Alone in the Dark

[Kosta]

Feel free to comment and discuss this game here. Also, if you have any useful tips or tricks don't hesitate to share them with the others! Thanks!

Review (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/91)

[Choronzon]

Does anyone have Alone in the Dark 2 or 3?

[FreeFreddy]

I have both. ;)

[Choronzon]

Any way I can get copies? :)

[TheVoid]

Sorry, but I'm sure AitD 3 isn't abandonware, and I have some doubts even on AitD 2....

[Braindead]

Alone in the dark 3 was released in 1995 and I couldn't find any buy-links for new CDs only used CDs so maybe it could be categorized as abandonware since it way passed the 5-year border...

Anyway buy link for used Alone in the Dark 3 can be found here: http://www.retrosoftware.com/10633.html

(Retrosoftware looks to be a nice site btw cheap and has good reviews...)

[BlackMageJawa]

I'm fairly sure I have seen Alone 2&3 for download, so they are out there somewhere. But I can't remember where.

[Chef Boyardee]

Wasn't Alone in the Dark the name of a TV show on Nickelodeon?

[LO abandonware fan]

Posted on Sep 14 2004, 09:04 PM
Wasn't Alone in the Dark the name of a TV show on Nickelodeon?




IT was Are You Afraid of the Dark
I loved that show :D
Do you remember the episde with the monster in the pool??
I was scared to swim for days. :D

[Darkness]

It says it needs a password for the file Camera07.. :huh: also when I try to extract with winrar it says that file is corrupt..

[FreeFreddy]

May be because of the connection-problem. Try to download it again. ;)

[INNEEDOFDIREHELP]

Ok.....how do I get this to run on DOSBox?

[Tom Henrik]

The simplest way would be to open DOSBox and then drag the game file into the black screen.

[InNeedOfDireHelp]

Ok.......it doesn't work.....whenever I try to drag the file on the DOSBox black screen.....it comes up with the "restricted" sign.

[FreeFreddy]

Not into the screen, select the starting .exe of the game and drag it into the icon that starts DosBox. Then it should work.

[Tom Henrik]

Ok... then you have to do this the hard way ;)

I have opened the archive in c:\alone and I used DOSBox 0.62

After you have followed this picture to the letter, you just have to choose the first option (F1). Enjoy B)


http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/alone.png

[Tom Henrik]

Also.....

If you have Windows XP, the game runs flawless there too :P

[InNeedofDireHelp]

Ok thanks everyone.....it works now! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Trimoor]

Can anyone help me get the sound working in XP?

It runs fine without sound, but if I enable sound in the game config, it starts running extremely slow.

What settins should I use for the sound card config? I am using onboard ac97.

I would rather not have to install VDMsound or DOSbox. I have enough crap in my registry already.

I love this game......

[Tom Henrik]

O.o

If you are a fan of DOS games, then I don't understand why you haven't got DOSBox. It is most certainly not crap. It is actually the best way of playing these games :OK:

[Data]

FYI the dosbox people hate the registry themself and dosbox doesn't add a thing for it.

[Guest]

I can't get the sound to work with it!

[Guest]

:sos: First and foremost, the setup you get to after starting ALONE.EXE is in FRENCH!
Allthough i understand parts of it, enough to get through it, i can't start the game.
When i press Jeur (New Game i suppose) the DOSBox screen goes black and there is a little line blinking in the top left corner.

[Guest]

Ops, sorry for the extra post, but i didn't get the whole issue into the first one (i happened to send it before i was done..).

This stupid blinking thing goes on for a while and nothing happens, nothing at all!.
And i can't just start the file (and yes i'm using XP), if i do i get an error message:

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
C:\ALONE\ALONE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

And i then get to choose either 'Close' or 'Ignore', both exits me back to the desktop.

[Tuttle]

See if the steps in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324767 fix your problem.

[Guest]

Thanks! :w00t: But even if THAT worked, i can't get any sound!
I noticed that the sound was turned off in the options menu so i turned on Sound FX (Music couldn't be turned on) but then the game ran so slow it almost stopped!
What can i do to fix this?
I can only run the game by simply starting ALONE.EXE, neither DOSBox nor VDMSound works.

[Guest]

WTF?

It's lagging..

How?

I remember playing this game in 1994-ish and it didn't lag even then. Now it's lagging...

Grr

I want to be eaten by that mysterious blue thing that breaks in through the window, and the thing that comes out of I believe the floor board (it might've been the closet)...

Why would it be lagging?

[Guest]

It stopped lagging when I used Dos Box with the frame skip increased...

(I was the
WTF?

It's lagging..

How?

I remember playing this game in 1994-ish and it didn't lag even then. Now it's lagging...

Grr

I want to be eaten by that mysterious blue thing that breaks in through the window, and the thing that comes out of I believe the floor board (it might've been the closet)...

Why would it be lagging?
person. I dunno who the other guy was...

[DiamondSoul]

Hey, I play this game and it works perfect, then I reach a certain part of the game and whenever i load my games they crash. I'm running it in Windows XP without Dosbox. Please help!

[Kon-Tiki]

Dos-game running under XP... now there's a rarity. Try running it under DosBox and see if it still occurs :OK:

[DiamondSoul]

It does still occur. I got the game from a different site and it doesn't crash anymore :eeeeeh:

[squim]

this game is the best in the series in my opinion... the atmosphere is one of the best in any game i've played... who cares if your guy is a bunch of chunky triangles being attacked by something that looks like a marionette... the marionette jumps at you through the window and you'll jump... it's really scary!

one thing this game introduced that got picked up by alot of other games like resident evil is the camera angle changing throughout the game... this gives it a much more cinematic feel but also makes it stressfull when your being attacked and suddenly your perspective changes... i dunno but it seems like this is still something that 3d game makers wrestle with.

super great! super creepy! try it now! :OK:

[[LOF]Quietus]

I love the AITD series. I always got so absorbed in them, and it scared me sometimes. :D I have the trilogy.... on a Mac. :o LOL OK Im a hybrid user, I own them both, dont shoot me please.

If anyone needs help on a specific part of the game I will give you all I know. :)

Im Q, or Quietus of clan Lethal Old Farts (www.lethaloldfarts.net) [An online gaming clan, we play mostly Quake 2, and BF 1942. I srtill play Duke Nukem 3D WOOT!!] by the way. You will be seeing a lot more of me in here now that Ive discovered a site for my first all time favorite games. :) Police Quest, Space Quest and Kings Quest.

Incidentally.... anyone every hear of the game Thexder????

Chat with you all soon!!

[pipogorosito]

I have the Alone in the Dark The New Nightmare, and when i played the first of the AITD series, i almost die..it was great!!! visit my page to get some info of various games.

http://pipogorosito.tripod.com

I recomend the abuse

[Killermyth]

This game is great. I played this game 5 years ago and I finally beat it within a week. Though U have to admit the game is really,really,really, hard without the walkthrough. Make one mistake, U cant go back and fix it (unlesss u loas a saved game waaayyyyy far back) what really got me going was when the rats in the celler started attacking me. Even though there is only two rats, they seem to be doing like 5 damage....... Oh and by teh way. How the hell do u run? I beat the gmae always walking LOL.

[Wael]

I believe it is done by doubleclicking the direction where in theory the believed character is wanted to run /-

[squim]

Originally posted by [LOF]Quietus@Dec 30 2004, 05:50 AM


Incidentally.... anyone every hear of the game Thexder????


robo-transformer-shoot-em-up ... it's not bad...

[Wael]

This one? (http://www.mobygames.com/game/shots/gameId,49/)

[FL]

Alone in the Dark 1 (SPOILER)

Does anyone know what's wrong in AITD 1 if I cant throw the lantern on the tree at the end? The tree doesn't set on fie and the lamp goes off whatever I do.

Thanx

[Killermyth]

First of all, U DONT throw the latern at the tree, it is an invicible magical tree. It is a cursed tree that has teh power to destroy. U must find the magical talisman from the secret passage in the library (where the invicible monster is, u have to kill it with a special knife.) place the talisman on the tree, and WALA! The curse is gone, and YOU WIN!!! LOL and by the way...... Have any of you haev beaten the game? The ending was REALLY distrubing but funny LOL.

[MasterGrazzt]

More people should use the D-Fend frontend, linked to on the DOSBox site.

Did you know that they've made a horrible movie out of this? Unsuprisingly it has nothing to do with the game except that there's a mansion and the protagonist is named Ed Carnby.

Uwe Boll directed it, (House of the Dead) what a hack.

[DMONIO]

:max: Personalmente yo jugue este juego cuando fue lanzado como nuevo, siempre me gusto y lo recomendaria a todos los fanaticos que se interesan por los juegos de calidad, talves hoy en dia no paresca la gran cosa comparado con los juegos que tenemos, pero fue en su momento un gran juego, dandonos muchas horas de entretenimiento a todos.

+DMONIO+



:max: Personally I am play this game when it was thrown like newly, always I am liked and recomendaria by all the fanatics who are interested for the qualit games, Today in day it is not the great thing compared with the games that exist, but it was in his moment a great game, giving us many hours of entertainment all.

+DMONIO+

[Guest]

I have AITD 1 but i cant get it to work. after the beginig sequence of the gut walking up the house it goes back to windows. If anyone can help that would be great. THX.

[hassitude]

alright... ive done pretty much everything there is to do in the first room, completely, but every time i go down the stairs it makes me go back up. is this copy protection or an error or what? if its either, how do i fix it?

thanks for the help...

hass

[Scarface]

Originally posted by hassitude@Jan 23 2005, 01:03 AM
alright... ive done pretty much everything there is to do in the first room, completely, but every time i go down the stairs it makes me go back up. is this copy protection or an error or what? if its either, how do i fix it?

It used to happen to me a lot but it isn't a copy protection or a bug.
Everything you got to do is when you're about to go down the stairs just press the key to move forward just once, and when it's done and you're down try to stay away from the stairs and move to the sides.

hope it helps :D

[Mikey]

Originally posted by Trimoor@Oct 22 2004, 12:46 AM
What settins should I use for the sound card config?* I am using onboard ac97.
I have onboard AC97/ct5880/PCI128 audio as well, and it was a PAIN to get working in pure DOS. Then I found these links: link 1 (http://easymamecab.mameworld.net/html/snddosdr.htm) link 2 (http://www.spmicro.com/mp3sidekick/ensoniq.html)
Works like a charm now.

As for the game itself... I remember reading a review in GamePro for the 3DO version and thinking it looked amazing. I've always wanted to play it since then, and now I have my chance. On first play, the graphics are a bit dated, if not just downright silly. But the gameplay is there. I can see where Resident Evil got its ideas from.

[aloona]

where can i buy alone in the dark 1 (english original version)?

[EmeraldFlash]

I really hope none of you AITD fans have been subjected to the movie supposedly based on this game.... As stated in a previous post it has NOTHING to do with the game.

It's sad, really, because this game could have been a great movie, very much in line with the dark, creepy, but not buckets of blood trend in horror movies lately, (i.e. The Ring). This Uwe Boll character tried to turn it into some weird kind of Alien vs. Predator thing with gun battles and explosions and junk.

Actually, there's an interesting article (http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2649) on www.somethingawful.com today written by a screenwriter who wrote the first incarnation of the script for this movie, but left the project when it became clear that Uwe Boll was not interesting in making a good movie faithful to the atmosphere of the game. From what the writer says, it seems like his ideas for the movie would have been GREAT and would have captured what we all love about this game. It's a good read, if only to get a taste of a movie adaptation of AITD that all of us fans of the game could have actually enjoyed...

[Guest_ZXBY]

Using my pc at work - forgot my password, but i'll still post using my forum name...

Saw the movie last weekened. HORRIBLE !! I should have read the post above before spending my $ on this movie. The only good thing in the movie was Christan Slater. The movie has nothing to do with this game at all. The movie just used the name. Its funny how the ignorant media reporters keep saying "The movie based on the video game 'Alone in the Dark' is in theaters now... " Reporters are just plain dumb.

This is a great game, very creepy. If you are going to play it, try to do it in the dark at night. Even while its raining if you can. It will add to the enjoyment of the game big time. (Thats how i played phantasmagoria the first time - very freeky.)

Dont see the movie - if you think about seeing the movie, i have a suggestion first. 1) Run really fast, head first, into a concrete wall, then when you wake up if you STILL want to see the movie, 2) repeat step 1 again.

[dragonLancer]

can sombody plz help me i seem to be stuck in this game! :akimbo:

[TheChosen]

What seems to be the problem? :eeeeeh:

[dragonLancer]

well the part is when you first are tryin to get down the second flight of stairs ther are these two demon things that do these flip atacks and i think i have to use the mirrors or somthing but im not sure! :akimbo:



-------------DragonLancer

[truthahn]

hello!
aitd1 crashes to dosbox prompt when the intro has passed
(as carnby walks up the stairs), what could be the reason?
thanks!

[TheChosen]

Getting past the guards is easy.

Use both mirrors on the desks (or tables) near the window. After that the demons die.


Now i have a question :sos: .How can i kill those little spiders?

[dragonLancer]

YESSSSS!!!! I finaly beat the game yayayayayya it was hard but hey it was fun (it made me realy mad when i forgot to get the key off the fire place in the dace room and i was already at the chest so i had to start over :() but anyway it was fun and kind of creepy I like it 10/10 :guns:




--------------DragonLancer

[al oof]

i can't seem to get use any of the actions in the game. the mouse doesn't work with it, i'm not sure if that's normal or my fault. but i'm trying to push the cabinet in the attic and when i highlight 'push' and hit return it goes back to the scene but the character doesn't do anything. same with fight and open.

i'm using dosbox on os x panther. any help?

[Dreadlord]

It works this way, when you push use/whatever you need to press space to use or open near a item, you don't use the mouse, to fight, you press the forward button to kick, backwards kicks, left punches with the left hand, right punches with the right hand, to do that you need to select fight in the menu first, see the manual, it's much clearer.

[Lizard]

I have a little question.How you can actually leave your first,starting room O.o :tomato:
Something on Aitd controls simply confuse me :eeeeeh:

[Dreadlord]

No idea, I fooled around in the room for awhile, then I managed to get outside, I don't really know what you have to do...

[dragonLancer]

if you mean the "VERY FIRST" room, you have to go over to the stairs in the upper right corner of the room (if you have a realy fast comp. like me your guy will instantly go back up, I figured out a way to get it to stay though) when you get to the bottom of the stairs INSTANTLY press ESC. then press ESC. again it should let you stay there now :[img]http://www.abandonia.com/forum/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /> good luck :guns:



-----------Dragonlancer

[Guest]

Ah OMG I'm so mad I got so far into the game and poof I die, surprise surprise, it does'nt auto save. I'm at the beggining, how exactly do you save this game? Thanks

[Aiua]

I finished it when i was kid...in 1 year...

[Beldar]

Wow ! I never thought an old game like this is scary. Great game ! :OK:

The only thing I hate in AITD is when a monster hits you and push you in a corner. It's very hard to hit back while the monster continues to hit you like crazy.

I noticed that sometimes when I start the game, the music doesn't work. I simply restart DosBox and continue until the music works.

If the game runs slow on your PC, increase CPU cycles (CTRL-F12) until it runs fine in DosBox.

As for saving games, press ESC (It brings you to the main menu) then choose Save.

[Grinder]

How do I get past the protection in the beginning of the game. i always select something, but then i start a game, see the intro, and then i come back to the dos prompt. :help:

[PrejudiceSucks]

This game is not as frightening as I remembered it to be.

I think that the most scary game I have ever played is System Shock 2. I still can't play that game for more than about 30 minutes without turning it off due to my nerves. Man... that game gives me the creeps.

Shame that this doesn't have that level of scariness.

[Thorax]

Hi to all! This is a great game and I enjoy playing it but i have a problem with the enemies, they seem to be invurnelable and no matter how many times I hit them they don't die.
Can anyone help me ' please! :cry:

[Haradrim]

what exact enemy are you talking about. Because there are some that are invunerable and there are those that can only be killed by special weapons.

[Thorax]

the rats in the cellar and that pirate guy

[Haradrim]

Im not sure about the rats, but for the pirate you have to kill him using a certain sword.

The sword you have to use is the one you get when you kill the suit of armor down the stairs. You throw a heavy statue at the suit of armor and it dies and you pick up its sword which you have to use for the pirate.

[Guest]

this game is kinda cheesy. I have mixed feelings torward it.

[Thorax]

thanks, you've been a great help

[facundo]

I recently recieved alone in the dark as a present (my gf managed to get a cd of it, she didn't just dl it onto my computer). WEll it turns out that it's a "Pay as you play" and once you put the mirrors up on the upstairs lobby, the game finishes. It then tells you to call Infogrames (long distance number) and tell them my secret number (24180) and have my crdit card handy and they will bill me for the actual codethat lets me play the rest ofthe game. My question is : does anybody have a solution to that? the access number? a patch of some sort? wanna get back to killing some monsters real soon :titan: so any help would greatly be appreciated

[timdog]

Does anyone remember the "high quality" music that came with the CD-ROM version?
I'd like to find that if I can. It was sweet.

[Haradrim]

Originally posted by facundo@Mar 29 2005, 06:31 AM
I recently recieved alone in the dark as a present (my gf managed to get a cd of it, she didn't just dl it onto my computer). WEll it turns out that it's a "Pay as you play" and once you put the mirrors up on the upstairs lobby, the game finishes. It then tells you to call Infogrames (long distance number) and tell them my secret number (24180) and have my crdit card handy and they will bill me for the actual codethat lets me play the rest ofthe game. My question is : does anybody have a solution to that? the access number? a patch of some sort? wanna get back to killing some monsters real soon :Titan: so any help would greatly be appreciated
Err why not just download this one? But I'm sure if you call that number it will:

1- not work because game is so old and lo longer sold
2- they give "rest of code" to you for free because game is no longer sold

[Gejmer Božo]

I loved the atmosphere of the game, but it also frustrates me big time!

How the f..k was I supposed to realise that I have have to throw statuette on that living armor to kill it?!!! :rant: :rant: :spam: :wall: :rant:

And all those f..kin' books that I've thought were some kind of help seem to be worth muck!!! I spend hours analizing them for nothing!!!

Why I can't kill a 99,99% of the monsters?! Special weapons you say? Where?!
How am I supposed to know that I need one in the first place?

Why I can't even kill a f..kin' mouse even after 125 hits?!!!! :ranting:

And why those godamn ghosts don't like any record on the planet. They just don't want to dance no matter what I play!

Why so many adventure game elements with such a crappy interface?! :spam:

Please don't lie to me telling me that you passed this without a walkthrough. I managed to complete every adventure game so far in a blink of an eye, but this puzzles are......a wreck! :ranting:

Timegate is a game with the same interface and much better puzzles... It should be posted here.

I'll go and cool off now...

:spam: :spam: :spam: :spam:

[Dino]

Wow... Someone is really frustrated...

''Znam kako ti je...'' - to avoid my warning, I said that I know how he feels! :hypocrite:

[Gejmer Božo]

Oh, I see.... :wall:

I apologize for my ignorance

[Slug_Buster]

The ghosts dance to "the dance of death" or somethin'. Anyways i just downloaded the game but i scared to go anywhere! If you're stuck just goto the walkthrough on this site. :OK: I wish there was an assault rifle. :sniper: :rifle:

[Gejmer Božo]

Yeah, I've read the walkthrough. Some puzzles are really weird and hard to solve. Like a secret passage in the library! Like I have time looking for secret passages with that monster on my back! Apart from that, the game has one hell of an atmosphere!

[Aki]

Yeah, it took me a few trys to kill al those zombies. I'm still looking for a way to kill the knight. Anyway great game guys. I hpe 2 and 3 are abandonware...

[crazy_smiler]

After I get up to the attic the game shuts down. Does anyone know why????????? Also at the beginning what 2 items am I to select? If anyone could help me out that would be great. Thanks.

[Astroal]

Originally posted by Aki@Apr 14 2005, 09:03 PM
Yeah, it took me a few trys to kill al those zombies. I'm still looking for a way to kill the knight. Anyway great game guys. I hpe 2 and 3 are abandonware...
...or you could have just used the soup.... took me like, 4 trys to figure that out.

[crazy_smiler]

It will not let me begin the game. I get as far as the woman walking into the attic and it shuts off. I don't get to see any monsters or anything. Help me someone. :wall:

[crazy_smiler]

Alright I'm in this game and I have one really funny question. When I first went into the dance hall I put the gramaphone on the table. Then I died from the dancers. So I did it again. Now it will not let put the grammaphone onto the table it says there is no room???????????????? :rant:

[crazy_smiler]

Never mind I don't need to put the gramaphone down. I just need to use the certain record. It's all good after much research and doing the WHOLE game again.

[Samuel]

Running doesn't seem to work. I press the up key then press it again quickly like they say in the manual and Edward still walks! :(

[Derek]

Were there many differences in the CD-ROM version? I guessing the one here is the original floppy disk version.

[inaciodocanto]

Originally posted by Derek@Apr 19 2005, 02:01 PM
Were there many differences in the CD-ROM version? I guessing the one here is the original floppy disk version.
In The CD version the texts are narrated.

Does anyone had problems with the graphics? I'm using the DosBox, what solved my sound problems, but I can't get the game to run in the high details level. Both low an high details options had the same result, and, for what i remember from when i played this game many years ago, i'm now getting the only the low definition.

I could fix it with the "Free in the Dark" patch (http://sourceforge.net/projects/fitd/), but then the sound doesn't work, and the game is in french. i'm using a GeForce FX5200, in Windows XP.

[Leonhart]

have anyone played alone in the dark 4 - the new nightmare?
I finished playing it a year ago.
the story isnt all that, but the resident evil style graphics were great..

Running doesn't seem to work. I press the up key then press it again quickly like they say in the manual and Edward still walks!
Try repeating the process. Keep on pressing up and the character will run. Yeah, I know it sounds hard, especially on dangerous situations...

[Samuel]

Originally posted by Leonhart@Apr 20 2005, 07:54 AM
Try repeating the process. Keep on pressing up and the character will run. Yeah, I know it sounds hard, especially on dangerous situations...
Thanks, eventually it worked!

[Guest]

:OK:
You're welcome! Good luck when an enemy chases you.
I died more than twice because of the running problems.

[Derek]

Originally posted by inaciodocanto@Apr 19 2005, 10:00 PM
In The CD version the texts are narrated.
That's interesting, thanks!

[Jack]

OK, I just finished the game...could someone explain it to me? SPOILERS...obviously :)




-What does the article about deformities, hand signals, halleys comet and probably others have to do with anything?

-Jeremy commited suicide because Pickford wanted to posses him? Pickford is the dark man in the fireplace?

Please explain!

[Lewis]

:sos: i tried that thing where you walk down the stairs where you juss push foward once and my computer makes this wierd beeping noise and it comes up with something about running it in MS-DOS mode all the time. i am running a Win95 pc could you plz help me thx :sos:

[Kearnsy]

i tried that thing where you walk down the stairs where you juss push foward once

Set you action to search and hold space as you come down the stairs.

About the message that comes up I really dont know...sorry. :cry:

[Guest]

Ok I downloaded the game and was playing it and it was all good. But now when I try to load a saved game a message comes up saying "The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction. (then there's a buunch of numbers and letters) Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. I've tryed to use Win XP and Dosbox. if anyone can help me stop reading this and help me. thanks

[Carnby]

Oh! Can someone tell me what the hell I have to do when you enter to the room where are lots of doors? I explored all rooms, But :sos: I give a step on the corridor and fall!

[holanda]

PLEASE HELP.
I started the game and when I try to make any action, like push the wardrope for close the window, or open/search or the others...nothing happen, any action!
I'm sure I'm doing something wrong...but what?
Some help?
:hello:

[mindaugas]

:rant: :smurf: yeah i have this game.it's cool

[Moogle]

Ok...nooby question here....but...whats a warex site? :sos: some kind of virus? Ugh....I remeber playing them when i was younger...so much fun....and now with DOS Box...ugh...wish I could dl, anybody know a site where you can get it? Buy/dl w/e can't even find it on E Bay for gods sake.

[A. J. Raffles]

Originally posted by Moogle@Jun 24 2005, 09:06 PM
Ok...nooby question here....but...whats a warex site?* :help: some kind of virus? Ugh....I remeber playing them when i was younger...so much fun....and now with DOS Box...ugh...wish I could dl, anybody know a site where you can get it? Buy/dl w/e can't even find it on E Bay for gods sake.
You've just answered your own question, in fact: warez sites are sites where you would find games like this one, which is ESA-protected. And it's illegal (offering ESA-protected games for download, I mean, not Alone in the Dark 1), so don't ask for it here.

[Moogle]

Oh...ok...sorry didn't know.

[Moogle]

Ohhhh...I remmeber that site now...looked at it a while, I was thinkin of downloading some stuff before I found out it was illegal) but I stoppped when it said to make sure and turn off the firewall...glad I didn't dl now... :hypocrite:

[moogle]

Oh and, before I go onto the topic of this post, I appoligize for the tripple posting, I registered now, so I can use the edit button, instead of having to make a new post.

Ok so...I just remembered something about the game, the first one came with a small blue book, and a fake newspaper article that you needed to solve puzzles, and the second came with a pack of punched cards you also used, how did you guys do the game without theese?

[Guest]

one of the best games ever developed.

[Solestis]

I remember this game. My brother let me play it for a while when I was five (but I got too scared to do anything so I watched as a monster killed Emily Hartwood. O.o )

[jamielynn]

I have lost my user manual to the Alone in the Dark Trilogy. Does anyone happen to know how to make Carnby run in order to jump in AITD3?

[Guest]

plz anyone can help me? i cant get to the library i got the key that my walkthrought says
its the right one but it just isnot workin

[Guest_Cheryl]

:sos:

What is dosbox?

[A. J. Raffles]

Originally posted by Guest_Cheryl@Jul 29 2005, 04:31 AM
:sos:

What is dosbox?
Does anybody actually read the site?
DOSBox is a program that will let you play DOS games on a newer computer. Here's the link for a short description: http://www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=programs. The actual download is here (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1). And there's also a nice tutorial on this site that will help you to set it up properly: http://www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=index&FAQ=1. Make sure you read that one, it's very helpful.

[vipin]

well, every guest is saying for the same thing, that game doesn't works. Although DosBox is there, but it would be good to make it more noticeable, like on the Game Download page, adding a line "Please Use DosBox to avoid problems". this game discussion has already went 11 pages long and I don't think that someone has really discussed the game as such. :whistling:

[A. J. Raffles]

Well, the 'Compatibility - DOSBox' button is kind of obvious, isn't it? And it's also covered in the FAQ section. The only problem is that apparently nobody ever bothers to read it.

[vipin]

everybody wants to play the game as soon as possible, they get excited and just ask directly without looking! Bcoz the games on abandonia are cool ones. :hypocrite:

[A. J. Raffles]

But then adding the line "Please Use DosBox to avoid problems" wouldn't help much either, would it?:huh:

[Guest_Cheryl]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jul 29 2005, 08:49 AM
Well, the 'Compatibility - DOSBox' button is kind of obvious, isn't it? And it's also covered in the FAQ section. The only problem is that apparently nobody ever bothers to read it.
I downloaded dosox adn put the command tatou in it. It allowed me to play alone in hte dark one last night, but not today. Sorry , I am not too good at this stuff, but I appreciate the help.

[A. J. Raffles]

What exactly isn't working?

[Guest_Cheryl]

Nothing happens when I try to play, I am not sure why

[A. J. Raffles]

How are you trying to play?

[A. J. Raffles]

Well, but I'm a complete idiot when it comes to computers, and even I got DOSBox to work fine using Anubis' excellent tutorial.:)
But what I actually meant there was that it's a bit odd that people seem to be scared of a good old DOS command prompt. It's not any more difficult than clicking on an icon, is it?

[Guest_Cheryl]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Aug 2 2005, 12:28 PM
Well, but I'm a complete idiot when it comes to computers, and even I got DOSBox to work fine using Anubis' excellent tutorial.:)
But what I actually meant there was that it's a bit odd that people seem to be scared of a good old DOS command prompt. It's not any more difficult than clicking on an icon, is it?
LOL, I guess not. I am actually good at computers, thats why I am so FRUSTRATED. Maybe I am just too old to get this stuff

:wall:

[A. J. Raffles]

Well, you might want to try making a post in the troubleshooting forum, then. Try the search function first, though, to see whether there's already some solution to your problem somewhere.
Sorry I can't help you there, but I never did play Alone in the Dark - it sounded and looked way too scary for me.:D

[Guest_Cheryl]

No way AJ
You should try it
It is an awesome game
I love it

:OK:

[vipin]

Originally posted by Guest_Cheryl@Aug 3 2005, 04:25 AM
No way AJ
You should try it
It is an awesome game
I love it

:OK:
Well, its a fantastic game. I was not able to run it in my new PC, but three months back I got DosBox from abandonia and then enjoyed this game. Really scary sometimes, I have went much ahead but now I am struck somewhere. As such I cannot describe my position. I got a gramophone and discs to play with. But those witches(standing still) does not seem to react when I play the music. Anybody who has played this game? I can provide a screenshot of my exact position :huh:

[tweetyinflorida]

Originally posted by Guest_Cheryl@Aug 3 2005, 04:25 AM[i]Originally posted by vipin[i]@Aug 3 2005, 08:30 AM

No way AJ
You should try it
It is an awesome game
I love it

:OK:
Well, its a fantastic game. I was not able to run it in my new PC, but three months back I got DosBox from abandonia and then enjoyed this game. Really scary sometimes, I have went much ahead but now I am struck somewhere. As such I cannot describe my position. I got a gramophone and discs to play with. But those witches(standing still) does not seem to react when I play the music. Anybody who has played this game? I can provide a screenshot of my exact position :huh:
Glad dosbox works for you, I have yet to get it to work for me! :sos:

[Torsten]

Hello to all !!
Sorry for my English :-(

I've got two problems with my original AitD - CD.

First problem is, the game will not start with CD, because it cant recognize it.
I can browse and open every single file on the cd manually, but the game wount start. My cdplayer is ok, other cd's spinning really fast. But the AitD-CD spins slowly. I tried to play with an cd-image and it works, but the game/my harddisk is too slow for a good game.
Can anybody help and explain why this original-cd wount work the right way?
Maybe its a problem with windows but i dont think so. I installed the game with winstall.exe and dos-environment starts automatically.

Second problem: in 99% of all attempts the person will not run after a release and re-click of the up-arrow. Is there a possibility to change the keyboard settings, maybe in windows?

I thank you all for your answers.

[tweetyinflorida]

Does anyone know where I can buy the Alone in the Dark One from? I need a new one, the one I have is downloaded from computer, that may be my problem.
Thanks!!!

[A. J. Raffles]

Originally posted by tweetyinflorida@Aug 5 2005, 03:05 PM
Does anyone know where I can buy the Alone in the Dark One from? I need a new one, the one I have is downloaded from computer, that may be my problem.
Thanks!!!
I'd try ebay (http://search.ebay.com/alone-in-the-dark_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8QQsatitleZQ22aloneQ20inQ20t heQ20darkQ22) if I were you.

[vipin]

LOL . dear tweetyinflorida, this game is under ESA Protection. Sorry, better luck for the next game. :bleh:

[A. J. Raffles]

She knows that already; that's why she asked where she could buy it.

[vipin]

oops I misread that one :tomato:

[blastradius14]

Originally posted by Torsten@Aug 4 2005, 08:09 AM
Hello to all !!
Sorry for my English :-(

I've got two problems with my original AitD - CD.

First problem is, the game will not start with CD, because it cant recognize it.
I can browse and open every single file on the cd manually, but the game wount start. My cdplayer is ok, other cd's spinning really fast. But the AitD-CD spins slowly. I tried to play with an cd-image and it works, but the game/my harddisk is too slow for a good game.
Can anybody help and explain why this original-cd wount work the right way?
Maybe its a problem with windows but i dont think so. I installed the game with winstall.exe and dos-environment starts automatically.

Second problem: in 99% of all attempts the person will not run after a release and re-click of the up-arrow. Is there a possibility to change the keyboard settings, maybe in windows?

I thank you all for your answers.
Does your dos have drivers for this? I suggest getting a boot disk from this site and put cd drivers on that.

[tweetyinflorida]

Thanks AJ and Vipin. I know its protected adn I did try Ebay-No luck :-(

Well, thanks again guys :cheers:

[geron]

Alone in the dark. Great game! I have walkthrough for all of you stuck somewhere...

Alone In the Dark 1

Solution:
---------
Attic
Push the wardrobe closet in front of the window.
Push the chest on top of the trapdoor in the floor
near the piano. Open the chest to get the rifle.

Open the wardrobe closet to get the old Indian cover.

Walk over to the table and get the oil lamp.

Storeroom
Take the bow from the corner near the door.
Search the shelves on the right side to get the oil
can. Use the oil can to refill the oil lamp. Exit the room.

Upstairs Hallway
Walk to the first door on the right and enter. Do not walk
down the hall as it will collapse and kill your character.

Room
Search the rolltop desk in the corner to get the key to the
chest. Use the key to open the chest in the corner next to
the door to get the old cavalry saber.
Open the door and fight the Zombie that will walk inside the
room. The old cavalry saber will break after a short amount
of use. Exit the room and open the door directly across the hall.


Dressing Room
Walk into the room, turn around and fight or shoot the Zombie
that will walk in the room from the hallway. Exit the room
through the door near the window.

Bedroom
Go to the night stand on the left side of the bed (the side
opposite the window), and get the vase.
Fight or shoot the monster that will jump into the room through
the window.

Throw the vase and get the key to the dresser that was hidden
inside. Use the key to open the dresser with the teddy bear
on top of it. Take the two small mirrors.

Exit the room through the door near the bed. Walk to and
enter the door directly across the hall.

Bathroom
Open the cabinet and take the first aid kit. Open the first
aid kit and take the flask. Drink the contents of the flask
to gain more health points.
Throw or drop unnecessary items: first aid kit, empty flask,
chest's key, dresser's key, and empty oil can. Exit the room
and open the door at the end of the hall.

Upper Lobby
Put one small mirror on each small statue at both ends of
the room. Avoid any contact with the winged monsters by
staying close to the wall. Walk downstairs.

Lower Lobby
Do not touch the suit of armor.
If the very heavy statuette (found in the Dark Bedroom)
is in the inventory, stand directly in front of the armor
and throw the statuette to destroy the armor. Take the sword.

If the statuette is not in the inventory, walk to the door
on the right side of the stairs and enter.

Sitting Room
Do not touch the ghost figure in the chair.
Get the gramophone on the table.

Search the cabinet to get the cartridges. Use the cartridges
to reload the rifle.

Get the matchbox from the fireplace mantle. Exit the room
and go to the door straight ahead on the other side of the
stairs.

Hallway
Follow the hall around and enter the second door that your
character sees. The first door is directly across from the
door from which your character entered the hall.

Bathroom
Run into the room and get the jug next to the cabinet.
Ignore the monster in the bathtub as it cannot be killed;
it will harm your character.

Open the cabinet and get the first aid kit. Open the kit
and get the flask. Drink the contents of the flask to gain
more health points. Exit the room and continue down the hall
to the next door.

Dark Bedroom
Use the matchbox to light the oil lamp.
Get the very heavy statuette from the table.

Exit the room and use the open/search command to put the
lamp away.

Go back to the Lower Lobby and destroy the suit of armor.
Leave the very heavy statuette there. Walk to either side
of the stairs and enter the dark opening.

Front Lobby
Drop the gramophone here. It will be used later in the game.
Turn left and enter the right door of two in the corner
next to the stairs. The left door will be locked.

Enclosed Porch
Search the back side of the statue to get three arrows.
Leave the room quickly to avoid the falling spiders.
They will not leave the room. Walk to the door on the
other side of the stairs next to a narrow hallway.

Kitchen
Enter the smaller dark brown door nearest to the door
that was just entered.
Get the key to the cellar hanging on the wall.

Search the shelf to and take the box of biscuits.
Eat the biscuits to gain more health points.

Drop or throw unneeded items: empty box, first aid kit,
and the empty flask.

Search the large cabinet near the table to get the knife.

Enter the second smaller dark brown door next to a normal
sized door. After entering the small closet, quickly back
out. Use the knife to kill the zombie that entered the
room when your character entered the closet.

Re-enter the closet and search the pile of coal in the
corner to get a shoe box. Open the box and get the revolver.

Get the oil can in the other corner. Use the oil can to
refill the lamp.

Use the jug next to the barrel of water to fill the jug.

Drop or throw unneeded items: empty oil can, empty box,
and knife.

Exit the closet and return to the kitchen. Get the pot
of soup from the fireplace.

Exit the kitchen through the normal door that is next
to the closet. Open the door across the small hall.

Dining Room
Walk to the right side of the table and put the pot of
soup on the table.
Avoid the walking zombie and wait until it sits. Exit
the room through the door next to the large cabinet.

Smoking Room
Run to the other side of the table and stand next to the
chair. Get the lighter from the table.
Use the water jug to douse the smoking ashtray on the
table. Your character will take some damage from the smoke.

Open the double doors that are not locked and go in to
the hall. Walk back to the white stairs in the front
lobby and climb them. Go back to the hallway that led
to the Dark Bedroom. Continue down the hall to the end
and open the door.

Hallway With Paintings
Walk up to the first painting (a man with an axe) and
put the old Indian cover over it.
Walk halfway down the middle of the hall and use the bow
to fire an arrow at the painting at the far end. Once the
arrow has hit the painting, purple smoke will appear.
Enter the door at the far end of the hall.

Jeremy's Bedroom
Get the false book from the table.
Push the grandfather clock aside and search the hole behind
it to get the key to Jeremy's Study. Exit the room and enter
the double doors located halfway down the hall.

Library
Use the oil lamp. Put the lamp down in the middle of the floor.
Quickly run down the corridor at the upper left of the
screen. Follow it around to the right until an indentation
is seen in the wall of books. Go slightly past this and
search the books next to the indentation to find a
mechanism. Use the false book to open the Secret Room
behind the indentation and quickly enter it. The monster
chasing your character can only be killed by a certain
dagger that is found inside the Secret Room

Secret Room
Get the talisman from the shelf.
Search the bookshelves to get the dagger with the curved
blade. Use the dagger to kill the monster in the Library.

Get the oil lamp from the floor and open the closed double
doors. Your character is now in the lower lobby.

Go through the dark opening, go down the stairs, and
get the gramophone.

Use the silver key to open the locked door next to the
door to the enclosed porch.

Continue down the big hall and re-enter the Smoking Room.
Use the key to open the locked double doors.

Jeremy's Study
Put the old cavalry saber in the coat of arms on the wall.
If the saber was broken, put both halves in the coat of arms.
Search the bookcase in the corner to get the record.

Exit the room and go back through the Smoking Room, into
the hall. Enter the doors to the side of the hall (not
the ones at the end of the hall).

Pirate's Room
Use the sword to kill the pirate. The pirate can not be shot.
Get the key to the Dance Hall from the dead pirate.
Use the key to open the double doors.

Dance Hall
Walk to a corner and use the dance of death record on the
gramophone. The ghosts will dance. Do not let them touch
your character.
Get the key to the pirate's chest from the fireplace mantle.

Exit the room and go back to Jeremy's Study.
Walk down the stairs in the floor.

Bottomless Chasm
Run across the collapsing bridge.
Follow the tunnels until a giant worm is seen behind
your character.

Run away from the worm until your character can turn
right into another tunnel.

Cave
Fight or shoot the monster that waits for your character
to enter.
Continue down this tunnel until the worm is seen again.
Run back to the place in the tunnel where your character
turned right and fought the monster.

Turn right down the tunnel created by the worm. If
the worm is still there, repeat the previous step
until the worm moves out of the tunnel.

Underground
Step down onto the wooden dock and walk around to
the right until your character comes to a lighter
shaded brown section of the wood. Jump
over this section as it will collapse if stepped on.
Avoid the monster in the water or kill it. If it is
killed, more monsters will appear.

Climb up the ledge to the opening.

Tunnel
Fight or shoot the spider monster. Continue down the tunnel.

Rock Pillar Cavern
Stand in the opening and shoot the flying monster.
Jump from rock pillar to rock pillar. Use the pillars
to the left.

When the screen view changes, go to the opening on the
right. Follow the tunnel until it forks. Go right at the fork.

Large Cavern With Planks
Walk to the right side of the rock plateau.
Jump over the light colored wooden planks onto the
darker ones.

Jump and climb up rock pillars until your character
reaches the far side of the room.

Shoot or avoid the flying creature in the middle of the cavern.

Go to the chest.

Pirate's Chest
Use the key to open the chest and get the gem.
Push the rock behind the chest to one side.

Enter the dark opening and follow the rock corridor.

Step down the ledge and continue forward until it goes black.

Dark Maze
Use the oil lamp.
Walk to the left. Try to wind around to the left until
your character cannot go that direction any further.

Turn downwards and go down until it is no longer possible
to go further.

Turn to the right of the screen and walk until your character
comes to a stone door with a hole in it. Use the gem to open
the door.

Enter the room and use the open/search command to put the
oil lamp away.

End Cavern
Run and jump off the rock steps.
Run to the stone altar in front of the tree while dodging
the fireballs and the monster in the water. Get the hook.
While in front of the altar, put the talisman on the altar.
The fireballs will stop.

Use the lighter to re-light the oil lamp. Throw the oil lamp
at the tree.

Run to the right of the cavern and climb onto a different
rock plateau.

Climb up to the rock door and use the hook to open the door.

Turn left and go back into the maze. It will now be visible.
Turn right and use the hook to open the door.

Turn left. Your character is now back in the Underground area.
Walk along the wooden docks and climb to the opening on the
other side. Turn right and follow the tunnel straight ahead
until your character comes to a small black opening.
Enter the opening.


Basement
Walk around the wine racks to the other side of the room
and climb the stairs. Your character is now back in the
Front Lobby. Walk down the large hall and open the double
doors at the end.

[A. J. Raffles]

Erm, there is a walkthrough on the site already, you know...:whistling:

[Guest]

Originally posted by blastradius14@Aug 6 2005, 05:40 AM
Does your dos have drivers for this? I suggest getting a boot disk from this site and put cd drivers on that.
Like I said,the game is able to run with an image of te cd, without any errors.
But why is the cd unable to spin fast like any other?

[A. J. Raffles]

Maybe because in 1992 a double-speed CD drive was considered fast.:D

[Guest]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Aug 9 2005, 07:24 AM
Maybe because in 1992 a double-speed CD drive was considered fast.:D
I dont think so. THe Speed of CD-reading is defined by the Drive only. And I got many old CD's. Only this one wount work.

[Ace283]

Hmm about the manual, any1 looked at page 7, seems a bit kinky..

[Polaris]

I've gone through the game and everything, and there's an item missing from how I remember it as a kid. There was this red book in the library that killed you even if you were on the pentagram. I can't seem to find it. Which stack is it in?

[Mauron]

Hello, can anybody tell me what is written in the yellow Book?. I think it was called "de vermis miteris" and if you try to read it, you are punished with a horrible death. Does it ring?

Thanks for your help

[Kearnsy]

Originally posted by Mauron@Oct 5 2005, 11:17 PM
Hello, can anybody tell me what is written in the yellow Book?. I think it was called "de vermis miteris" and if you try to read it, you are punished with a horrible death. Does it ring?

Thanks for your help
Does it ring????
hmmm I dont know what you mean by that.

The book contains a deadly spell (If I remember right, so when you read it you die)

Its pretty simple really...dont read that book!!! :D

[Scarface]

Originally posted by Kearnsy@Oct 6 2005, 08:22 AM
The book contains a deadly spell (If I remember right, so when you read it you die)

Its pretty simple really...dont read that book!!! :D
Isn't it the book you read standing on the pentagram???

[Kearnsy]

hmmm... could be... I played it ages ago but all that I rmember was that a book killed you if you read it.

I think I should play it again before I post another. :bye:

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Originally posted by Kearnsy@Oct 6 2005, 11:22 PM
Does it ring????
hmmm I dont know what you mean by that.
I think it's what kids these days use as slang for 'Does it ring a bell?' or 'Sound familiar?'. Not entirely sure though.

Man I suck at this game. I got up to that monster in the library.

[Kearnsy]

ohhh right. I was thinking maybe it was about the pentagram but that makes far more sense. :D

That monster in the library is funny!!!
It like a polygonal fat man!!
(Except he isn't impared by narrow book cases!!!) ;) :D

[Bobbin Threadbare]

I know. He always gets me. I've no idea on what to do there.

[Mauron]

Yes, it's that book which contains a deadly spell. There's just one problem: as i remember it was written in Latin O.o ... I hoped, that anyone here could translate it for me. That would be nice!!

Another strange thing i noticed is about: Alone in the Dark II
Remember the part, when the whitch catches you in the house?(a few moments before you take the part of the little girl).

I've downloaded the game from another Abandonia Page, and in this version(after being catched) you still play the girl, but not on the ship!! You are in the Garden outside the house...there is a car you can drive with, and some of the evil guys in yellow jackets playing with instruments. Does anybody know had the same version?!? Because i don't know what to do there O.o

Thanks for any kind of help

Have a nice weekend

[dragonLancer]

Woot I finnaly beat this game... i almost had like 20 times but then got stuck and had to restart it now im finnaly finished

[Jordan]

Originally posted by LO abandonware fan@Sep 19 2004, 07:24 PM
Posted on Sep 14 2004, 09:04 PM
Wasn't Alone in the Dark the name of a TV show on Nickelodeon?




IT was Are You Afraid of the Dark
I loved that show :D
Do you remember the episde with the monster in the pool??
I was scared to swim for days. :D
yea i used to like that too :whistling:

[Guest]

hey guys, just found my old CD version of AITD 1. Works fine on WinXP, but without any sound! It lets me select the soundblaster correctly in the setup, as well as having sound in the game disabled and music enabled (although actually there is NO sound at all playing).

I tried dosbox as well - using a vitual D: drive for the cd image and the regular c to c mount. When i try running the game then, it just stays at a black screen without anything happening. Increasing CPU cycles does not lead to an advancement as well.

Anyone know how to set up this game properly in xp with or without dosbox?

[Xeros]

If anyone thinks they can get the 3d models out of the game that would be great. I feel like making a movie about it or another game lol.

[Guest]

Thank you so much free freddy and henrik.. :-) I could make it work too.

[Kearnsy]

Originally posted by Guest@Jan 15 2006, 08:46 PM
Thank you so much free freddy and henrik.. :-) I could make it work too.
hehehe... FreeFreddy!
I was around for a few weeks then... well most older members know what happened then. :D :D

I just replayed the game with the other character.interesting story change.

[Guest]

Hi, glad to find an Alone in the Dark forum alive!!!
NW, Ive got the entire Trilogy in bin/cue format, installed it with daemon tools, BUT when I try to play it just doesn´t recognize, intead it says:
"Couldn´t find disc/Please insert CD-Rom" or wathever...

So is there a way to play this version of the game? Even Dosbox shows the same error...

[Guest]

Ok I´ve got it working on Dosbox...BUT it´s slowwww like I was running a Gamecube emulator! o_O
and w/t music

In the CMD it still can´t find the CD drive...any help?

[Baiano19]

Hi, well I have the same problem, withount Dosbox the game doesn´t recognize the disk, cause it´s not D: (it´s H: I´m using Daemon BTW).

SO i Have the same problem...kinda

[Kearnsy]

Originally posted by Baiano19@Feb 1 2006, 01:57 AM
Hi, well I have the same problem, withount Dosbox the game doesn´t recognize the disk, cause it´s not D: (it´s H: I´m using Daemon BTW).

SO i Have the same problem...kinda
You shouldn't need to use Daemon for this! If your computer is DOS compatable (like my old laptop). You can double click and play no CD or crack needed.
If isn't than you need Dosbox to get it run under XP etc.
Dosbox is easy to get the hang of and there are great threads in the troubleshoot forum, like this one (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5684).

[Sajmon]

Ehm, this is probably a stupid question. But where do I download the game and what do I do after that? Could someone guide me through the process?

[Sebatianos]

Originally posted by Sajmon@Feb 11 2006, 05:40 PM
Ehm, this is probably a stupid question. But where do I download the game and what do I do after that? Could someone guide me through the process?
Sure.

1) - go to the main site and look for the game.
2) - find the big red NO-GO button.
3) Click on it and read the text carefully.
4) Find out, you are not allowed to download the game and why!

There's no step 5, because you can't get the game, so you can finally go for that walk in the park with a book under your arm and read it on a bench with the Sun warming your face. :ok:

[snake289]

theres no download link on the abanonia site so i cant download it wats wrong? :cry:

[Mara]

ESA protected ;)

[snake289]

then how will i download it???for free of couse

[Mara]

dowloading it is illegal, so I can't put any link. Plus I never look after it so.

[Master MC]

Here, 5 bucks for the whole trilogy.
If you want to have the game that bad, buy it.
Ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8259672224)

(if this is against the advertisement rule, please remove this)

[snake289]

Originally posted by Master MC@Feb 14 2006, 07:32 PM
Here, 5 bucks for the whole trilogy.
If you want to have the game that bad, buy it.
Ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8259672224)

(if this is against the advertisement rule, please remove this)
england ebay link plz cos i live in england

[Frodo]

Originally posted by snake289@Feb 15 2006, 05:23 PM
england ebay link plz cos i live in england

Here you go. :D

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALONE-IN-THE-DARK-TR...1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALONE-IN-THE-DARK-TRILOGY-DISKS-1-2-3_W0QQitemZ8258387376QQcategoryZ11047QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem)

[snake289]

will it work on windows xp?

[moogle]

Sort of, it freezes and run extra slow on parts, works a lot better if you run it in DosBox :)

[Guest_dan]

I'm as far as the part where you need to play the 'dance of death' record to make the ballroom dancers move. However whenever I try to play it dosbox freezes up and gives me this error:

The instruction at "0x6ac89190" referenced memory at "0x0285c4f8". The memory could not be "read".

I'm running XP and the newest version of dosbox, and the rest of the game has worked fine till now. Any suggestions?

[DeadAngel]

Hi!
First: Sorry for my english, I´m german ;)

I love the AItD-game and I want to play it again.
I use the DOSBOX and after I push F1 (start game) there´s just a black screen and the cursor is blinking in the corner. But nothing happens.

Does anybody know what I could do???

[Master MC]

Welcome. Your English is not that bad, despite of your Germanness.
I am unfamiliar with Alone in the Dark, I don't think I can be of much assistence.
What have you done exactly? (Commands etc.)

[DeadAngel]

I just start the game in the DOSBOX.
I opened the start-file (here TATOU.COM) and after that it appeared a window where I could choose between START GAME, CONFGURATIONS and END.
I chose START GAME and after that I just saw a black screen with the blinking cursor.
I tried other DOS-games with the DOSBOX and there weren´t any problems.
It´s just that one game I want to play which I can´t play. That´s very angrily :rant:

[Guest]

I sort of got it on Dosbox, but I typed in the directory (C:\alone\alone.exe) and it says "Alone in the Dark Loader done on the 92/10/30
By The Terminator of [FLT]...
Program now loading!
look for other [FLT} Releases...

C:\>"

That's what it says...LOL... What's wrong?

[Lambert]

:sniper: It´s a great Game!!! The first true Survival-Horror-Game!!! I really like ist to play, even after so many years, it´s just amazing!!!!!
I´m a great Resident Evil Fan and so i like to play Alone in the Dark also.
I can only repeat: GREAT GAME!!! One of the finest ever made!!! :bye:

[JudgeDeadd]

Help! I encountered a weird bug... For some reason I can't use keys on doors. I walk up to the door, USE the appriopate key but it doesn't work.

[Guest]

Originally posted by Guest @ Jun 19 2006, 04:44 PM
What's going on? Some weeks ago this was availiable to download, now it takes me to a link site? WTF?


Nevermind, got it. It's a shame, I had this installed in my computer some weeks ago but deleted it without even starting it once due to lack of free time. With my vacations coming up I wanted to download it again. Managed to find a French version but I just quit because I couldn't understand the story, which was the only part of the game I was interested in. Maybe I'll find a english version around the net.

[ste0]

Can someone tell me how to kill the pickford tree thing. I've put the talisman there and thrown the lighted lamp at him but nothing happens, is this a bug?

[Guest]

Originally posted byste0 @ Jul 24 2006, 01:25 PM
Can someone tell me how to kill the pickford tree thing. I've put the talisman there and thrown the lighted lamp at him but nothing happens, is this a bug?


I've done that too, and nothing happens... what else can i do to end the game?

[Guest]

Originally posted by Guest @ Jul 29 2006, 02:26 PM)
I've done that too, and nothing happens... what else can i do to end the game?


I think death works but it's hardly an ideal ending.

[Guest]

sorry, death??

Don't understand what you want to say...

[ste0]

As in, when you die you get another cut-scene and it says 'The End.'

[Scarface]

Originally posted by ste0 @ Jul 24 2006, 08:25 AM
Can someone tell me how to kill the pickford tree thing. I've put the talisman there and thrown the lighted lamp at him but nothing happens, is this a bug?


Don't forget to use the lighter on the oil lamp before you throw it.

[Guest]

Originally posted by Scarface@ Jul 31 2006, 04:48 PM
Don't forget to use the lighter on the oil lamp before you throw it.


Yeah, did that.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Dudes, you might want to check that out:
Originally posted by Killermyth @ Jan 6 2005, 02:14 AM)

First of all, U DONT throw the latern at the tree, it is an invicible magical tree. It is a cursed tree that has teh power to destroy. U must find the magical talisman from the secret passage in the library (where the invicible monster is, u have to kill it with a special knife.) place the talisman on the tree, and WALA! The curse is gone, and YOU WIN!!! LOL and by the way...... Have any of you haev beaten the game? The ending was REALLY distrubing but funny LOL.


It's been posted a year and a half ago, on the very first page of this thread...

[Guest]

Hmm, I've done that but nothing seems to work...

[Edgar]

I put the talisman there but notinhg happens. The game finished??

[Guest]

Originally posted by the_fifth_horseman @ Aug 11 2006, 01:05 PM
Dudes, you might want to check that out:
Originally posted by Killermyth@ Jan 6 2005, 02:14 AM
First of all, U DONT throw the latern at the tree, it is an invicible magical tree. It is a cursed tree that has teh power to destroy. U must find the magical talisman from the secret passage in the library (where the invicible monster is, u have to kill it with a special knife.) place the talisman on the tree, and WALA! The curse is gone, and YOU WIN!!! LOL and by the way...... Have any of you haev beaten the game? The ending was REALLY distrubing but funny LOL.


It's been posted a year and a half ago, on the very first page of this thread...


Uhhh, thats not on the first page...

[The Fifth Horseman]

It is, with maximum posts-per-page setting. ^_^

[HM Phil]

I also came here trying to find out how to beat the game. I fooled around for about an hour trying to figure out what to do before I checked a walkthrough that said you have to throw the lit lamp at the tree. That doesn't work for me. You say you're only supposed to put the talisman there, but about three walkthroughs say you're supposed to burn down the tree. Just putting the talisman there doesn't end the game...

[Guest]

I played this game with a friend about ten years ago, when I was an adventure games freak-boy (that is, before turning into an adventure games freak-youngster) and it REALLY scared me. It's great.
For all I remember, you have to place the talisman in front of the tree quickly before the monster grabs you, (there you will see some picture; the curse is gone) AND THEN throw the oil lamp towards it. Don't forget to light up the lamp with the lighter BEFORE throwing it, it won't work if it is not lit.

[Patrunjelu]

this game rulez ^_^

[thatmexicanguy]

Loved this game. I remember playing it when I was little, and the first time that monster jumped thru the window in the beginning scared the crap out of me... still kinda' does, actually, LOL.

[Juntread]

Hi there, So glad i can finaly solve the game's puzzle like 13 years later:D
I'm trying to make the game work with sound..had to0 install it in dos version, with the wicked off graphics with no correct text wrote anywere in the installer....Koz if i install it with windows the game will say no cd and stuff....But here my problem, i cant get no sound at all, the game runs perfectly but when i activate sound it freeze the character after half a step forward...and make no sound anyway...
I tried to make the sound be activated with the dos installer but it makes no changes...
I've got a soundblaster X-fi e-pro.
I tried using dosbox too, but i canot set a mounted drive as when i press the backslash it makes like if i pressed enter on a texter...goes to the other line....frickin wicked....And i cannot get it to run the game by drag-and-drop like told earlier in the whole tchat here in the forum........it makes a (/) cursor..LOL..by the way dos is so frickin complicatred...even more when its emulated :tai:
im under Xp....Soon under vista if i can get some 512mb 266mhz ddr ram at a so cheap price that ill just stay silant....(wicked, the board canot use 400mhz ddr ram)
i just whish i could hear teh vinyl with the gramophone...and feel the ambiance a bit more...:P
Thats all...just whish someone has the Right answer:)
(too great...im almost not scared anymore of that game..all these years after its release):D

-----------edit----------
Oh noooooo:( there comes the worst thing that could ever happens with the game; a bug.
It happened at the whole beginning when going down the first stairs and it happens again so near to the end:(
The character goes in the tunel behind the barrels in the whine cellar and when it shows the worm hole scene, the character turns back and goes back uin the hole...Whatever how many times i try to pass throught again, whatever if i quickly press the up arrow so it doesnt interferes...or change action..equip any objects...the character just goes through, stand, turn and return in the cellar room.....What can i do then.....Atari/Infogram should realy make a redesing of that game...with new graphics made out of the old drawings with a little enhencement...new characters...a bit more text in the books...mayby more books....and a bug correction..hahaha...seriously, this game is fameous.....but so dissapointing falling on such a bug so near to teh finale:P

[The Fifth Horseman]

As for DosBox: You can set drive mounting in dosbox.conf, so you won't have to type it in manually. (for exact how to, read your readme)

As to the backslash/enter issue, are you using a non-english keyboard layout? Try switching to UK or US layout and see if that helps.

[Juntread]

An english kn layout huh......oooh well:P
Finaly beaten the game...The trick with the dead men's tree is realy easy, kill the green slug as many times it comes to disturb you, (after putting the talisman in place of course)
when you're quiet, light the lantern, save, throw it...you need to be the most near to the tree to be able to reach it....then it turns red, you die....try again, fire, tripple the up arrow like a drum and escape.....as teh run key is way hard to make work...you might have to do it many times..also if your health is low .. dont even think about makin it in one piece...:):P
the bone-head car driver scared me for a second haha:P

[Guest]

Okay, maybe I'm stupid or something, and I probably am, but I can't even get the into the game. Sort of.
Okay, so Dos works on this computer. I've unzipped and all that. I open the game. I go, new game and it asks me for two items on page X of the manual. I downloaded the manual but there is no page that high and no item pictures in there.
Am I stupid or is this a trick?

[The Fifth Horseman]

The game should be already cracked. Try:
a) confirming without entering anything
b) confirming with entering a random sequence

[Guest]

Okay so what happens is I choose any random ones and it goes to the choose character screen. After I choose my character it goes into another screen (presumably the introduction) and nothing happens. I can see something at the end of the road which looks like it should be doing something.
No writing pops up, I can't use my mouse or type.

Do you just have to be patient?

[The Fifth Horseman]

You're not trying to run the game in Windows, are you?

[Mousazz]

Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!


I had a H.P. Lovecraft game called "Call of Cthulhu". it's modern game (better graphics than half-life 2), BUT IT WAS MADE BY "H.P. Lovecraft". CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. After this game, i don't think any kind of another modern game, or dos H.P. Lovecraft games. it's the game that gave my the creeps, but not effects (Call of Cthulhu feels like the enemies would be right outside your door, and you are getting away from them). bad thing i deleted it :( .
Then i started Call of Cthulhu, i think i was playing at living room, lights on. however, it still gave me creeps, as you can think every shot would kill you (i was on easiest setting) but it never did. also, you can think enemies would be right outside your window, and would kill you anytime you play.
sorry i was :offtopic: . to say truth, Alone in the dark is nothing compared to Call of Cthulhu (bad grafiks, and no need to get spooked) but look at the time! Alone in dark was made at 1992, and Call of Cthulhu, i don't know, maybe 2005. but, for it's time (not so sure :unsure: ) great.
I don't get it why should you get scared?.. ups!, sorry i never checked Alone in the dark so i don't know about sounds.

sorry i was :offtopic:

[Ostien]

First off wanted to say great site.

As for Alone in the Dark 1 I downloaded it and it plays great! The bad thing is that I noticed that this is the floppy disk version thus no narration :( . I have the original CD version (the one with AitD1 and Jack in the dark) and remember playing it when I was a kid.

My question is is it possible for you guys to offer the CD version for download OR any tips on how I would get my CD version working with DosBOX. (Note: I'm running Ubuntu Linux so any tips involving Wine would be helpful)

Thanks :OK:

[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally posted by Mousazz @ Feb 2 2007, 07:14 PM
I had a H.P. Lovecraft game called "Call of Cthulhu". it's modern game (better graphics than half-life 2), BUT IT WAS MADE BY "H.P. Lovecraft". CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. After this game, i don't think any kind of another modern game, or dos H.P. Lovecraft games. it's the game that gave my the creeps, but not effects (Call of Cthulhu feels like the enemies would be right outside your door, and you are getting away from them). bad thing i deleted it :( .
Howard Philips Lovecraft is DEAD. He has been that way for 80 years.
That game is loosely based in the Cthulhu Mythos universe he created. 'S all.

My question is is it possible for you guys to offer the CD version for download OR any tips on how I would get my CD version working with DosBOX. (Note: I'm running Ubuntu Linux so any tips involving Wine would be helpful)
1. Could happen in the ISO forum.
2. This might help you. (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?page=Internal+Programs%2FMount#CDROM) :whistling:

[Guest]

Hello all,
I may suck but i've been running that supposed creepy game and just after the start I'm killed by a bunch of pixels...sorry, I mean I can't push the locker in front of the window (or loot the piano) and I can't do anything but walking (or run) in the room. How do you execute the commands pls ? I push the escape key, select the order then, but nothing happens when going back in the game (I run DosBox under XP).
Thanks for your help
:sos:
Bernard (Fr)

[Guest]

When you've selected "Fight" and return to the game, press SPACE and
xour hero will go in fighting position. Press the arrow keys to do attack.

[Geezer]

Originally posted by Guest @ Feb 7 2007, 03:03 PM Hello all,
I may suck but i've been running that supposed creepy game and just after the start I'm killed by a bunch of pixels...sorry, I mean I can't push the locker in front of the window (or loot the piano) and I can't do anything but walking (or run) in the room. How do you execute the commands pls ? I push the escape key, select the order then, but nothing happens when going back in the game (I run DosBox under XP).
Thanks for your help
:sos:
Bernard (Fr)



I uploaded the manual and box scans to Tom and Kosta. It should be on the site soon.

[Anonymous]

So, I have a problem, and I'm hoping you guys can help.

When I start Alone in The Dark, I get a little screen where it asks me to identify some items on page whateverMcWhat.

Now, the copy I got didn't have any manuals or documentation, but when I downloaded Abandonia's manual, it didn't have that either.

...

Does anyone have a copy of what I need, or at least a clue as to what I'm supposed to select?

Thanks in advance, Anon.

FYI: If it'd be quicker, I can be reached at [BEEEP]@gmail.com.

Any help is appreciated.

[RyuRanX]

I finish the game on DosBox with no problems. I've tryed to play the sequel, but for an unknown reason I couln'd push the statue on the begining of the game.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally posted by Anonymous @ Mar 12 2007, 08:40 PM
When I start Alone in The Dark, I get a little screen where it asks me to identify some items on page whateverMcWhat.

Now, the copy I got didn't have any manuals or documentation, but when I downloaded Abandonia's manual, it didn't have that either.
...
Does anyone have a copy of what I need, or at least a clue as to what I'm supposed to select?The copy on Abandonia is cracked. Just enter a random bunch of symbols and press [ENTER].

[Guest]

This is COOL game! :OK: :OK:

[Jadorer]

Hi all,
I am playing this wonderful oldie, but I have a greeeat problem!! I can't kill the pirate!!!! Actually I AM using the sword from the knight (I read the notice about it in this forum) but apparently it doesn't work; I just don't seem to wound him. How much hits does this need? I think I hit him thirty, fourty times. I don't see blood and he don't die. :sos: Can you help me someway? Is it a bug? Have I to begin it all again???... Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!

[Guest_alex_*]

I cannot start the game.It pops a red screen :virus found in tatoo.com .What to do?Help pls.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Your problem description is insufficient for us to provide a proper answer.

Please answer the following questions:
1. What operating system do you have?
2. Did you try using VDMSound or DosBox to run the game?
3. What exact steps did you follow when trying to run the game?

[Guest_alex_*]

I have an old 386 with 4 megs memory and when i try to start the game,like i said before ,the red screen appears with the message:Virus found in tatou.com .Please reboot.The sistem blocks and i have to reboot.I downloaded the game also from another site and it was the same problem.Someone wrote that the game runs also on 386 computers but i am not so sure.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Do you have a "Virus check" option enabled in your BIOS? See if the game works with that disabled.

[Guest_alex_*]

sorry for late reply,i can't enter bios ,i hit f1,f2...f12 after startup but no use.Anyway i don't think this is the problem.I'll play it when i have my Pentium fixed.Thanks anyway.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Try hitting Delete during the memory check, that's the one used for most old machines.

[jacklynbramblett]

I have read through everything on here dealing with sound, so I am sorry this question has repeated itself again! I have windows XP and dowloaded Dosbox. I went through the tutorial and did what it asked as far as changing to

mount C C:/DOS/CDrive
mount D D:/ -t cdrom
C:
CLS

Then everything was downloaded and saved under cdrive/flash. When I type install it said that it was and illegal command. Config says

use -writeconfig filename to write the current config
use -writelang gilename to write the current language strings.

Then the setup command is also illegal. So I went ahead and started the game. It works! But no sound. I went through the forum and seen that I should dowload SBPCI I copied everything into cdrive under flash and copied and pasted config and autoexec from SBCI to yhe cdrive folder under flash. I also went to microsoft with a link available under one of the forums and then I went back into wordpad and wrote config.nt and autoexec.nt for the game itself. I never deleted the others. Also why is it at the beginning in french. All my options to start the game and check out the sound are in french. After messing with those for a while I turned the music on (what it says when you press escape during game play) But it says the sound effects were off. Maybe if I messed with those a little longer it would work? All files were extracted after I added the others for sound and I restarted my computer. I have been at this for 4 hours, so please help!

[rsm]

Originally posted by Gejmer Božo @ Mar 31 2005, 08:20 AM
I loved the atmosphere of the game, but it also frustrates me big time!

How the f..k was I supposed to realise that I have have to throw statuette on that living armor to kill it?!!! :flame: :flame: :SPAM: :wall: :rant: :flame:

And all those f..kin' books that I've thought were some kind of help seem to be worth muck!!! I spend hours analizing them for nothing!!!

Why I can't kill a 99,99% of the monsters?! Special weapons you say? Where?!
How am I supposed to know that I need one in the first place?

Why I can't even kill a f..kin' mouse even after 125 hits?!!!! :flame:

And why those godamn ghosts don't like any record on the planet. They just don't want to dance no matter what I play!

Why so many adventure game elements with such a crappy interface?! :SPAM:

Please don't lie to me telling me that you passed this without a walkthrough. I managed to complete every adventure game so far in a blink of an eye, but this puzzles are......a wreck! :flame:

Timegate is a game with the same interface and much better puzzles... It should be posted here.

I'll go and cool off now...

:SPAM: :SPAM: :SPAM: :SPAM:

ROFLMFAO!! :kosta: You should be a writer! Made my day!!
I'm 47 btw and missed out on all these great games cuz i was too busy being an adult but thanx to this site
I'm reconnecting. Try doing sumthin else if one thing dosen't work - have patience and read! The books are my fav part. Great game!

[Guest_Sephard_*]

Love the game, but is there any way to cheat? I know the old official game had cheats, but for this version...? Anything?

[Geezer]

LOL. Don't use a walkthrough that is going to tell you more than you want to know. I strongly recommend the following site for those game playing times when you feel like inventing new words.



UHS hints (http://www.uhs-hints.com/uhsweb/alone.php)

[Kyle Nova]

So how exactly do you run again?

I am quite far into the game and only managed to get across the bridge by jumping (JUST MADE IT!) but now i cannot figure out how to run.

Ive tryed tapping the up arrow key then holding it, tapping it continuously, everything! I cant seem to find a way to get this damn Carnby guy to run!

I managed to jump my way past the worm thing at first and kill the little monster, but as soon as i see the worm face to face at the other end of the tunnel it kills me. Am i not supposed to do this and go to where the worm originally was when i entered the cave?

Thanks in advance! I remember having nightmares as a kid when my cousin would bring his old 3DO over and make us play the game.

[Geezer]

Tapping twice and then holding the arrow key worked for me. I had to slow the game down to get it to work, though. Try reducing the cycles in DOSBox. It would often take more than one try. I feel your pain. :tai:

SPOILER ALERT

I remember the giant worm scene well.
After you kill the furball backtrack and go into the cave opening where the worm was the first encounter.

[Guest]

Unfortunately the tunnel the worm is originally occupying leads to a cellar with an invincible rat! According to most guides i am supposed to end up on a wooden dock of some sort? I tried going through the rat wine cellar and up the stairs and they appear to collapse or something. This part is perticularily tough because i still am not able to run!

[Geezer]

Originally posted by Guest @ Apr 14 2007, 11:14 PM
Unfortunately the tunnel the worm is originally occupying leads to a cellar with an invincible rat! According to most guides i am supposed to end up on a wooden dock of some sort? I tried going through the rat wine cellar and up the stairs and they appear to collapse or something. This part is perticularily tough because i still am not able to run!



Did you make a wrong turn in the cave at the Y intersection? Unfortunately you will need to run to finish the game. There is a collapsing bridge at some point that you need to run across. Have you tried reducing the cycles in DOSBox? Running is tricky ... press and hold the up arrow and then very quickly release and press the up arrow again.

[Guest]

Belive it or not i got across the bridge simply by using the "jump" feature. But runnign seems to be getting the better of me. After i kill the little monster i continue foreward and come face to face with the ugly worm. Am i supposed to run backwards and go where its rear was sticking out after it moved the first time? Thanks.

[Guest]

Sorry for the double post but;

I did the undoable! I managed to beat the game (well...sort of) without running at all.

I used the jump option to get across the breaking bridge, to avoid the worm and to beat the tree schene.

Theres only one glitch; at the end where i am supposed to walk through the large hall and open the double doors at the end; i cant! Well; im in the main hall but i can walk through walls, stairs, doors, etc. Its as if the background texture is screwed up so that it doesnt change camera views when i go to a new area....

That was the biggest kick in the pants after spending a few hours beating a game ive waited at least 6-8 years to figure out how the story ends! All i wanted was that glorious "The End" screen! (NOT THE ONE WITH ME LIEING DEAD BY THE TREE! :bleh: )

[Guest]

I bought the 2nd and 3rd Alone in the dark game 1995 i think.
It was the best adventure game experience and i liked the last part
the new nightmare too. What i hate to say is, i dint play the first one yet.
So thats what i will do next. By the way what happened to the 5th part?
It schould be out soon dont it?

[_r.u.s.s.]

Originally posted by www.wikipedia.com
The official release date(s) are still to be announced 2007.
=/

[ellie]

Hey there, not sure if i'm doing this all right so apologies now if i'm not!

I have been leant the cd rom version of this game (I had the old one with floppys when i was about 6) but it wouldn't work...anyway, i've got to the maxe bit and and totally stumped, i don't understand any of the walkthrough bits for it, i've found a stone door near where you enter (to the character's right) but when i open/search it just says "a leaver to be triggered!" and no stone works!

Any help?! x :sos:

[Stephan]

Hey all.

Just a quick question.

Whenever I try to go downstairs from the attic, Carnby stops, pivettes and moves back up.

I searched several walkthroughs, but it doesn't look like i've missed anything.

Can anyone help?

[Geezer]

Originally posted by Stephan @ May 25 2007, 06:28 AM)
Hey all.
Just a quick question.
Whenever I try to go downstairs from the attic, Carnby stops, pivettes and moves back up.
I searched several walkthroughs, but it doesn't look like i've missed anything.
Can anyone help?

Did you find lamp, rifle, rug and two books? If I remember correctly one of the books is difficult to find.

[TheChosen]

One of the books is at the bookshelf and the other one is in the closet.

What should I do after I got the hook? I can only use it to open up couple of doors with weird mechanism.

[Geezer]

Originally posted by TheChosen @ May 25 2007, 09:47 AM
One of the books is at the bookshelf and the other one is in the closet.


Click spoiler to see hint.


The second book/document is either inside or behind the piano.

[Arthur]

Hi Im from Brazil

And i downloaded Alone in the Dark 1 from this site
I use dos-box to play but i cant put the music on
and when I put the effect sounds on it starts to lag
not fix lag but the game become slow

can someone help me plz?
thx

[The Fifth Horseman]

Sheesh.
Increase the cycles. The readme explains how.

[Action_Man]

You know when you load the game up and it asks you to "select the items represented on page..XXX" does this mean anything?

well i searched around the internet for the game manual, and it only has 15 pages.. and none of them have items represented on them.

I can play the game of course, because it lets you select any old items and then carrys on.. but i just wanted to know what book this page XXX is supposed to be in and if i can get a copy from anywhere and if it would actually do anything good if i chose the right items>?>?

anybody know?

[Guest]

Wow! This one deserves to be a classic up there with ZZT and Sonic!

The review was right on - for heaven's sake *don't* play this game in the dark (or worse, late at night like me!) unless you want to be in a cold sweat and have trouble sleeping. Heck, this game spooked me when I was playing with all the lights -on- at 3:00 PM!
Storyline progressed very well as you read the various notes and books left strewn about, and a lot of the ways to get around traps were very logical if you thought about it. Like in the one hallway - cover the angry trapper with an -indian- blanket, then shoot the picture of the indian with what? An arrow!

Scenery is great, animation is crude by today's standards but astonishing for stuff made back then. Not the programmers fault that their computers could only do so much.

Finally the ending itself is worthy of being in a good Goosebumps book. All in all a great brain teaser and spook-tacular game!

Dark-Star

[Guest]

You're thinking of "Are You Afraid of the Dark"

[Wolmir]

I tried running the game with the Dos-Box under XP and it worked pretty well. Well, I tried to run the game under DOS in a win98 and it was working properly, until the end of the introduction, when the game just stopped and returned to DOS.
If someone could tell me what's going on and how I fix it, I would be very happy.

[Mighty Midget]

could be a soundcard issue. Try setting up for no sound and give it a go. If it works, then try different sound settings.

[unregisted]

hi.


I am running alone in the dark on dosbox.The sound and music works great but the framerate lags a bit.

is there a way i can make it faster?

[Mighty Midget]

Try increasing the cycles in DOSBox by pressing Ctrl f-12 (Ctrl f-11 to decrease) or set a higher cycles value in the DOSBox configuration file.

[Guest]

thnx!

it now works.


this game is gd even by todays standads.well i am a fan old dos games

[Guest]

now i have anouther problam.

When i run alone in the dark 2 with dosbox i get shown with an image of some garden and when i press enter to continue all i get is a black screen.

is this supposed to happen

[Mighty Midget]

Generally speaking (since I haven't tried this particular game)
Could be a soundcard issue. Let's see if it is:

Make sure the game setup uses the same soundcard and parameters as in the DOSBox configuration.
Default is Soundblastr 16, addresse 220, irq 7, dma 1 hma 5

If you still have problems:
Set up the game for no sound whatsoever in the _games's_ setup, then try the game again.

If you get it to run now, try various settings for sound.

IMPORTANT: You will need to set up the soundcard according to your DOSBox configuration file. Change this first, then change the sound parameters in the game's setup.

[Guest]

ok thnx i will try that

[Guest]

Did anyone manage to get the sound working? I cant get it to have any sound at all no matter what I choose.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Are you running it in DOSBox?

[Kleszcz]

Hello

This issue has been already mentioned, there seems to be no answer however. Upon leaving the bedroom with fake book and movable grandfather clock you should go through the door to the library. I assume it is done with the key taken from the secret opening behind the clock. But no matter what I try the door remains locked. Back from when I played it for the first time I have vague memory that THAT was some sort of copy protection in the game (when you entered wrong symbols at the beginning the doors remained shut), but the game is supposed to be already cracked, so that should not be a problem.

Am I doing something wrong?

[quddusaliquddus]

Hi all. I have Windows Vista and there doesnt seem to be any sound for this game. Can anyone help please?

And also - it says "select the items represented on page..XXX" at the start of the game. What is that about?