Z :-( cant get it to work :-(

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Z :-( cant get it to work :-(

Post by Guest »

Howdy

Well i just remembered that i had 'Z' by the Bitmap Brothers stored away in my cd rack and decided to that i wanted to give this game another go.

So i installed it and then i got nothing...

I looked at alot of 'guides' on the net and all that stuff, so i thought id ask for help. Basically it runs the first opening movie of the makers of the game, then it just stops. No error message or anything :cry: so any help at all would be appreciatd.

TIA

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Post by DarkMystic »

Stops..? as in hangs? or just closes?
If it just closes, right click on the exe, select properties, select the program tab and uncheck the box saying "close on exit". THen try the game again. Then it may give you an error rather than just closing.

if hanging - m..need to think on that one again. What Operating System are you running it on? Sure you installed it correctly? Have all the files you need? If it is an abandonware download then most of them are ripped without the opening sequence and it needs to be installed to C:\Z but if it is a legit cd then you can probs install it anywhere you like ;)
*Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and then end the program which isn't responding*
*So how do I do that then?*
*Exactly how it sounds..*
*But what If I don't want to do that?*
*Well why phone if you won't take my advice?*
*Because I wanted someone to talk to*
*Well if you won't press Ctrl+Alt+Delete press that little button just beneath where the handset goes on your phone*
*this o...*
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Guest

Post by Guest »

Thanx for the reply

Nah its the full cd (legit copy) I'm running XP Pro havent installed SP2 yet. The game installed without a hitch and setups fine (eg finds video card and i can hear sound when i test it, although the music doesnt work :huh: )

It just closes and goes back to the desktop, i have already unchecked the box that you are talking about and i still get nothing :blah: :cuccoan: I've tried the window comptability mode settings and it seems to make the computer think abit more but then it just goes back to the desktop anyways :shifty:

TIA

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Post by Guest »

Bump!

Nobody have a clue why this game wont work for me?

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Mr.RPG

Post by Mr.RPG »

Hello man.. Try Dosbox 0.61

cycles 8460 (Optimal, Test yourself)... add that to configs.. and give it a run.. it won't stick any longer for you then, but there will be issue with the Level Ending animation which probably won't show everytime... and loading times might be big.. anyhow this has been tested and works..

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/
Billy

Post by Billy »

Hey there i got this game to and it didnt work for me either, then i just tried to run in it in the msdos window and then it did work, strange but i was happy :laugh:
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