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System Requirements

Dx-Boulderdash needs at least version 3 of DirectX to run. But that shouldn't be a problem nowadays. (and it needs Windows offcourse).

It runs fine on my Pentium 90.
On a 486 75. it runs, but rather slowly.
On my PII 350 it runs like a rabbit.

The game-engine is not boulderdash-specificly optimised to give maximum flexibility for future expansions, so I don’t know if it runs terribly well on a 486.

if it doesn't run properly, please mail me with your System setup.

Basicly, it'll run on everything capable of running at least win95 and DirectX 3

For sound you need a soundcard that supports Directsound.

Some things to consider:

• The game is monitor-refreshrate timed, so if it seems to run to slow, try de- or increasing your monitor refreshrate to find out if that's causing the problem.
• the default resolution is 800x600. To start the game in 640x480 without setting it in the options first, use the command line parameter "640". So: start the game with "Boulder.exe 640".
• The lower the resolution, the faster the game: 320x240 should work even on a moderate 486.
• Windows mode is (a lot) slower then full screen
• Please make sure you have the latest DirectX drivers for your video- and soundcard ! If the game makes it to the menu, but crashes in the game, you probably have old drivers.

A 'speed' option is included in the options menu.

The game is tested on Windows95, Windows98 and Windows NT 4.0 .

Reports have been made that DX-Boulder doesn't restore the system colors properly on Windows 98 beta 3.

I'll fix that (some day) .