DOSBox

The opening sequence of Alone in the Dark

Last night, it took me about an hour and a half before I finally got Alone in the Dark to run properly on my laptop. I had so much trouble because I didn’t know what to do. I basically had to go online and search for step-by-step instructions, and there were so many, that I don’t even remember which one I followed.

I think this was what I did:

I created an old games folder in C drive and mounted that to the C drive in DOS by inputting C MOUNT C:\oldgames\.

Then I had to mount the Alone in the Dark CDROM to DOS by inputting D MOUNT E:\ALONEIN.

Next I typed C: to get into the C drive, then D: to get into the CDROM.

Then I installed it.

Finally, once the installation was done, I tried running the game by inputting C:\oldgames\infogram\alonein.exe.

The game and sound worked fine, despite other people saying that they had trouble getting the audio to work. So I was glad I didn’t have to mess around with the sound system.

The graphics were horrible and the voiceover sounded like a robot. I didn’t play the game yet because I had to do something else (like reading comics). However, I tried to run the game again but it didn’t work. It’s saying I have to mount the C drive again, which I don’t understand. Because it’s making it sound like I have to re-install the game all over again. Do I have to do this every time I quit and re-enter a game? I hope not. Well, will try it again tonight if I get around to it.

Seeing the DOS screen was pretty nostalgic though.

I tried searching for other ways to run the game in DOSBox this morning and another web site provided very different instructions than what I used last night. I guess I can try that one.

Alone in the Dark Trilogy

Successfully snatched the Alone in the Dark trilogy off the Internet. The only problem is that I can't run it on my laptop because the game is too old and needs to run in DOS. Anyway, just downloaded DOSBox and will try it when I get home after work. It emulates DOS and will automatically set any sound-system related variables, so that my sound system will work properly with old games.

Today’s Word: Fragile

As I sat on a motorcycle on my way to work today, I saw a brown, scruffy dog, dead and flattened, on New Petchburi Road. My heart sank, I held my breath, I thought of my dog at home, and I grimaced at the thought.

When I think of my relationship with some friends, I also realize how fragile it is, and how it can easily snap like a piece of thread.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how fragile everything is these days. Life, bonds, hearts. I guess it’s a scary thought, thinking of things that are gone or broken.

On another topic, there’s a new RPG game call Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo (or Farewell Ruins of the Moon) set to release on Wii some time this year. I stumbled upon this game accidently and from what I’m reading it looks pretty interesting. I don’t own a Wii unfortunately.

The game’s protagonist is a boy name Seto. The setting is post-apocalyptic, a dark world covered with fog. He wanders the world, searching for survivors and a mysterious girl name Heroine. He battles with ghosts and demons that lurk among the fallen cities.

According to the game creators, the game will not be like Silent Hill (survival horror) but rather deals with human drama.