tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post448871498439906368..comments2024-03-28T04:44:28.648-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Pirates!: ThwARRRtedCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15805523881882746062014-06-10T11:22:36.397-04:002014-06-10T11:22:36.397-04:00Vilse the bootable game was a game release because...Vilse the bootable game was a game release because I actually owned the game (and has been lost since forever) with the box and the manual. The best part of the manual was experts from the memoir of a pirate, who claimed to have captured a frigate with a pinnace once (and said that pirates nowadays are sissies). <br /><br />(sorry for bumping such an old thread) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24289785976628026992011-01-21T15:02:24.076-05:002011-01-21T15:02:24.076-05:00Oh, and about loadfix, here's what the Dosbox ...Oh, and about loadfix, here's what the Dosbox documentation has to say:<br /><br />"Program to reduce the amount of available conventional memory. Useful for old programs which don't expect much memory to be free."Vilsenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45892592451891626942011-01-21T14:59:36.729-05:002011-01-21T14:59:36.729-05:00The DOS version is most likely a hacked booter ver...The DOS version is most likely a hacked booter version. This is actually true for many of the 80s DOS games floating around the net, warez-groups used to do that alot.<br /><br />The '94 version seems to have been released on Kixx, which was a budget label that re-released old games.Vilsenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42863514179791275922011-01-21T13:09:49.516-05:002011-01-21T13:09:49.516-05:00You will need LOADFIX for Might&Magic 2:Gates ...You will need LOADFIX for Might&Magic 2:Gates to another world as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7568576306812467742011-01-21T12:05:50.844-05:002011-01-21T12:05:50.844-05:00I have no idea what loadfix does. I just know it&#...I have no idea what loadfix does. I just know it's a part of DOSBOX and it has something to do with memory requirements of really old games.Fartargetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72175083301483776222011-01-21T00:25:40.391-05:002011-01-21T00:25:40.391-05:00LOADFIX was the answer. Thanks, Fartarget. I'v...LOADFIX was the answer. Thanks, Fartarget. I've never heard of this command before. I'm not 100% sure what it does, and I'm even more unsure why I've never had to use it before. But whatever--it works!CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81910946051946817242011-01-20T22:00:29.447-05:002011-01-20T22:00:29.447-05:00I remember Pirates! for the PC. It was the secon...I remember Pirates! for the PC. It was the second game i ever played, after Nethack. So many fond memories of both of those games You've finally worked your way up to my childhood, and I can't wait to see these games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77726989651654169892011-01-20T21:21:03.563-05:002011-01-20T21:21:03.563-05:00Just loaded up my own copy of Pirates! that I got ...Just loaded up my own copy of Pirates! that I got off abandonia. Works fine throug dosbox, no need to boot off a disk or anything.<br /><br />link: http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/746/Pirates!.html7hmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53936744637148592662011-01-20T19:28:12.228-05:002011-01-20T19:28:12.228-05:00I completely forgot about LOADFIX, but that did it...I completely forgot about LOADFIX, but that did it. I lost the battle, but it at least didn't freeze.. I'll stick to the C64 version.LordKarnov42https://www.blogger.com/profile/08138407653824559284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3382922159365182182011-01-20T19:21:41.015-05:002011-01-20T19:21:41.015-05:00There's a video of someone playing the PC vers...There's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2RigX8BVlc" rel="nofollow">a video of someone playing the PC version with DOSBox</a>, so there must be some secret handshake we're missing here.Jason Dyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41001536288417352212011-01-20T19:19:07.305-05:002011-01-20T19:19:07.305-05:00Try typing "loadfix" before you run the ...Try typing "loadfix" before you run the game.<br /><br />If that doesn't help, check out this thread: http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=24363&sid=c157f1b318a5ca4f893340f64b6aaa2b<br /><br />Maybe try some of the special DosBox builds they are linking to. I remember an SVN build helping me run an old interactive movie game I once tried.<br /><br />If THAT doesn't work, you can always play the online dos-port version found here: http://dosdose.com/game/746/pirates!/Fartargetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-92076251656333543142011-01-20T19:09:38.264-05:002011-01-20T19:09:38.264-05:00Two versions*, argh.Two versions*, argh.LordKarnov42https://www.blogger.com/profile/08138407653824559284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36041243583407719512011-01-20T19:09:14.481-05:002011-01-20T19:09:14.481-05:00I have to versions that claim to be bootable. Trie...I have to versions that claim to be bootable. Tried to make them into a disk image with WinImage so I could use DOSBox's BOOT command but neither one booted properly [I've used DOSBox's BOOT command to run the booter versions of King's Quest games so it does work], so I tried running both from just the disk. Same problem as you, freezes in the middle of the first battle.LordKarnov42https://www.blogger.com/profile/08138407653824559284noreply@blogger.com