Games Tested with WSS (Hardware & Software) Version 2.0

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SUMMARY

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."

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MORE INFORMATION

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

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WORKS WELL

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

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WORKS WITH SOME DROPOUTS

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

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DOES NOT WORK


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)

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GAME NOTES

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.

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