Feeling like a cog in the vast corporate machine? Make fun your first priority with Dilbert's Desktop Games. Choose any of 10 hilarious games and activities from the Game Machine. Watch out for back stabbing co-workers, cluess bosses and endless bad project ideas in.
- Jargonator
- Dilbert 27s Desktop Games Free
Dilbert's Desktop Games| Developers |
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| Windows | September 30, 1997 |
- This game, part of the Desktop Toys series, features characters from Scott Adams' popular Dilbert comic strip engaged in a variety of time wasters. In typical Dilbert style, the game features undertones of office incompetence and company ineffectiveness, including voice acting of sarcastic quips and sayings in a variety of character voices.
- DILBERT.AVI - Included on the 1997 Microsoft Network 2.5 with the Internet Explorer 4.0 CD.Uploaded for Archival Preservation.
- Dilbert's Desktop Games. From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games Dilbert's Desktop Games; Developers; Cyclops Software: Publishers; DreamWorks Interactive: Release dates; Windows: September 30, 1997: Contents. 1 Availability; 2 Game data. 2.1 Configuration file(s) location.
- Item 7 Dilbert's Desktop Games 10 Hilarious Games (PC 1997) - Brand New Factory Sealed 7 - Dilbert's Desktop Games 10 Hilarious Games (PC 1997) - Brand New Factory Sealed. See all 15 - All listings for this product. 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 product rating.
- 2Game data
- 5Audio settings
- 6Network
- 7Issues fixed
- 8Issues unresolved
- 9Other information
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General information
- MobyGames entry
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | The disc is required to get the endgame certificate. |
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- A demo is available.
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeCyclops SoftwareDesktop Toys Screensaver[Note 1] |
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Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>Dt05ToySprToyswidget.dat[Note 2]
<path-to-game>Dt05ToySprCEOsim.dat |
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widget.dat saves your Game Machine parts acquired information.sim.dat saves your CEO Simulator information.
Video settings[edit]
| Graphics feature | State | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution |
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| Multi-monitor |
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| Ultra-widescreen |
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| 4K Ultra HD |
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| Field of view (FOV) |
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| Windowed | Games are overlayed on the desktop. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) |
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| Anti-aliasing (AA) |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) |
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| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
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Input settings[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Mouse acceleration |
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| Mouse sensitivity |
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| Mouse input in menus |
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| Mouse Y-axis inversion |
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| Controller |
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| Controller support | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Audio settings[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
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Network[edit]
Dilbert 27s Desktop Games Free
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes |
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| Local play | 2 | Techno Raiders and Project Pass-Off only. |
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| LAN play |
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| Online play |
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Issues fixed[edit]
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows[edit]
Use the InstallShield 5 32-bit Generic Installer.
Issues unresolved[edit]
Green shadows and boxes in Techno Raiders[edit]
Some graphics have green backgrounds on floors 1-8 when running on modern versions of Windows.[1]
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
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System requirements[edit]
| Windows |
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| Minimum | Recommended |
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| Operating system (OS) | 95, NT 4.0 | 98, ME, 2000 |
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| Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 66 MHz | Intel Pentium |
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| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 MB |
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Notes
- ↑When running this game without Administrator elevation, 32-bit programs writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE will be redirected to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassesVirtualStoreMACHINESOFTWAREWow6432Node (more details). - ↑When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑Green Shadows and Boxes Appear Around Objects in Techno Raiders
Fun series of mini games
Dilbert's Desktop Games, I imagine would have some mixed reviews. The game was released on CD-ROM in 1997, before the internet was widely available. The game is based around the newspaper comic book strip (and series) 'Dilbert'. However, many parts of the world, Dilbert is not a well known comic book character, unlike the more well known Garfield. I personally think the game was bold and innovative for its time. Dilbert's Desktop games, may actually turn you into a fan of the comic (like I was) and if you are a fan of the comic, this is a nice look into the hilarious world of Dilbert. The game is based around a series of mini games. As the title suggests, it is a series of 'desktop games' that was a fairly new for it's time, especially on the old Windows 95 and 98. The game comes before the days of the obsession society now has with, small 'app' games on the android and iphone for example Chicken Invaders and of coarse Angry Birds. Some of the mini games can be played with a friend 2 player simultaneously on the same keyboard. This can makes the game a lot more enjoyable. however the main complaints I would have about this game, is the shortness of it and it does get fairly repetitive. If you actually finish the game, it secretly records how many hours you played the game and tells you (which can end up being 10-20). As the title says, it is only desktop games and doesn't claim to be anything more. I would still recommend it.