DOCUMENT:Q111041 28-FEB-2002 [winmisc] TITLE :Games Tested with WSS (Hardware & Software) Version 2.0 PRODUCT :Miscellaneous Windows Products PROD/VER::2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows Sound System, version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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