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Hocus Pocus v1.1 - Apogee/Moonlite Soft (1994)
Tested By: MAN-biker

runnable - playable - supported

DOSBox version: 0.72 (supported)

runnable - playable - supported

DOSBox version: 0.60 (supported)

Fix for distorted sound or buzzing noise (2008-04-26 11:37)

wirespot

It's caused by a sound effect that gets "stuck" in a loop.

To fix for the moment, get out of fullscreen mode if you're in it (Alt-Enter) and click the mouse inside the DosBox window anywhere. But you'll need to do this again whenever it happens.

To fix permanently:
* Edit your DosBox preferences and make sure Gravis Ultrasound is activated.
* Run setup.exe in the Hocus Pocus dir and choose Gravis for both music and sound FX.
* Run the game using hocusg.exe, not hocus.exe.

If you've setup your midi dir properly (see the preferences for Gravis) you'll get music too. Otherwise, you'll just get effects. But they won't get stuck anymore, they sound better than SoundBlaster or Adlib, and frankly the music gets pretty annoying after a while anyway.

Sound messes up after a while (2007-07-29 15:06)

jordanwb

When I play Hocus Pocus the sound sometimes turns into a buzzing noise. The noise worsens when I press the fire button.

Note: (2003-11-14 15:09)

MAN-biker

v1.1 works great as v1.0

Game directory (browsing from H)

Game:	Year:	Version:	Status:
Hacker	1985	0.60	supported
Hacker 2	1986	0.70	supported
Halloween Harry (aka Alien Carnage)	1993	0.74-3	supported
Halloween Hijinks	1993	0.74-3	supported
Hammer Boy	1991	0.73	supported
Hammer of the Gods	1994	0.65	supported
Hamsters	1994	0.74-3	supported
Hanna-Barbera's Cartoon Carnival	1995	0.74-3	supported
Hannibal	1992	0.72	supported
Hanse	1988	0.74-3	supported
Hanse Die Expedition dt	1995	0.72	supported
Hard Drivin' II	1992	0.74-3	supported
Hard Hat Mack	1984	0.58	supported
Hard Nova	1990	0.70	supported
Hardball 2	1989	0.74-3	supported
Hardball 3	1992	0.73	supported
HardBall 4	1994	0.70	supported
Hardball 5	1995	0.72	supported
Hare Raising Havoc	1991	0.74-3	supported
Harley Davidson: Road to Sturges	1989	0.63	supported
Harpoon	1989	0.61	supported
Harpoon - Signature edtion	1989	0.74-3	supported
Harrier Combat Simulator	1988	0.70	supported
Harrier Jump Jet	1992	0.61	supported
Harvester	1994	0.74-3	supported
Hat Trick	1987	0.61	supported
HÃ¶hlenwelt Saga, Die	1994	0.72	supported
Headline Harry	1991	0.70	supported
Heart of China	1991	0.65	supported
Hearthlight PC	1994	0.73	supported
Heat Wave	1991	0.70	supported
Heaven & Earth	1992	0.70	supported
Heaven's Dawn	1995	0.70	supported
Heavy Barrel	1989	0.61	supported
Heavy Metal	1989	0.61	supported
Heimdall	1991	0.70	supported
Heimdall 2	1994	0.70	supported
Heimdall 2 -Into the Hall of Worlds	1994	0.61	supported
Heirs to the Throne	1992	0.70	supported
Helicopter Simulator	1987	0.74-3	supported
Hell: a Cyberpunk Thriller(CDPower)	1994	0.70	supported
Hellfire Zone	1995	0.70	supported
Hello Kitty Big Fun Deluxe (WIN3.1)	1994	0.74-3	supported
Helter Skelter	1986	0.61	supported
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Ride	1994	0.74-3	supported
Hero's Quest	1989	0.74-3	supported
Heroes of Might and Magic	1995	0.72	supported
Heroes of might and magic 1	1995	0.74-3	supported
Heroes of Might and Magic II	1997	0.74-3	playable
heroes of might ans magic 2	1995	0.74-3	playable
Heroes of the 357th	1992	0.72	supported
Heroes of the Lance	1988	0.74-3	supported
HeroQuest	1991	0.72	supported
Hexen: Beyond Heretic	1995	0.74-3	supported
Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citad	1995	0.73	supported
Hexuma	1993	0.70	supported
HEXX: Heresy of the Wizard	1994	0.58	supported
Hexxagon	1993	0.74-3	supported
Hexxagon 2	1993	0.73	supported
Hi-Octane	1995	0.72	supported
Hidden Agenda	1988	0.74-3	supported
High Command	1993	0.61	supported
High Rollers	1988	0.61	supported
High Seas	1988	0.61	supported
High Seas Trader	1995	0.74-3	supported
Highway Fighter	1994	0.63	supported
Highway Hunter	1992	0.74-3	supported
Hilfe für Amajambere	1994	0.63	supported
Hillsfar	1989	0.61	supported
HIND: The Russian Combat Helicopter	1996	0.74-3	supported
Hired Guns	1993	0.74-3	supported
History Line 1914-18	1992	0.74-3	playable
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy	1984	0.74-3	supported
Hockey League Simulator 2	1992	0.74-3	supported
hocus pocus	1994	0.73	supported
Hocus Pocus v1.1	1994	0.72	supported
Hocus Pokus	1990	0.60	supported
Hole In One	1995	0.74-3	supported
Hole in One Miniature Golf	1989	0.73	supported
Holiday Lemmings '93	1993	0.72	supported
Holiday lemmings '94	1994	0.72	supported
Hollywood Hijinx	1986	0.65	supported
Hollywood Pictures	1990	0.73	supported
Hollywood Squares	1988	0.61	supported
Home Alone	1991	0.70	supported
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	1992	0.72	supported
Homey D Clown	1991	0.65	supported
Hook	1991	0.74-3	supported
Horde, The	1993	0.70	supported
HorkÃ© LÃ©to	1998	0.74-3	supported
Horror Zombies from the Crypt	1991	0.74-3	supported
Hostage	1989	0.61	supported
Hostages	1989	0.74-3	supported
Hound of Baskervilles	1993	0.74-3	supported
Hounded	1994	0.74-3	supported
House of Cards	1989	0.61	supported
hovertank 3-d	1991	0.60	supported
How Things Work in Busytown	1994	0.74-3	supported
Hoyle Classic Card Games	1993	0.60	supported
Hoyle's Volume 1	1989	0.61	supported
Hoyle's Volume 2	1990	0.65	supported
Hoyle's Volume 3	1991	0.65	supported
Hugo 1	1995	0.74-3	supported
Hugo II, Whodunit?	1991	0.74-3	supported
Hugo III, Jungle of Doom!	1992	0.74-3	supported
Humans	1992	0.72	supported
HX Win32 DOS extender	2004	0.74-3	runnable
Hyper 3D Pinball	1995	0.61	supported
Hypercycles	1995	0.74-3	supported
Hyperspeed	1991	0.61	supported
Höhlenwelt Saga, Die	1994	0.61	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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