DOCUMENT:Q273786  09-NOV-2001  [homegame]
TITLE   :Midtown Madness 2: Minimum System Requirements
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbref kbimu msgame

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Midtown Madness 2, version 2.0 
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This article contains a list of the minimum system requirements that are needed
to play Microsoft Midtown Madness 2.

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To play Microsoft Midtown Madness 2, you need:

 - A Pentium II 266 MHz or higher processor with 32 megabytes (MB) of RAM (64 MB
   recommended)

 - Direct3D-compatible video adapter with 8 MB of video memory for hardware
   acceleration

 - Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or later, or Microsoft Windows 2000
   operating system

 - DirectX 7.0a API (included on CD-ROM)

 - A quad-speed or faster CD-ROM drive

 - 250-400 MB of available hard disk space

 - Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device

 - Microsoft DirectSound compatible 3D sound card with speakers or headphones
   for audio

 - Super-VGA, 16-bit color monitor

Requirements for multiplayer play:

 - 28,800 bits-per-second (bps) or faster modem, a local area network (LAN) with
   the TCP/IP or IPX protocol, or a null-modem cable required for connection to
   other computers

 - 64 MB of RAM to play multiplayer games over the Internet

 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 or later or Netscape Communicator 4.0 or
   later to play multiplayer games on the Zone.com

   NOTE: Internet access may require the payment of a separate fee to an Internet
   service provider. Connect time charges may apply.

Recommended:

 - Multimedia PC that supports MMX? and AGP technology.

 - Force-feedback hardware compatible with the Microsoft DirectInput API (on
   Windows 95-based computers)

 - Graphics accelerator card compatible with Microsoft Direct3D (on Windows
   95-based computers)

Additional query words: 2.00 msgame mm2 midmad requires sysreqs

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Keywords          : kbref kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbMidtownMadSearch kbMidtownMadness2
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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