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Best shooter game during my childhood.When I first opened in Windows 95,my eyes were shining 30 years ago. Man this game gets never old for me,it was also my first CD game.
Installation instructions: 1 - Extract the files required in C:\AREA51. 2 - Set the compatibility mode to Windows 95. 3 - Open dgVoodoo Control Panel and set your desired screen resolution. 4 - Run the game.
i did just like IVOR BIGGUN said and it did not worked. i get error 105 saying it could not find installation languages
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anmattos01 Dec. 2022
To play the game on Win 10, mount the image.
To to folder "Area51". Right click Area51.exe, go to compatibility mode and select "Windows 95". Then execute the EXE.
No need to install.
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Ivor Biggun23 Jan. 2022
Ok solved it Extract all files to one folder from iso go here https://reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=10988 and download (click link) Is5Launcher.zip unpack it and copy setup32.exe to iso folder drag setup.exe and drop it on setup32.exe install game (location is c:area51) now open your iso folder and open AREA51 folder now copy WINART and WINAUDIO folders and past them into C:Area51 folder now run the Area51.exe (make a shortcut) and enjoy the game (it may crash at first and not work just restart pc and play Phewwwww...
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Ivor Biggun23 Jan. 2022
Mounted (ooh err) and nothing works This version is not compatable with this version of windows....ect...ect..
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BigTRulz27 Oct. 2021
You have to mount the cue file as a CD/DVD and run it from there.
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JAM27 Jul. 2021
I Downloaded it and a got a bin file and a cue file, there's no exe and I tried DOSBox but nothing happened. Am I doing something wrong?
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Blue Soldier Dude15 Jan. 2020
STAY LOW!!!
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Peaceout260318 Jul. 2019
is it old?
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Keanu Reeves18 Jul. 2019
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Perfect virtual training for the raid.
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E21 Dec. 2018
It just doesn't work for me all it is is a blank VLC media file.
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No comment nor review for this game at the moment.
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Best shooter game during my childhood.When I first opened in Windows 95,my eyes were shining 30 years ago. Man this game gets never old for me,it was also my first CD game.
Here's my new download link. I made a RIP version of this game. Check out on the link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ise9pq5oq6vy6z3/Area_51.7z/file, with dgVoodoo2 DirectX Wrapper.
Installation instructions:
1 - Extract the files required in C:\AREA51.
2 - Set the compatibility mode to Windows 95.
3 - Open dgVoodoo Control Panel and set your desired screen resolution.
4 - Run the game.
I made a RIP version of this game. Check out on the link https://archive.org/details/pc-windows-games-collection, named "PC Classics - Area 51 - dgVoodoo 2", with this last word is featured a essential patch.
i did just like IVOR BIGGUN said and it did not worked. i get error 105 saying it could not find installation languages
To play the game on Win 10, mount the image.
To to folder "Area51". Right click Area51.exe, go to compatibility mode and select "Windows 95". Then execute the EXE.
No need to install.
Ok solved it
Extract all files to one folder from iso
go here https://reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=10988
and download (click link) Is5Launcher.zip
unpack it and copy setup32.exe to iso folder
drag setup.exe and drop it on setup32.exe
install game (location is c:area51)
now open your iso folder and open AREA51 folder
now copy WINART and WINAUDIO folders
and past them into C:Area51 folder
now run the Area51.exe (make a shortcut) and enjoy the game
(it may crash at first and not work just restart pc and play
Phewwwww...
Mounted (ooh err) and nothing works
This version is not compatable with this version of windows....ect...ect..
You have to mount the cue file as a CD/DVD and run it from there.
I Downloaded it and a got a bin file and a cue file, there's no exe and I tried DOSBox but nothing happened. Am I doing something wrong?
STAY LOW!!!
is it old?
Perfect virtual training for the raid.
It just doesn't work for me all it is is a blank VLC media file.
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.