Blackthorne
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| Developers | |
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| Blizzard Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| DOS | Interplay Entertainment |
| Mac OS | MacPlay |
| Digital | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | December 19, 1994 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | November 1996 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | November 3, 2013 |
| macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | November 3, 2013 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform, Shooter |
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Blackthorne is a singleplayer side view platform and shooter game.
The game was titled Blackhawk in Europe. It was re-released as a free download on November 3, 2013.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| Developer website | |
DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Run in DOSBox
To run correctly in DOSBox, change cycles=auto to cycles=fixed 13000. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.[1]
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.000 |
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Blizzard Entertainment\Blackthorne\SAVEGAME.000 <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- In-game settings are not stored between sessions.
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS | [2] | ||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio | ||
| General MIDI audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | European retail only. | |||
| German | European retail only. | |||
| Russian | Fan translation, download |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 386SX | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68040 PowerPC 601 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 MB | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
References
- ↑ Settings used by Blizzard in the 2013 re-release.
- ↑ Verified by User:Quiet Bob on September 3, 2019