Bejeweled 3
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Developers | |
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PopCap Games | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 7, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) | December 7, 2010 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 82 |
IGDB | 78 |
Taxonomy | |
Genres | Tile matching |
Series | Bejeweled |
Bejeweled | |
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Bejeweled | 2001 |
Bejeweled 2 | 2004 |
Bejeweled Twist | 2008 |
Bejeweled 3 | 2010 |
Bejeweled LIVE | 2013 |
Key points
- Video card detection error on modern hardware configurations. See "Issues fixed"
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Origin | ||||
Steam | Can be played without Steam running.[1] | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [2] |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PopCap\Bejeweled3 |
Steam | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SteamPopCap\Bejeweled3 |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/78000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\PopCap Games\Bejeweled3\users\ |
Steam | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Steam\Bejeweled3\users\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/78000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Choice of internal resolution: 800x600, 1024x768, or 1920x1200. Output is stretched for aspect ratios other than 16:10 and 4:3. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Maximum resolution is 1920x1200. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 100 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Uses system's cursor. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | The welcome voice upon entering the main menu is not subtitled. All other voices during gameplay (like "Good", "Awesome", etc) are accompanied with on-screen text. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | Chinese version only. Contains exclusive Time Bomb game modes. This version can only be run in 4:3 aspect ratio, even if the game is in full screen mode.[3] | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Japanese version only. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Origin / EA app. | |||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
3D Acceleration Not Supported error on modern versions of Windows
- Fixes 3D acceleration, improves performance and allows support for higher resolutions.
Install the Bejeweled 3 patch[4] |
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Notes
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Use WineD3D |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
DirectDraw | 7 | |
OpenGL | OS X only. | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | Steam version is not 64-bit. Possibly available in Origin version. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | BASS |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 320 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 256 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8, 10.6.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 320 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM | 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/78000/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (78000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2016-03-20
- ↑ Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ Bejeweled 3 (Chinese re-release) from Bejeweled Wiki - last accessed on 2022-03-25
- ↑ Bejeweled Patches - Steam Community: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1838074798