Author: Gideon 83
Date: May 12, 04 06:09PM
Subject: Ultima Underworld The Stygain Abyss
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When I try to use this game I keep getting a insufficiant EMS message. I don't know if it just won't work with WINDOWS XP or if there is something I can fix. If someone reads this and they know how to fix the problem please respond.
Author: Garashta
Date: Aug 04, 04 01:50AM
Subject: re: Ultima Underworld The Stygain Abyss
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Well dude... I love this game too!! It is the only reason I donīt throw my 486 100mhz computer from the window! And no, I do not no of a way to play this game on higuer spec computers! Altough I heard once of a program that makes old games run in newer platforms... no, I do not remmember the name of the program... And yes, Im searching for it, so, if u by any means see it, would u tell me??
Author: jaxice
Date: Apr 12, 05 11:55PM
Subject: re: Ultima Underworld The Stygain Abyss
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I downloaded the program, but unfortunatly it requires the game to be installed on the computer to work- unfortunate because I can't even install it.
quote GarashtaWell dude... I love this game too!! It is the only reason I donīt throw my 486 100mhz computer from the window! And no, I do not no of a way to play this game on higuer spec computers! Altough I heard once of a program that makes old games run in newer platforms... no, I do not remmember the name of the program... And yes, Im searching for it, so, if u by any means see it, would u tell me??
Author: Garashta
Date: Apr 13, 05 02:47AM
Subject: re: Ultima Underworld The Stygain Abyss
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Hey, I just trowed my 486 out of the window!!! kidding, but my mom sold it
Do u have any idea where can I get this game? and, that old question: how to make it run on a pentium 4!
Author: jaxice
Date: Apr 13, 05 05:40AM
Subject: re: Ultima Underworld The Stygain Abyss
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Good question- as soon as I fund out, I'll post.
Author: Garashta
Date: Apr 13, 05 03:11PM
Subject: re: Ultima Underworld The Stygain Abyss
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Certainly!!! Pleas epost, since it seems weīre alone on this game... By the way: Why do you like this game?
Author: HoogaBooga
Date: Jul 22, 06 07:16PM
Subject: re: Ultima Underworld The Stygain Abyss
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If you want to get the game running on a modern PC, there's a program called DOSBox: its a free download, just search for it. It emulates a dos setting in windows, and you can change the settings in the .conf file, including the allocated memory (XMS, EMS, etc.), screen size, graphics support, loads of other things. There's support in the form of a help file and the website has documentation too, if I remember correctly.
You should also be able to install the game from within dosbox as well, as long as you mount the directory containing the installer: just change to the directory with the installer, and type "install <the directory containing the installer> <wherever you want the game installing>", so for instance "install c:\downloads c:\". It should make a subdirectory called "uw", or something similar.
Installing the game isn't that much of a requirement, if you've got the game all unpacked: it IS a DOS game, after all, it doesn't make registry entries etc., so you can move the files around if you don't want it in a particular folder.
Hope my tips are useful, and that you enjoy the game, it brings back memories...