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--- blog:pc98_game_advancedpowerdolls2 [2019/05/31 15:06] – [Running the Game] john
+++ blog:pc98_game_advancedpowerdolls2 [2019/05/31 15:19] (current) – [Running the Game] john
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 ===== Running the Game =====
-Start the game via the file ''GO.EXE'', the (minimal) config screen will load allowing you to choose either //FM// sound or //MIDI// output:
+Start the game via the file ''GO.EXE'', the (minimal) config screen will load allowing you to choose either //FM// sound or //MIDI// output.
+//At present I am unaware if the MIDI option is limited to a certain hardware interface, or if it will work with any of the standard Roland MPU MIDI interface cards available for the PC-98 (the PC-98 MPU-II and the Super MPU).//
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-... but clicking on MIDI then gives the following warnings (at least in the //np2kai// emulator):
+... but clicking on MIDI then gives the following warnings (at least in the //np2kai// emulator) to firstly confirm that your MIDI device is connected:
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-... then this one:
+... then this one which warns that serial device interface may not work:
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-.. then a final confirmation to continue with the choice of MIDI (top option), or cancel (bottom option):
+... then a final confirmation to continue with the choice of MIDI (top option), or cancel (bottom option), and not to have a modem plugged in:
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+Clicking through that and then choosing the final option of the main menu starts the game proper:
+{{:blog:apd2-menu.png?640|}}