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Are you afraid of the dark? - TecToy (1994)
Tested By: basti007

runnable - playable - supported

DOSBox version: 0.72 (supported)

runnable - playable - supported

DOSBox version: 0.62 (supported)

runnable - playable - supported

0% supported

DOSBox version: 0.61 (broken)

Some help (2025-01-18 22:23)

JoeServo

If you're having problems, this should help, long story short, copy/drag the created 'AFRAID.BAT' file back to your main folder and run it through DOSBox from there, it should fix any driver detection/load issues.

Long story longer:
After installing the game through DOSBox (run INSTALL.EXE through DOSBox, follow the instructions), a folder will be created in the same directory, if you followed the default instructions, the folder will be named 'VNM', and inside that folder will be another folder, named 'AFRAID', inside of which will be the file 'AFRAID.BAT'. Copy that file and paste it into to the main folder, the folder that contains the installer and the rest of the folders/files. Run 'AFRAID.BAT' through DOSBox from there, that folder.

help? (2008-12-31 18:14)

newgirl

newgirl here. Don't know what to do with this game. All I want to do is play it but I'm no computer nerd. I don't know what a univesa.exe is or how to get it or anything like that. I've read everything I can, but I'm lost. Can anyone walk me through this STEP by STEP (for a beginner) ???

Supported by 0.72 (2008-10-15 16:31)

tsampikos

The game works great with 0.72.But first i followed the next steps to play the game:

1)In the game folder created after the installation put the univesa.exe and the vesatest.exe files.
2) Edit the "Afraid.bat" file and after the second line ("@rem run game normally")write univesa.exe and under that vesatest.exe
3)Save changes in the "Afraid.bat" file
4)Start the game using the "Afraid.bat" file (not the Afraidd.bat file, that's only a playable Demo)

These steps are necessery to make it work properly because although the game will be installed normally, the Vesa Driver will not be recognised, so that wenn the game starts the screen is really bad.
If for some reason a system can't work with univesa.exe then the vbeplus driver would be a nice alternative.

How to play (2004-10-15 14:37)

Maxnl

In order to play this game you must first load univbe from the cd and then in the drivers folder on the cd you have to load sbwave sbopl2 and sbvol in that order. then the game will load.

Note: (2004-04-29 05:24)

basti007

This game is know not to work on many systems - also on DosBox: DosBox crashes immediately after trying getting the game run.

Game directory (browsing from A)

Game:	Year:	Version:	Status:
A Dudley Dilemma	1998	0.74-3	supported
A Line in the Sand	1992	0.72	supported
A Mind Forever Voyaging	1986	0.72	supported
A Nightmare on Elm Street	1989	0.74-3	supported
A-10 Tank Killer	1989	0.70	supported
A-10 Tank Killer 1.5	1991	0.72	supported
A-Maze	1989	0.74-3	supported
A-Train (Take the A-Train 3)	1991	0.73	supported
A.G.E.	1991	0.74-3	supported
A320 Airbus	1991	0.73	supported
A4 Networks	1995	0.73	supported
Aaargh	1988	0.70	supported
AbadÃa del Crimen, La	1992	0.73	supported
Abandoned Places 1	1992	0.74-3	supported
ABC Monday Night Football	1989	0.72	supported
Abenteuer Europa	1994	0.74-3	supported
Abmis The Lion	1996	0.74-3	supported
Abrams Battle Tank	1988	0.72	supported
Absolute Pinball	1996	0.74-3	supported
Absolute Zero	1996	0.72	supported
Abuse	1995	0.73	supported
Ace	1987	0.74-3	supported
Ace 2	1987	0.72	supported
Ace of Aces	1987	0.72	supported
Aces of the Deep	1994	0.72	supported
Aces of the Pacific	1990	0.72	supported
Aces of the Pacific: 1946!	1992	0.72	supported
Aces Over Europe	1993	0.73	supported
Acheton	1987	0.70	supported
Acid Tetris	1997	0.70	supported
Across the Rhine	1995	0.70	supported
Action Fighter	1989	0.72	supported
Action in The North Atlantic	1989	0.74-3	supported
Action Soccer	1995	0.74-3	playable
Action Stations!	1989	0.61	supported
Action SuperCross	1998	0.63	supported
Activision 2600 Action Pack Win 3x	1995	0.74-3	supported
Actua Soccer	1995	0.70	supported
Adlib Jukebox	1990	0.74-3	supported
Adult Film Cameraman	1994	0.72	supported
Advanced Civilization	1996	0.70	supported
Advanced DOS Quiz	1991	0.74-3	supported
Advanced Tactical Fighters	1996	0.73	supported
Advantage Tennis	1991	0.72	supported
Adventure Construction Set	1987	0.72	supported
Adventure Creation Kit	1995	0.65	supported
Adventure Fun-Pack	1989	0.70	supported
Adventure in Serenia	1986	0.74-3	supported
Adventures In Math	1983	0.74-3	supported
Adventures of Captain Comic	1988	0.70	supported
Adventures of Melvin Freebush	1993	0.74-3	supported
Adventures of Robbo (Robbo Deluxe)	1994	0.60	supported
Adventures of Tintin	1997	0.74-3	supported
Aethra's Chronicles	1994	0.70	supported
African Adventure	1997	0.74-3	supported
African Raiders-01	1986	0.74-3	supported
After Burner	1989	0.72	supported
Afterlife CD version	1996	0.70	supported
Age Of Rifles	1996	0.72	supported
Agent USA	1984	0.74-3	supported
Air Bucks	1992	0.72	supported
Air Duel: 80 Years of Dogfighting	1993	0.73	supported
Air Power	1995	0.72	supported
Air Trax	1983	0.74-3	supported
Airball	1987	0.70	supported
Airborne Ranger	1988	0.70	supported
Airlift Rescue	1995	0.74-3	supported
Airlines	1994	0.74-3	playable
Airstrike USA (ATF II)	1990	0.74-3	supported
AIV Network$	1997	0.60	supported
Ajax	1989	0.74-3	supported
Akalabeth (from Ultima Collection)	1980	0.74-3	playable
Al Unser Jr. Arcade Racing (Win3.x)	1995	0.74-3	supported
Al-Qadim	1994	0.73	supported
Aladdin	1993	0.74-3	supported
Aladin	1993	0.74-3	supported
Albion	1996	0.73	supported
Alcatraz	1992	0.70	supported
Aldo Again	1988	0.74-3	supported
Aldo's Adventure	1987	0.73	supported
Aldo's Assault	1989	0.73	supported
Aleshar - The World of Ice	1997	0.70	supported
ALF	1988	0.70	supported
ALF's Thinking Skills	1988	0.70	supported
Aliants	1988	0.70	supported
alice	1990	0.70	supported
Alice in Wonderland	1989	0.74-3	supported
Alien Breed	1993	0.73	supported
Alien Breed 2 - Tower Assault	1994	0.70	supported
Alien Breed: Tower Assault	1994	0.74-3	playable
Alien Cabal	1997	0.70	supported
Alien Carnage	1994	0.74-3	supported
Alien Incident	1996	0.70	supported
Alien Legacy	1994	0.70	supported
Alien Logic	1994	0.70	supported
Alien Odyssey	1997	0.70	supported
Alien Olympics	1994	0.63	supported
Alien Rampage	1996	0.63	supported
Alien Syndrome	1989	0.63	supported
Alien Tales (aka Reading Galaxy)	1995	0.74-3	supported
Alien Trilogy	1996	0.73	supported
Alien Virus	1996	0.70	supported
Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure	1995	0.74-3	supported
All Dogs Go To Heaven	1989	0.70	supported
All New Family Fued	1989	0.74-3	supported
Alley Cat	1984	0.74-3	supported
Alone in the Dark 1	1992	0.74-3	supported
Alone in the Dark 2	1994	0.74-3	supported
Alone in The Dark 2 - CD/Flopy	1993	0.74-3	supported
Alone in the Dark 3	1995	0.74-3	supported
Alpha Waves	1990	0.70	supported
Alphaman	1995	0.70	supported
Alpine Encounter	1985	0.74-3	supported
Alter Ego Male/Female	1986	0.74-3	supported
Altered Beast	1990	0.70	supported
Altered Destiny	1990	0.70	supported
Alternate Reality - The City	1988	0.60	supported
Amarillo Slim Dealer's Choice	1991	0.72	supported
Amazing Maze	1983	0.74-3	supported
Amazing Spider-man	1989	0.73	supported
Amazon	1984	0.70	supported
Amazon Guardians of Eden	1992	0.72	supported
Amazon Trail	1993	0.74-3	supported
Amberstar	1992	0.70	supported
Ambush at Sorinor	1993	0.74-3	supported
American Challenge	1986	0.74-3	supported
Amnesia	1986	0.63	supported
Amok	1997	0.72	supported
Amulets & Armor	1997	0.70	supported
Amy's First Primer 2.2	1991	0.72	supported
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West	1994	0.70	supported
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021	1988	0.72	supported
Anatomik	1994	0.63	supported
Ancient Art of War	1989	0.70	supported
Ancient Art of War at Sea	1987	0.60	supported
Ancient Art of War in the Skies	1992	0.74-3	runnable
Ancient Battles	1988	0.61	supported
Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM)	1994	0.70	supported
Ancient Empires	1991	0.73	supported
Ancient Land of Ys	1989	0.74-3	supported
Ancients 1: Death Watch	1991	0.70	supported
Ancients 2: Approaching Evil	1993	0.70	supported
Andromeda Conquest	1982	0.74-3	supported
Angband 3.0.6.	1997	0.70	supported
Angel Devoid: Face of the Enemy	1996	0.74-3	supported
Animal	1996	0.72	supported
Animal Quest	1993	0.74-3	supported
Annals of Rome	1986	0.70	supported
Annihilator tank	1996	0.70	supported
Another World / Out of this world	1991	0.72	supported
Anstoss	1994	0.73	supported
Anstoss Worldcup Edition	1994	0.73	supported
Ant Hill	1991	0.73	supported
Ant Run	1993	0.73	supported
Antarctic Adventure	1984	0.74-3	supported
Anti-Ballistic-Missile	1982	0.74-3	supported
Antix	1985	0.70	supported
Anvil of Dawn	1995	0.74-3	supported
Apache	1995	0.70	supported
Apache Strike	1989	0.74-3	supported
APB: All-Points Bulletin	1989	0.73	supported
Apocalypse Abyss	1994	0.73	supported
Apollo 18	1988	0.70	supported
Apple Panic	1982	0.74-3	supported
Arachnophobia	1991	0.70	supported
Arcade America	1995	0.74-3	supported
Arcade Pool	1994	0.70	supported
Arcade Volleyball	1988	0.74-3	supported
Arcade Volleyballl	1994	0.74-3	supported
Archer Maclean's Pool	1992	0.74-3	supported
Archimedean Dynasty	1996	0.70	supported
Archipelagos	1989	0.74-3	supported
Archon	1984	0.73	supported
Archon Ultra	1995	0.73	supported
Arctic Adventure	1991	0.73	supported
Arctic Fox	1986	0.58	supported
Arctic Moves	1995	0.70	supported
Are We There Yet?	1991	0.74-3	supported
Are you afraid of the dark?	1994	0.72	supported
Arena	1995	0.74-3	supported
Arena - The Elder Scrolls	1994	0.74-3	supported
Arena-	1994	0.74-3	supported
Arena:Elder Scrolls	1994	0.73	supported
Ark of Time	1997	0.74-3	supported
Arkanoid	1983	0.73	supported
Arkanoid II - Revenge of Doh	1989	0.74-3	supported
Armaeth - The Lost Kingdom	1993	0.70	supported
Armchair Quaterback	1985	0.70	supported
Armor Alley	1991	0.70	supported
Armored Fist	1995	0.70	supported
Armored Fist 2	1997	0.74-3	supported
Armour-Geddon	1991	0.70	supported
Army Moves	1986	0.73	supported
Arnhem	1985	0.74-3	supported
Arnie 2	1993	0.70	supported
Aro	1996	0.70	supported
Arthur: The Quest For Excalibur	1990	0.70	supported
Artic Baron	1992	0.70	supported
Artic Moves	1995	0.73	supported
Artura	1989	0.63	supported
ARYAVAIV	1994	0.74-3	supported
Ascendancy	1995	0.70	supported
Ascendancy (CD)	1995	0.73	supported
Ashes of Empire	1992	0.70	supported
Aspar GP Master	1988	0.70	supported
Aspetra	1996	0.70	supported
assault	1993	0.72	supported
Assault Trooper	1996	0.74-3	supported
Asterix & Obelix	1996	0.74-3	supported
Asterix & Obelix	1996	0.74-3	supported
Asterix - Le DÃ©fi de CÃ©sar	1995	0.70	supported
Asterix - Operation Getafix	1989	0.70	supported
Asterix and Obelix	1996	0.74-3	supported
Astonishia story	1995	0.70	supported
Astro Blaster	1988	0.74-3	supported
Astro Fire	1994	0.73	supported
Astro-Dodge	1982	0.74-3	supported
Astrocounter of Crescents	1996	0.74-3	playable
Astronomy Quest	1988	0.74-3	supported
Astrotit	1987	0.70	supported
ATAC: The Secret War Against Drugs	1992	0.74-3	supported
Atlantis - The Lost Tales	1997	0.72	supported
Atlas	1995	0.74-3	playable
Atomino	1991	0.70	supported
Atomix	1990	0.72	supported
ATP: Airline Transport Pilot	1990	0.74-3	supported
Attack on Altair	1983	0.70	supported
Aufschwung Ost	1993	0.74-3	supported
autka	1997	0.74-3	supported
Autobots	1989	0.73	supported
Autodesk 3d Studio 4	1994	0.72	supported
Autoduel	1988	0.70	supported
Avish!	1993	0.73	supported
Avoid the Noid	1989	0.74-3	supported
Axe of Rage	1989	0.74-3	supported
Axia	1998	0.74-3	supported
Azalta	1996	0.70	supported
Azrael's Tear	1996	0.74-3	supported

Compatibility statistics (3930 games in database)

Version:	Games broken:	Games runnable:	Games playable:	Games supported:
DOSBox 0.74-3 (1258)	16 (1.27%)	34 (2.70%)	48 (3.82%)	1160 (92.21%)
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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