSDVM Microsoft Arcade Asteroid       Microsoft         WIN      WIN Microsoft Arcade Centipede      Microsoft         WIN      WIN Microsoft Golf                  Microsoft         WIN      WIN MIGHT & MAGIC : CLOUDS OF XEEN  New World Comp. MSD     MDS, MSDVM MS Arcade Missile Commander     Microsoft         WIN      WIN MS Arcade Tempest               Microsoft         WIN      WIN Nova 9 v.1.0                    Dynamix           MSD      MSD Oregon Trail, The               MECC              MSD Perfect General, The            Quantum Quality   MSD Pinball for Windows             Dynamix           WIN      WIN PLAYROOM, THE                   Broderbund        MSD      MSD, MSDVM Quest for Glory 1 v2.0          Sierra On-Line    MSD      MSD Reader Rabbit Ready for Letters Learning Company  MSD      MSD (only) Reading Adventures in Oz                          MSD      MSD Red Baron                       Dynamix           MSD      MSD, MSDVM Rescue Air 911 (add-on to FS4)  Mallard           MSD      MSD(Adlib) Rex Nebular&Cosmic Gender Bender Microprose       MSD      MSD, MSDVM SAN DIEGO ZOO : THE ANIMALS! Software Toolwork MSD     MSD, MSDVM Science Adventure/Issac Asimov  Knowledge Adv.    MSD Seal Team                       Electronic Arts   MSCD     MSD Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe Lucasfilm         MSD      MSD, MSDVM SPACE ADVENTURE                 Knowledge Adv.    MSD      MSD, MSDVM Spear of Destiny                Formgen           MSD      MSD, MSDVM Spectre                         Velocity STAR TREK 25TH ANNIVERSARY      Interplay         MSD      MSD, MSDVM Stellar 7                       Dynamix           MSCD     MSD, MSDVM Story Book Weaver               MECC              MSD Summer Challenge                Accolade          MSD Summoning, The                  SSI               MSD Terminator 2029, The            Bethesda Softwrks MSD      MSD, MSDVM Theatre of War                  360 Pacific, Inc  MSD      MSD, MSDVM Tony Larussa's Ultimate Baseball SSI              MSD      MSD, MSDVM TREEHOUSE                       Broderbund        MSD      MSD, MSDVM Ultima Underworld II - Worlds   Origin            MSD      MSD, MSDVM ULTIMA UNDERWORLD - STYGIAN AB. Origin           MSD      MSD, MSDVM Ultrabots                                         MSD      MSD (only) V For Victory                                     MSD      MSD, MSDVM Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3          Bethesda Softwrks MSD      MSD, MSCVM WHERE USA CARMEN SANDIEGO? DELX Broderbund        MSD      MSD, MSCVM Where in World Carmen Sandiego? Broderbund       MSCD     MSD, MSCVM Wing Commander I                Origin            MSD Wizardry 7 : Dark Savant                          MSD Wolfenstein 3-D                 ID Software       MSD

WORKS WITH SOME DROPOUTS
Game Title                      Publisher         Format   Tested Under

Alone in the Dark               I-Motion          MSD      MSD, MSDVM HardBall III                    Accolade          MSD Island of Dr. Brain, The        Sierra On-Line    MSD      MSD, MSDVM Lemmings                        Access            MSD      MSD, MSDVM Mantis                                            MSCD     MSD, MSDVM Vocabulary Quest:Land of Unicorn LucasArts        MSD Wing Commander II               Origin            MSD X-Wing                          LucasArts         MSD      MSD, MSDVM

DOES NOT WORK
 Game Title                      Publisher         Format   Tested Under

Boom Box                        Dr. T's Mus. Sft. MSD     MSDVM (only) Car and Driver                  Electronic Arts   MSD      MSDVM Commanche: Maximum Overkill     Nova Logic        MSD      MSD Doom (shareware)                                  MSD      MSD Front Page Sports Football      Sierra On-Line    MSD      MSD, MSDVM Gobliins                        Sierra On-Line    MSD      MSD, MSDVM Labyrinth of Time                                 MSCD     MSD, MSDVM Legend of Robin Hood, The       Sierra On-Line    MSD      MSD, MSDVM Links - 386 Pro                 Access            MSD Links - Banff Springs           Access            MSD Martian Memorandum              Access            MSD      MSD, MSDVM Out of this World               Interplay         MSD      MSD, MSDVM Privateer                                         MSD      MSD, MSDVM Reader Rabbit Ready for Letters Learning Company  MSD      MSDVM (only) Star Wars Rebel Assault                           MSD      UNCONFIRMED Sherlock Holmes                 Electronic Arts   MSCD     MSD, MSDVM SimCity 2000                                      MSD      UNCONFIRMED Strike Commander                Origin            MSD Syndicate                       Electronic Arts   MSD      MSD, MSDVM Ultima VII, The Black Gate      Origin            MSD Ultrabots                                         MSD      MSDVM (only)

GAME NOTES
ALPHABET BLOCKS = Set "AcceptCloseSamplingRates=TRUE" in the [SNDSYS.DRV] section of the SYSTEM.INI file for MSDVM. LOST FILES OF SHERLOCK HOMES = Won't play digitized sounds due to    Sound Blaster ADPCM format. MIGHT & MAGIC : CLOUDS OF XEEN = Set at least "DMABufferSize=42" in    the [386ENH] section of the SYSTEM.INI file for MSDVM. PLAYROOM, THE = Set "VirtualHDIRQ=FALSE" in the [386ENH] section of    the SYSTEM.INI file for MSDVM. SAN DIEGO ZOO : THE ANIMALS! = There are some clicks in the background during speech. SPACE ADVENTURE = Set at least"DMABufferSize=64" in the [386ENH] section of the SYSTEM.INI file for MSDVM. STAR TREK 25TH ANNIVERSARY = Configure the game for "SoundBlaster" not "SoundBlaster PRO". TREEHOUSE = Set "VirtualHDIRQ=FALSE" in the [386ENH] section of the SYSTEM.INI file for MSDVM. ULTIMA UNDERWORLD - STYGIAN AB. = Configure the game for "SoundBlaster    not "SoundBlaster PRO". WHERE USA CARMEN SANDIEGO? DELX = Set "VirtualHDIRQ=FALSE" in the     [386ENH] section of the SYSTEM.INI file for MSDVM.

Additional query words: 2.00 compatible

Keywords: KB111041

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