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# Games Tested with WSS (Hardware & Software) Version 2.0

Article ID: 111041

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2002

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Windows Sound System 2.0

This article was previously published under Q111041

## 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."

## 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

### WORKS WELL

    Game Title                       Publisher         Format   Tested Under
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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

### WORKS WITH SOME DROPOUTS

    Game Title                       Publisher         Format   Tested Under
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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

### DOES NOT WORK

    Game Title                       Publisher         Format   Tested Under
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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)

### 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.

Additional query words: 2.00 compatible

Keywords: KB111041