Expack2's Other Guide to Making Old Games CD-less

[Expack2]

Since my last attempt at a guide (http://www.gog.com/en/forum/general/expacks_guide_to_getting_your_old_games_running_wi thout_their_cds) to make old games run without either CDs or disc images wasn't well-received (thanks to posting it on the wrong sort of website!), I'm effectively moving it here. As a note, I’ll be listing in this thread all the games I know how to make CD-less and which aren’t old Sierra games already covered by The Sierra Help Files (http://www.sierrahelp.com/Patches-Updates/NewSierraInstallers.html) and SquirtTheCat (http://www.squirtthecat.com/), as they already have many of those games well in hand thanks to automated installers. I’m also willing to take requests for games which you’d like to see made CD-less, but I’d prefer they be sent to me via PM so as to keep this thread as clean as possible.

Index of Games:

Azrael's Tear (http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showpost.php?p=442649&postcount=2)
Lost Eden (http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showpost.php?p=442650&postcount=3)
Marco Polo (http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showpost.php?p=442651&postcount=4)
Wings of Glory (http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showpost.php?p=442652&postcount=5)
3-D Ultra Pinball - The Lost Continent (http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showpost.php?p=442735&postcount=6)
3-D Ultra Pinball (http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showpost.php?p=442743&postcount=7)

[Expack2]

Install the game using DOSBox using the maximum installation setting.
Create a folder called CD inside the folder to which you installed the game.
Go into your Azrael’s Tear CD-ROM and find the following folders:
MOV
SOUNDS
Copy the folders listed in Step 3 into the folder you created.
Go into the SOUNDS folder you copied and delete any files and folders which do not appear in the following image: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13771683/CD-Less%20Guide/ce1a30a1e93555f970e0687c53bb8171ddb4d01e.PNG
Load DOSBox.
Mount the CD folder you created. (Example: mount d “c:/DOS Games/AZRAEL/CD” –t cdrom)
Mount the folder where the game is located on your hard drive (Example: mount d “c:/DOS Games/AZRAEL”)
Launch the game as you would normally.

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Install the game using DOSBox.
Create a folder called CD inside the folder to which you installed the game.
Go into your Lost Eden CD-ROM and find the following files (these files include the game’s installation applications so you can re-install and re-configure your copy of Lost Eden):
EDEN.DAT
EDEN.EXE
EDEN.LBM
EDENPRG.EXE
EDV2_020.SAV
INSTALL.EXE
INSTDOS.EXE
Copy the files listed in Step 3 into the folder you created.
Load DOSBox.
Mount the CD folder you created. (Example: mount d “c:/DOS Games/EDEN/CD” –t cdrom)
Mount the folder where the game is located on your hard drive (Example: mount d “c:/DOS Games/ EDEN”)
Launch the game as you would normally.

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Create a folder called MARCO on your computer.
Insert your Marco Polo CD-ROM into one of your computer’s disc drives (aka Blu-Ray drives, DVD-ROM drives, CD-ROM drives, etc.).
Go into your Marco Polo CD-ROM and copy the following folders into the folder you created:
ANIM
GAME
HLPADP
MISSION
MUSIC
Go into your Marco Polo CD-ROM and copy the following files into the folder you created:
BLASTER5.BAT
BLASTER7.BAT
MARCO.BAT
Load DOSBox.
Mount the MARCO folder you created. (Example: mount c “e:/Awesome DOS Games/1994/MARCO”)
Enter MARCO to start the game.

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Install the game in DOSBox using the largest installation setting.
Create a folder called CD inside the folder to which you installed the game.
Go into your Wings of Glory CD-ROM and find the following files:
001.A01
002.A02
CATALOG.EXE
FLIGHTCD.TRE
FLIGHTHD.TRE
TABDRIH.TDA
TEST.OUT
WOGDAT3F.TRE
WOGDAT3G.TRE
WOGDATA1.TRE
WOGDATA2.TRE
WOGDATA3.TRE
WOGNORDR.ADV
WOGRDR.ADV
Copy the files listed in Step 3 into the folder you created.
Load DOSBox.
Mount the CD folder you created. (Example: mount d “c:/DOS Games/WINGS/CD” –t cdrom)
Mount the folder where the game is located on your hard drive (Example: mount d “c:/DOS Games/ WINGS”)
Launch the game as you would normally.

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Insert the game disc into your CD-ROM drive.
Go to your Start menu, then click on My Computer (or just Computer) from the menu which appears.
From the list of computer locations on the left side of the window which appears, click on the one which says PINBALL3
On the right side of the screen, drag the folder labeled UPBALL3 to the C:\ Drive folder on the left side of the window.
Open the folder which says OPTIONAL
Right-click the file which is called OVERRIDE (may say OVERRIDE.BAT), and select copy from the small drop-down menu which appears.
Go to C:\ -> UPBALL3
Right-click on empty space in the folder, then click paste.
Eject the CD from your drive.
Play the game by running Pinball3 (may be called Pinball3.exe).
You'll get a warning that the game may not run optimally; ignore this message by pressing the OK button.

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Insert your 3-D Ultra Pinball CD-ROM into your disc drive.
Go into your CD-ROM and find the folder called UPINBALL.
Copy the folder to the drive and/or folder of your choice - except DO NOT COPY IT INTO YOUR Program Files OR Program Files (x86) FOLDER!!!
Go to the UPINBALL folder you just copied.
Launch the game by double-clicking on PINBALL.EXE.