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Space Quest seriesHow to change the Sound Card despite the missing INSTALL.EXE files(5 posts)(5 posts)
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Posted July 08, 2012
These videos are not available any more.
Post edited January 11, 2015 by philscomputerlab
Posted October 01, 2013
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Mau1wurf1977: Hello Space Quest fans!

I just made this massive 13 Video "Ultimate GOG.com DOSBox Tutorial" and Sierra games are featured quite a bit in my videos.

For example if you are interested in:

- Having a beautiful image that isn't stretched and looks the way it should
- Playing Space Quest 1 and 2 with improved 3 Voice Tandy / PCJr sound
- Changing the Sound Card for Space Quest 3 and later despite the missing INSTALL.EXE

then this tutorial is for you!

Here is the link to the playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL20C65EBEFE6CB109

It also covers heaps of other topics:

- How to install a Game from GOG.com
- How to run a Game that you have installed
- Where to look for help and support if a game doesn't run
- (Not) using the Graphics Mode Setup Utility
- Finding the DOSBox config file for each game
- Tweaking the graphics settings so that the game fills the max. area of the screen AND has the correct aspect ratio
- Detailed explanation of the opengl, openglnb and ddraw output modes
- Tweaking the sample rates for optimal audio
- Accessing the SETUP or INSTALL programs of many games in order to change the default Sound Card
- Running games in Tandy or PCJr mode for 3 Voice sound
- Tweaking the speed settings of DOSBox to slow-down or speed-up games
- An overview of Roland MIDI Sound Modules
- Connecting a MT-32 or Sound Canvas using a USB MIDI cable
- Configuring DOSBox to use the USB MIDI cable
- Workaround for missing INSTALL.EXE for Sierra games
- Configuring the Windows mixer in order to use Roland MIDI modules
- Installing BASSMIDI driver and loading sountfonts for better General MIDI music

The videos are quite raw / on-the-fly but I hope the information comes across. I hope it is helpful and avoids someone getting frustrated or giving up on GOG.com or DOSBox.

I know GOG.com games aren't perfect but I am just happy that we are able to purchase these classics legally and with minimal fuss.

Let me know what you think and post some comments!
Just wanted to pop by and give you a +1 and let you know that I appreciate the work you put into this. It sure did answer a few of my questions.
Posted January 10, 2015
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Mau1wurf1977: Here is the link to the playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL20C65EBEFE6CB109
When I click on this link the playlist says there are no videos in it yet.
Posted January 11, 2015
He changed to a new channel. His old channel has a video that links to the new one
Posted January 11, 2015
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Mau1wurf1977: Here is the link to the playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL20C65EBEFE6CB109
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DaleEMartin: When I click on this link the playlist says there are no videos in it yet.
Sorry but these videos are not available anymore. I hae to say that they got extremely low views but I also want to re-do some of them! I will get around to it one day, but not in the near future.

Is there anything in particular that you are looking for?

I also might do one big video instead of 13 little ones. Will take more time but might make it easier.

The main tweaks are graphics, sounds, changing the Sound Card those kind of things. Using MUNT and BASSMIDI sound fonts is also of interest to many although the default General MIDI is better than nothing. But MUNT for MT-32 I've already covered on my channel.
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