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Battlespire - Bethesda (1996)
Tested By: Jareth

runnable - playable - supported

DOSBox version: 0.73 (supported)

runnable - playable - supported

DOSBox version: 0.72 (supported)

runnable - playable - supported

DOSBox version: 0.65 (runnable)

runnable - playable - supported

0% supported

DOSBox version: 0.63 (broken)

Cannot get it to work in 0.73 (2009-08-13 17:56)

uk_john

Have installed from XP, have installed from DOSbox 0.73 and have sound problems. Either I don't get speech or music, or when the conversation screen comes up and digitized speech should happen, the game crashes.

The game intro and character set up works fine and the digitized sound effects work on the character build screen, but I have never heard music - ever. I have tried 0.72-0.65 as well, and no joy. I don't understand why this title is all green, as it is the first DOS game I have not been able to get running in DOSBox!

Works decently in 0.73 (2009-07-06 23:59)

HunterZ

Installed from CD + 1.5 patch under DOSBox 0.73, selected Bypass option. Got a warning about not enough memory detected (31M+Swap) even with memsize=63, but the same seems to run. Level and dialogue loading time was terribly slow even after following instructions on the UESP wiki to copy game files to the HDD. Eventually I made a BIN/CUE (not ISO because of the audio tracks) image of the CD and imgmount'ed it in DOSBox and the game runs quite well. I have to run with the "Low" resolution setting though because the framerate is a tad too low if I choose "High".

Dosbox 0.65 -- warning: needs a powerful computer (2006-12-11 13:15)

red_avatar

Battlespire works fine but do mind that this was a very late DOS game and required a Pentium at the very least. As a result, it will be unplayable on slower computers. On my Conroe E6600 it's just about playable with turning down any of the details.

Runs in DOSBox v0.65 (2006-04-12 21:54)

DisChaotica

It's very, very, very slow but Battlespire finally runs in DOSBox v0.65. I had to use the "-freesize 500" parameter when I mounted the c-drive. Also, Setsound crashed DOSBox when it tried to autodetect an AWE64 (use Soundblaster) Otherwise, the install went without a hitch. You can play the game in SVGA; create a character works, and you can get into the game itself. But it is very slow (1FPS), so its not really playable yet.

More info -- (2006-02-02 01:30)

tejon

The game exits with the error message:
"Could not initialize VESA 15 bit 640x480 mode."

Game includes UniVBE and a config option to add or remove it in the batch file (this is the 'normal' and 'bypass' mentioned by Jareth above); same error results either way.

Note that running directly under XP, the above error occurs with 'bypass,' but with 'normal' the error changes to "Unable to install or detect VBE 2.0..."

Note: (2005-12-16 19:33)

Jareth

Game wouldn't run, tried using with both normal and bypass on the video choices.

Game directory (browsing from B)

Game:	Year:	Version:	Status:
B-17 Flying Fortress	1992	0.65	supported
B.A.T. 1	1990	0.72	supported
B.A.T. 2: Koshan Conspiracy	1992	0.70	supported
B.A.T. 2: Koshan Conspiracy - CDROM	1992	0.70	supported
Baal	1988	0.70	supported
Baba Yaga	1991	0.72	supported
Baby Jo	1991	0.58	supported
Baby Jo - Loriciel	1991	0.62	playable
Back to the Future part II	1990	0.63	supported
Back to the Future part III	1991	0.74-3	supported
Back To The Moon	1994	0.74-3	supported
Backgammon	1987	0.74-3	supported
Backlash	1994	0.74-3	supported
Bad Blood	1990	0.70	supported
Bad Cat	1988	0.72	supported
Bad Dudes	1989	0.58	supported
Bad Street Brawler	1987	0.70	supported
balance of power (1985)	1985	0.74-3	supported
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition	1990	0.73	supported
Baldies	1995	0.74-3	supported
Ballistix	1989	0.61	supported
Balloonz!	1993	0.73	supported
Ballyhoo	1986	0.74-3	supported
Bananoid (Arkanoid Conversion)	1991	0.73	supported
Bandit Kings of Ancient China	1989	0.74-3	supported
Bar Games	1989	0.73	supported
Barbarian	1989	0.70	supported
Barbarian 2 (aka Axe of Rage)	1989	0.70	supported
Barbie Super Model	1993	0.74-3	supported
Barbie: A Fun-Filled Adventure	1992	0.74-3	supported
Bard's Tale	1987	0.74-3	supported
Bard's Tale 2: Destiny Knight	1988	0.61	supported
Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate	1990	0.70	supported
Bard's Tale Construction Set	1991	0.58	supported
Bargon Attack	1992	0.70	supported
Barney Bear Goes to Space	1990	0.70	supported
Barny Bear Goes To School	1990	0.74-3	supported
Baron Baldric-a Grave Adventure	1993	0.72	supported
Barren Realms Elite (BRE) v0.984	1996	0.74-3	supported
Bart Simpson's House of Weirdness	1991	0.72	supported
Baryon	1995	0.63	supported
Basket Master	1990	0.58	supported
BassTour	1992	0.58	supported
Bataille pour Sirius	1992	0.58	supported
Batalia	1986	0.74-3	supported
Batman Forever: The Arcade Game	1997	0.72	supported
Batman Returns	1992	0.72	supported
Batman: The Caped Crusader	1988	0.73	supported
Batman: The Movie	1990	0.73	supported
Battle Arena Toshinden	1995	0.73	supported
Battle Bugs	1993	0.73	supported
Battle Chess	1988	0.74-3	supported
Battle Chess 2	1990	0.65	supported
Battle Chess 4000	1992	0.73	supported
Battle Chess Enhanced CD Rom	1992	0.72	supported
Battle For Atlantis	1990	0.65	supported
Battle for bikini bottom	2003	0.74-3	supported
Battle Isle	1992	0.73	supported
Battle Isle 2	1994	0.70	supported
Battle Wrath	1996	0.70	supported
Battlecruiser 3000 A.D.	1996	0.72	supported
Battledrome	1994	0.63	supported
Battlefront/Panzerbattles	1986	0.61	supported
Battlehawks 1942	1988	0.74-3	supported
BattleRace	1995	0.74-3	supported
Battles of Napoleon	1991	0.61	supported
Battlespire	1996	0.73	supported
Battlestorm	1990	0.74-3	supported
Battletech 1: The Crescent Hawk's	1989	0.70	supported
Battletech 2: The Cresent Hawks Rev	1990	0.70	supported
Battlezone	1983	0.74-3	supported
Bazooka Sue	1996	0.74-3	supported
BC Racers	1995	0.73	supported
BC's Quest for Tires	1984	0.61	supported
Beasley's Deathtrap	1993	0.61	supported
Beast	1984	0.63	supported
Beat the House	1993	0.60	supported
Beats Of Rage	2003	0.60	supported
Beaubourg	1993	0.65	supported
Beauty and the Beast:	1992	0.74-3	supported
Bedlam	1997	0.74-3	supported
Beer: The Last Eichhof	1993	0.63	supported
Beethoven's 2nd	1993	0.74-3	supported
Beetlejuice: Skeletons in theCloset	1990	0.74-3	supported
Begin - A Tactical Starship Sim	1989	0.60	supported
Begin 2 - A Tactical Starship Sim	1991	0.60	supported
Below the Root	1984	0.65	supported
Beneath a Steel Sky	1994	0.72	supported
beneath a Steel Sky - CD-Rom	1994	0.73	supported
Beneath Apple Manor	1983	0.65	supported
Berlin 1948	1990	0.65	supported
Bermuda Syndrome	1995	0.74-3	supported
Bert and the Snake	1983	0.74-3	supported
Best of the Best	1992	0.74-3	supported
Betrayal at Krondor	1993	0.73	supported
Beverly Hillbillies (The)	1993	0.65	supported
Beverly Hills Cop	1990	0.74-3	supported
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein	1985	0.70	supported
Beyond Columns	1989	0.74-3	supported
Beyond the Titanic	1986	0.61	supported
Beyond Zork	1987	0.65	supported
Bicycle Bridge	1991	0.70	supported
Bicycle Cribbage	1991	0.70	supported
Bicycle Poker	1991	0.70	supported
Bicycle Solitaire	1991	0.70	supported
BiFi 2-Action in Hollywood (german)	1995	0.73	supported
Big Game Fishing	1991	0.74-3	supported
Big Red Adventure	1995	0.70	supported
Big Red racing	1994	0.74-3	supported
Big Sea	1994	0.72	supported
Big Top	1983	0.63	supported
Biing!	1995	0.73	supported
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure	1990	0.63	supported
Bill Elliot's NASCAR Challenge	1990	0.63	supported
Bio-Droid: Hpy-1	1992	0.74-3	supported
Bioforge	1995	0.73	supported
BioMenace	1993	0.74-3	supported
Bionic Commando	1988	0.74-3	supported
Biznes	1988	0.58	supported
Black Cauldron	1986	0.65	supported
Black Gold	1991	0.72	supported
Black Hole	1993	0.73	supported
Black Knight: Marine Strike Fighter	1995	0.74-3	supported
Black Sanctum	1984	0.74-3	supported
Black Sect	1993	0.74-3	supported
Black Stone: Aliens of Gold	1994	0.73	supported
Black Thorne	1994	0.74-3	supported
BlackHawk	1994	0.70	supported
Blackhawk (Full CD)	1994	0.61	supported
Blackthorne	1994	0.74-3	supported
Blades of Steel	1990	0.73	supported
Blake Stone 2 - Planet Strike	1994	0.72	supported
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold	1993	0.74-3	supported
Blam! Machinehead	1996	0.74-3	supported
Blaster!	1998	0.74-3	supported
Blasteroids	1990	0.74-3	supported
Bleifuss	1995	0.74-3	supported
Bleifuss (english name: Screamer)	1995	0.74-3	supported
Bleifuss 2	1996	0.74-3	supported
Blind Justice	1995	0.74-3	supported
Block 5	1989	0.61	supported
Block Out	1989	0.74-3	supported
Blockade	1986	0.74-3	supported
BlockBuster!	1988	0.74-3	supported
Blockman	1993	0.65	supported
Blockout	1989	0.73	supported
Blockout 2	1989	0.61	supported
Blood	1997	0.74-3	supported
Blood & Magic	1996	0.72	supported
Blood & Magic CD version	1996	0.72	supported
Blood Bowl	1995	0.60	supported
Blood Money	1989	0.74-3	supported
Bloodnet	1994	0.65	supported
Bloodstone	1993	0.73	supported
Bloodwych	1991	0.58	supported
Blue Force	1993	0.74-3	supported
Blue Force (CD)	1993	0.62	supported
Blue Ice	1995	0.70	supported
Blue Max	1991	0.61	supported
Blues Brothers	1991	0.60	supported
Blues Brothers 2	1992	0.61	supported
Bo Jackson Baseball	1991	0.58	supported
Bob Morane: Chevalerie 1	1987	0.74-3	supported
Bob Morane: Jungle 1	1987	0.74-3	supported
Bob Morane: Science Fiction 1	1987	0.74-3	supported
Bob the Hamster VGA	1994	0.73	supported
Bobo	1988	0.74-3	supported
Body Blows	1993	0.70	supported
Bolo	1995	0.74-3	supported
Bolo Adventures	1992	0.72	supported
Bolo Adventures 3	1993	0.72	supported
Bombs and Bugs	1995	0.74-3	supported
Bombuzal	1989	0.74-3	supported
Bonus	1993	0.58	supported
Boom	1996	0.74-3	supported
Boopin	1994	0.62	supported
BOOVIE v. 1.6r2	1994	0.61	supported
Bop'n Wrestle	1986	0.74-3	supported
Boppin Deluxe	1994	0.63	supported
Boppin'	1994	0.60	playable
Border Zone	1987	0.74-3	supported
Borrowed Time	1985	0.74-3	supported
Boston Bomb Club	1991	0.62	supported
Boulder Dash Construction Kit	1985	0.61	supported
Boulderdash 1	1984	0.70	supported
Boulderdash 2	1985	0.60	supported
Bounce Zone	1989	0.61	supported
Bouncing Babies	1986	0.74-3	supported
Box Ranger	1992	0.72	supported
Boxer Rebellion	1982	0.74-3	supported
Brad Stallion in Sex Olympics	1992	0.74-3	supported
Braindead 13	1995	0.74-3	supported
BrainStorm PRO	1994	0.60	supported
Bram Stoker's Dracula	1993	0.63	supported
Brandon's BigBox	1989	0.72	supported
Bravo Romeo Delta	1995	0.58	supported
Breach	1987	0.74-3	supported
Breach 2	1990	0.63	supported
Breadbox Office	2002	0.60	supported
Breakline	1994	0.72	supported
Brett Hull Hockey '95	1995	0.74-3	supported
Brett Hull Hockey 05	1995	0.74-3	supported
Bricks	1984	0.74-3	supported
Bridge Baron 5.2	1989	0.58	supported
Bridge Hopper	1989	0.74-3	supported
Brix	1992	0.74-3	supported
BrMSX	2000	0.74-3	supported
Broken Sword	1996	0.74-3	supported
Bruce Lee	1984	0.58	supported
Bruce Lee Lives	1989	0.73	supported
Brudal Baddle	1994	0.74-3	supported
Brutal Sports Series Football	1994	0.73	supported
Brutal: Paws of Fury	1994	0.61	supported
Bubble Bobble	1989	0.73	supported
Bubble Bobble feat.Rainbow Islands	1996	0.72	supported
Bubble Dizzy	1993	0.65	supported
Bubble Ghost	1988	0.74-3	supported
BubbleBobble	1992	0.63	supported
Buck Rogers - Countdown to Doomsday	1990	0.70	supported
Buck Rogers - Matrix Cubed	1992	0.58	supported
Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom	1984	0.70	supported
Bud Tucker in Double Trouble	1996	0.72	supported
Budokan	1989	0.60	supported
Bug Bomber	1992	0.61	supported
Bugs!	1983	0.73	supported
Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy	1992	0.72	supported
Bundesliga Manager 97	1997	0.74-3	supported
Bundesliga Manager Hattrick	1993	0.70	supported
Bundesliga Manager Professional	1991	0.74-3	supported
Bureau 13	1994	0.58	supported
Bureaucracy	1987	0.74-3	supported
Burger Blaster	1987	0.74-3	supported
Burger Time	1982	0.74-3	supported
BurgerTime	1982	0.74-3	supported
Burntime	1993	0.65	supported
Bushido	1983	0.74-3	supported
Bust-A-Move (a.k.a. Puzzle Bobble)	1997	0.74-3	supported
Butt Slam	1989	0.74-3	supported
Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space	1993	0.72	supported

Compatibility statistics (3930 games in database)

Version:	Games broken:	Games runnable:	Games playable:	Games supported:
DOSBox 0.74-3 (1256)	16 (1.27%)	34 (2.71%)	48 (3.82%)	1158 (92.20%)
DOSBox 0.73 (644)	16 (2.48%)	23 (3.57%)	17 (2.64%)	588 (91.30%)
DOSBox 0.72 (722)	45 (6.23%)	24 (3.32%)	31 (4.29%)	622 (86.15%)
DOSBox 0.71 (164)	29 (17.68%)	12 (7.32%)	8 (4.88%)	115 (70.12%)
DOSBox 0.70 (952)	23 (2.42%)	17 (1.79%)	29 (3.05%)	883 (92.75%)
DOSBox 0.65 (727)	39 (5.36%)	30 (4.13%)	41 (5.64%)	617 (84.87%)
DOSBox 0.63 (918)	76 (8.28%)	45 (4.90%)	46 (5.01%)	751 (81.81%)
DOSBox 0.62 (395)	56 (14.18%)	24 (6.08%)	27 (6.84%)	288 (72.91%)
DOSBox 0.61 (998)	87 (8.72%)	59 (5.91%)	68 (6.81%)	784 (78.56%)
DOSBox 0.60 (774)	108 (13.95%)	73 (9.43%)	72 (9.30%)	521 (67.31%)
DOSBox 0.58 (1149)	266 (23.15%)	15 (1.31%)	20 (1.74%)	848 (73.80%)

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