Q111041: Games Tested with WSS (Hardware & Software) Version 2.0
Article: Q111041
Product(s): Miscellaneous Windows Products
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 28-FEB-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Sound System, version 2.0
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SUMMARY
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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
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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
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Game Title Publisher Format Tested Under
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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
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Game Title Publisher Format Tested Under
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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
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Game Title Publisher Format Tested Under
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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
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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
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWinSoundSysSearch kbWinSoundSys200
Version : :2.0
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