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Old 26-06-2009, 02:45 AM   #41
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I know very little about computers, so whatever I did wrong, could someone explain it in very simple girl terms?

Unpacked on flash drive, but when I try to open it says

The version of this file is not compatible with the version of windows you are running. Check your computer's information to see whether you need an x86 (32 bit) or x64 (64 bit) version of the program, and then contact the publisher.

I'm running vista, and I tried the compatibility instructions for the hell of it (windows 95, 256 color, 640 x 480) but it was no go.

HELLP

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Old 26-06-2009, 06:25 AM   #42
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It's a Win3 game.
Your possibilities under Vista64 to run the game:
Dosbox+Win3
VPC2007+Win3
VPC2007+W98(SE)

but.....
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I know very little about computers, so whatever I did wrong, could someone explain it in very simple girl terms?
That won't be simple to explain.
If you want to play such old Wingames you'd better buy a XP PC.
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Old 24-02-2010, 10:12 PM   #43
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Ola, what's up amigos?
I will be happy to receive any help at the beginning.
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Old 04-04-2010, 12:17 PM   #44
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Cool DINO SAFARI

I like this game.I have played it for the first time.I have may played it when i was 5 years old . 'NOW I AM IN THIRD CLASS'.
                       
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Old 28-06-2010, 05:53 AM   #45
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My arrow keys do not work on my keyboard, so I have to use the mouse to navigate the globe. However, it always sticks and keeps going until I am out of energy or hit the North or South Poles. Any ideas that don't involve a usb keyboard?
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Old 28-06-2010, 07:01 AM   #46
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Nope.
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Old 28-06-2010, 10:30 AM   #47
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One possibility is to run the game in dosbox/W3.x
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=9405
Then you van use the keymapper function to remap the arrow keys.

.... or buy a numeric keypad .....
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Old 22-07-2010, 06:27 AM   #48
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Question in the off-chance:

I know this is a looong shot, but is there any chance this has been (re)converted to Mac format? I played it growing up and it was my absolute favorite game of my childhood. It probably took me half a year to figure out how to "win" it, but even winning never stopped me from coming back to it!

I'd love to relive all those great childhood memories ("wow, Rhamphorhynchos!"), but I don't have a PC. I have a 2007 model MacBook that runs Leopard, which doesn't seem at all compatible with this version. Is anyone aware of where I might be able to find a Mac-friendly version that could run on this machine? I'd be happy to pay for it...
                       
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Old 22-07-2010, 07:29 AM   #49
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EDIT: scratch that, it's for windows.

What you probably need to do is set up a virtual machine that can run windows 3.x - or run windows 3.x in Boxer, a Mac adaptation of DOSbox.
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Old 21-09-2010, 05:08 AM   #50
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I remember playing this back when I was ten on my Macintosh Performa. I still have the CD somewhere. I never could beat it back then. Supposedly it had cheats but I never did find the "do something funny" to get them.

I did finally beat the game when I was 14 and found it rather easy even without using the special saves. Some tips to follow so you don't run out of energy:

Focus on getting the dinosaur you came for and not pictures of other random dinosaurs along the way. You get more for your targets and less for randoms.

Don't overuse radar.

Videos make you more money than pictures but don't record too long or it won't pay for itself.

I think I won my first time mainly taking still pictures of target dinosaurs. I may have had a video or two.
                       
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