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The Settlers® 2: Gold Edition

GOG DOSbox Settings look weird

I gave a five-star rating for nostalgia purposes as well as because I feel this game deserves a five-star rating. As the title of my review states, GOG's initial DOSBox configuration files make the game look weird on my HD system. I have the original game and run it through a downloaded copy of DOSBox and the intro video fills my whole screen, as does the main menu—this makes the dated jpg/bmp backgrounds look better than GOG's settings do; this fit to screen that DOSBox does 'out of the box' is fantastic compared to GOG's custom settings, which make the game look more worse than it really should. I have taken the time to go through GOG's custom DOSBox configuration files and alter them slightly to get that original look and feel that I get from running DOSBox, mounting my C: and D:, and then running the game that way. My main complaint with this GOG version is mostly just an aesthetic thing. Otherwise, this game is one of the greatest classics anyone could ever own!

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