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Challenge of the Ancient Empires - Learning Company (1991)
Tested By: MasterMind

runnable - playable - supported

DOSBox version: 0.73 (supported)

runnable - playable - supported

DOSBox version: 0.72 (supported)

Arrow keys work fine even with 0.74-3 (2019-07-13 17:02)

Speeddymon

Hi, just want to confirm I ran into the arrows not working also, and found that if I turn on numlock, then the arrow keys start to work fine (both on the number pad and the normal arrow keys)

Using v0.74-3

Are you kidding me? (2010-04-25 12:43)

Cube 8

The arrow keys work just fine. I finished it many times! Tested on XP 32- and 64-bit.
Try turning the Num Lock off before starting the game.

Arrow keys do not work (2009-12-09 14:19)

yoavtz

Cube 8's comment seems wrong:
while the arrow keys do work in-game,
they do not work in menus and logic puzzles (which makes only the first chambers playable).
Unlike what cube 8 said, the num-lock key actually has no effect in my case.
Tested with v0.72 and v0.71 on Vista.

Duplicate game entry (2009-05-30 07:23)

Cube 8

A note to Admin: I have found the same game exists in the database as "Ancient Empires". I would suggest a cleanup. It's pointless and confusing to have duplicate games.

Arrow keys are working! (2009-05-30 07:19)

Cube 8

I discovered this by accident on version 0.72 and it works on v0.73, too. The controls (arrow keys) work flawlessly in every aspect of the game! Menus, profiles, puzzles, everything! All we need to do is just turn OFF the Num Lock! Either before we start the game, or after starting it; it doesn't matter. It probably works on older versions, too. I haven't tested it.

Note: (2007-11-05 07:51)

MasterMind

Problem:
The arrow keys do not work.

About the game:
Excellent puzzle game. I hope DOSbox would support it soon.

Game directory (browsing from C)

Game:	Year:	Version:	Status:
C-Dogs	1995	0.73	supported
C.I.T.Y. 2000	1993	0.74-3	supported
Cabal	1988	0.74-3	playable
Cadaver + Payoff	1991	0.70	supported
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs	1995	0.74-3	supported
CadKey 6	1993	0.73	supported
Caesar	1992	0.73	supported
Caesar 2	1995	0.74-3	runnable
Caesar's Palace	1990	0.73	supported
California Games	1988	0.73	supported
California Games 2	1990	0.58	supported
California Raisins	1988	0.74-3	supported
Calixto Island	1984	0.74-3	supported
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon	1997	0.74-3	supported
Callus	1998	0.70	supported
cameraman	1994	0.65	supported
Campaign	1992	0.74-3	supported
Cannon Fodder	1993	0.70	supported
Cannon Fodder 2	1994	0.70	supported
Capitalism	1995	0.73	supported
Capone	1988	0.63	supported
Caprice32	1999	0.74-3	supported
Captain Bible and the Dome of Darkn	1994	0.72	supported
Captain Blood	1988	0.74-3	supported
Captain Comic	1988	0.73	supported
Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality	1990	0.73	supported
Captain Zins	1995	0.63	supported
Captive	1992	0.63	supported
Capture the flag	1995	0.73	supported
Car & Driver	1992	0.74-3	supported
Caribbean Disaster (CD-Version)	1996	0.74-3	runnable
Carmageddon	1997	0.74-3	supported
Carmageddon Splat Pack	1997	0.74-3	supported
Carnage	1993	0.62	supported
Carrier Command	1988	0.58	supported
Carrier Strike	1992	0.60	supported
Carriers at war	1993	0.70	supported
Carriers at War 1,2	1994	0.58	supported
Cartooners	1989	0.60	supported
Case of the Cautious Condor, The	1992	0.73	supported
Cash Invaders	2002	0.65	supported
Casino Games	1982	0.63	supported
Castle Adventure	1985	0.72	supported
Castle Master 1	1988	0.70	supported
Castle Master 2 - The Crypt	1990	0.70	supported
Castle of Dr. Brain	1991	0.73	supported
Castle of Kroz	1990	0.61	supported
Castle Ralf	1987	0.74-3	supported
Castle Wolfenstein	1983	0.63	supported
Castles	1990	0.65	supported
castles 2 - siege&conquest	1992	0.70	supported
Castles 2 : Siege and Conquest	1992	0.73	supported
Castlevania	1990	0.74-3	supported
Cat	1983	0.74-3	supported
CAT-astrophe Tom&Jerry	1990	0.58	supported
Catacomb	1990	0.72	supported
Catacomb 3D : The Descent	1991	0.72	supported
Catacomb Abyss	1992	0.72	supported
Catacomb Apocalypse	1992	0.72	supported
Catacomb Armageddon	1992	0.72	supported
Catch 'Em	1989	0.58	supported
catch3D	1994	0.74-3	supported
Caveman Ninja	1992	0.73	supported
Caveman Ughlympics	1989	0.63	supported
Cavequest	1985	0.58	supported
Caverns Of Bob!	1997	0.58	supported
Caverns Of Kroz	1989	0.61	supported
Caverns Of Kroz 2	1990	0.61	supported
Cavewars	1996	0.72	supported
CD-Man	1992	0.73	supported
CD-Man 2	1992	0.73	supported
Celtic Tales	1995	0.70	supported
Centiped-em	1997	0.70	supported
Centipede (Original)	1983	0.70	supported
Centurion: Defender of Rome	1990	0.63	supported
Chain Reaction	1996	0.61	supported
Challenge of the Ancient Empires	1991	0.73	supported
CHAMP Asterocks	1997	0.70	supported
CHAMP Centiped-em	1993	0.73	supported
CHAMP Galagon	1997	0.74-3	playable
CHAMP Galaxia	1997	0.74-3	supported
CHAMP Invaders	1997	0.70	supported
Champ Kong	1996	0.73	supported
CHAMP Ms. Pac-em	1997	0.72	supported
CHAMP Pac-em	1997	0.73	supported
Champions Of Krynn	1990	0.58	supported
Champions of Zulula Elite Edition	1995	0.60	supported
Championship Boxing	1984	0.62	supported
Championship Manager	1992	0.74-3	supported
Championship Manager '93 '94	1994	0.74-3	supported
Championship Manager 2	1995	0.71	supported
Championship Manager 97/98	1997	0.74-3	supported
Change in the Weather	1995	0.74-3	supported
Chaos Control	1995	0.73	supported
Chaos Engine	1992	0.73	supported
Charge of the Light Brigade	1991	0.70	supported
Charlie the Duck	1996	0.72	supported
Chasm: The Rift	1997	0.74-3	supported
Cheesy Invaders	1994	0.74-3	supported
Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1	1993	0.73	supported
Chess Wars	1998	0.74-3	supported
Chess88	1984	0.72	supported
Chessmaster 2000	1986	0.74-3	supported
Chessmaster 4000 Turbo	1994	0.74-3	supported
CHEWY ESC from F5	1995	0.72	supported
Chex Quest	1996	0.70	supported
Chex Quest 2	1997	0.70	supported
Chex Quest 3	1998	0.70	supported
Chicago 90	1989	0.65	supported
Chickens	1996	0.74-3	supported
Chickens 2	1998	0.74-3	supported
Chinese Checkers	1991	0.74-3	supported
Chinese Paladin(仙剑奇侠传)	1995	0.70	playable
Chip'n Dale - Rescue Ranger	1989	0.74-3	supported
Chip's Challenge	1990	0.74-3	supported
chips challenge windows	1991	0.70	supported
Chomper	1995	0.70	supported
Chompsters!	1997	0.74-3	supported
Choose an Enemy	1991	0.70	supported
Chopper Commando	1989	0.72	supported
Chopper Duel	1993	0.72	playable
Choy Lee Fut - Kung Fu Warrior	1990	0.74-3	supported
Choy Lee Fut - Kung Fu Warrior	1990	0.74-3	supported
Christmas Matchup!	1994	0.74-3	supported
Christoph Kolumbus	1994	0.74-3	supported
Chronicles Of The Sword	1996	0.72	supported
Chrono Master	1996	0.74-3	supported
Chuck Yeager ADF	1987	0.74-3	supported
Chuck Yeager ADF 2.0	1989	0.61	supported
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat	1991	0.70	supported
Circuit's Edge	1988	0.61	supported
Circus	1994	0.58	supported
Circus Attractions	1989	0.72	supported
Circus Maximus	1984	0.70	supported
Cisco Heat	1991	0.63	supported
City of Lost Children	1997	0.74-3	supported
Civilization	1991	0.73	supported
Clash of Steel	1993	0.61	supported
Clash of Steel - Future Edition	1995	0.61	supported
Classic Concentration	1988	0.74-3	supported
Classic Jumpman	2001	0.73	supported
Clockwiser	1995	0.73	supported
Clone	1999	0.63	supported
Clone Invaders	1999	0.63	supported
Clonk	1994	0.74-3	supported
Clovece nezlob se!	1990	0.58	supported
Club Football - The Manager	1994	0.58	playable
Clue Master Detective	1989	0.62	supported
Clyde's Adventure	1992	0.74-3	supported
Clyde's Revenge	1995	0.74-3	supported
Coaster	1989	0.61	supported
Cobra Gunship	1997	0.71	supported
Cobra Mission	1992	0.63	supported
Code Europe	1993	0.58	supported
Codename: Iceman	1990	0.74-3	supported
Cohort - Fighting for Rome	1991	0.58	supported
Cohort 2 - Fighting for Rome	1992	0.58	supported
College Slam	1996	0.63	playable
Colonial Project (Trad. Chinese)	1996	0.63	supported
Colonization	1994	0.73	supported
Colony	1988	0.61	supported
Colony 28	1996	0.63	supported
Colony Wars 2492	1996	0.74-3	playable
Color Buster	1992	0.60	supported
Color Lines	1990	0.65	supported
Colorado	1990	0.72	supported
Comanche 2.0 AKA Werewolf vs Comanc	1995	0.65	supported
Comanche 3	1996	0.70	supported
Comanche: Maximum Overkill	1992	0.72	supported
Command & Conquer	1995	0.74-3	supported
Command & Conquer: Red Alert	1996	0.74-3	supported
Command & Conquer	1995	0.74-3	supported
Command Adventures: Starship	1994	0.63	supported
Command HQ	1990	0.72	supported
Command&Conquer: Covert Operations	1996	0.74-3	supported
Commander Blood	1994	0.63	supported
Commander Keen	1991	0.74-3	supported
Commander Keen "Keen Dreams"	1991	0.73	supported
Commander Keen 1-3	1992	0.74-3	supported
Commander Keen IV: Goodbye Galaxy	1991	0.74-3	supported
Commander Keen V	1991	0.74-3	supported
Commander Keen VI	1991	0.72	supported
Commando	1986	0.65	supported
Companions of Xanth	1993	0.65	supported
Compaq Grand Slam Cup	1992	0.60	supported
Complete Chess System	1992	0.74-3	supported
Computer Novel Construction Set	1985	0.60	supported
Computer Underground	1993	0.73	supported
Computer War In Europe	1998	0.61	supported
Conan the Cimmerian	1991	0.60	supported
Concise Oxford Dictionary 8th edit	1992	0.73	supported
Conflict - Korea	1992	0.60	supported
Conflict : Middle East	1991	0.60	supported
Conflict In Vietnam	1987	0.74-3	supported
Conflict Korea	1992	0.61	supported
Conflict: Middle East Political Sim	1990	0.65	supported
Congo Bongo	1984	0.74-3	supported
Connaone	1998	0.74-3	playable
Connect 4	1986	0.74-3	supported
Conquered Kingdoms	1992	0.60	supported
Conqueror A.D. 1086	1995	0.65	supported
Conquest	1983	0.70	supported
Conquest (David Burns)	1992	0.73	supported
Conquest of Camelot	1991	0.65	supported
Conquest of Japan	1992	0.60	supported
Conquest of the New World	1996	0.72	supported
Conquests of the Longbow	1192	0.65	supported
Construction Bob ITBF	1993	0.74-3	supported
Constructor	1997	0.72	supported
Continuum	1990	0.58	supported
Contra	1989	0.73	supported
Contraption Zack	1991	0.70	supported
Cool Croc Twins	1992	0.70	supported
Cool Spot	1994	0.72	supported
Cool World	1992	0.65	supported
Corncob 3D	1992	0.72	supported
CornCob other Worlds Campaign	1992	0.60	supported
Corporate Raider	1988	0.60	supported
Corporation	1991	0.72	supported
Corridor 7: Alien Invasion	1995	0.60	supported
Corruption	1988	0.65	supported
Cosmic Crusader	1982	0.60	supported
Cosmic Spacehead	1993	0.60	supported
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure	1993	0.70	supported
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure	1993	0.70	supported
Countdown	1990	0.72	supported
Cover Girl Strip Poker	1992	0.74-3	supported
Covert Action	1990	0.74-3	supported
Crack of Doom	1989	0.74-3	supported
Crackdown	1992	0.58	supported
Crash 'n Burn Pinball	1993	0.74-3	supported
Crazy Cars	1988	0.72	supported
Crazy Cars 2	1989	0.72	supported
Crazy Cars 3	1992	0.72	supported
Crazy Cows	1999	0.63	supported
Crazy Drake	1996	0.70	supported
Crazy Nick's Software - Roger Wilco	1994	0.70	supported
Creature Shock	1994	0.72	supported
Creep Clash	1994	0.60	supported
Creepers	1992	0.73	supported
Cribbage King v1.0.9	1989	0.72	supported
Crime and Punishment	1984	0.74-3	supported
Crime City	1992	0.60	supported
Crime Does Not Pay	1991	0.58	supported
Crime Fighter	1993	0.73	supported
Crime Patrol	1994	0.74-3	supported
Crime Time	1990	0.72	supported
Crime Wave	1990	0.61	supported
Crimson Crown	1986	0.70	supported
Cripple Mr Onion	1998	0.70	supported
Crisis in the Kremlin	1991	0.60	supported
Crossbow	1989	0.58	supported
CrossCheck	1986	0.65	supported
Crosscountry Canada	1991	0.72	supported
Crosscountry USA	1995	0.60	supported
Crossfire	1981	0.60	supported
CrossWorld	1993	0.65	supported
Crow	1992	0.63	supported
Crown	1990	0.72	supported
Cruel World	1993	0.60	supported
Cruise for a Corpse (en & de)	1991	0.65	supported
Cruise for a Corpse (fr)	1991	0.74-3	runnable
Crusade	1995	0.72	supported
Crusader: No Regret	1996	0.70	supported
Crusader: No Remorse	1996	0.63	supported
CRYPT	1990	0.61	supported
Crystal Caves	1991	0.73	supported
Crystals of Arborea	1990	0.70	supported
Cubic Tic Tac Toe	1985	0.60	supported
Cubulus	1991	0.60	playable
Curse of Enchantia	1992	0.65	supported
Curse of Ra	1990	0.72	supported
Curse of the Azure Bonds	1994	0.58	supported
Customized Lemmings	1991	0.70	supported
Cutthroats	1984	0.60	supported
Cyber Empires	1992	0.60	supported
Cyberbykes: Shadow Racer VR	1995	0.74-3	supported
Cyberchess	1992	0.73	supported
Cybercon 3	1992	0.60	supported
Cyberdogs	1998	0.73	supported
CyberEmpires	1992	0.74-3	supported
Cybergenic Ranger	1990	0.70	supported
Cyberia	1994	0.65	supported
Cyberia 2 Resurrection	1996	0.73	supported
CyberJudas	1996	0.73	supported
Cybermage The Darklight Awakening	1996	0.70	supported
Cybersphere	1996	0.74-3	supported
Cyberwar	1994	0.61	supported
Cyborg	1982	0.63	supported
Cyclemania	1994	0.65	supported
Cyclones	1994	0.70	supported
CYPHER Operation US Presidents	1992	0.60	supported
CYPHER Operation Wildlife	1991	0.60	supported
Cyril Cyberpunk (CyberBoard Kid)	1996	0.74-3	supported
Cyrus	1985	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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