SEGA Bass Fishing

How to Play

In 2011 SEGA Bass Fishing received an updated release as a part of Dreamcast Collection. That release had better graphics and native support for modern systems & widescreen resolutions. Later, the Dreamcast Collection version was used for Steam release of the game. We uploaded all releases of the game, check the Notes below for more details.

Both releases of the game has been tested on Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 10, it works fine. You may experience some small troubles when you play the game on modern systems, check our Notes for troubleshooting.

To install & play the original release you will need the utility for mounting disc image files, like WinCDEmu, UltraISO, Alcohol 52%/Alcohol 120% or Daemon Tools Lite, etc. The updated release is already pre-installed, NoCD is included, so you can simply extract the files from archive and play

Notes:

• If the installation doesn't start - try to launch Setup.exe as Administrator and in Compatibility mode with old version of Windows (98, 2000 or XP)
• The original release works on Direct3D 7, the updated release works on DirectX 9. So if you're using Windows 8, 8.1, 10 or 11 - you need to enable DirectPlay: Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'. Select 'Turn Windows features on and off', click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'. Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer
• Updated release should work on modern systems without any troubles. If the game doesn't work - run it in Compatibility mode with old Windows (like Windows XP) and as Administrator. Also, it is recommended to install all versions of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and NET Framework for the correct work of the game
• The game from original release works on modern systems too, it was tested on Windows 10. To make it work go to the game folder, right-click on BassFishing.exe -> Properties -> Compatibility and select the next settings: "Run in Compatibility mode with Windows 98/Me", "Run in 640x480 screen resolution" and "Reduced color mode: 16-bit". When you run the game, make sure that the disc image is mounted in virtual drive
• Original release of the game was using CD Audio music, to play with CD Audio music, you must have the disc in virtual drive
• Original release has no DRM protection, only the simple disc check. You can use NoCD to remove disc check but in that case you won't be able to use CD Audio music
• Updated release from Dreamcast Collection was protected with infamous StarForce DRM but we uploaded the archive with NoCD included, so the DRM is removed (but we added NoCD just in case if someone will be looking for it). Steam release is DRM-Free but if the game runs the Steam client - create steam_appid.txt file in game folder and write numbers 71240 in that file (it is Steam App ID)
• Original release works only in 640x480 screen resolution. To run it in higher screen resolutions you need to use dgVoodoo 2 wrapper in combination with this FOV Fix to get the correct aspect ratio
• Updated release has native support of widescreen resolution, Steam variant supports high resolutions up to UltraHD 4K. However, it doesn't have support for ultrawide screens; if you want to play in ultrawide resolution, use this fix
• If the game works too fast, cap the framerate to 120 FPS or less. If you play the original release with dgVoodoo 2, you can cap the framerate in dgVoodoo.conf by changing FPSLimit= line. If you play the updated release, enable Vsync in the launcher, to cap the framerate to your screen refresh rate. Alternative methods are to cap the framerate through control panel of your video card or with one of framerate limiter utilities
• Updated release has full controller support but probably will work natively only with XInput-type controllers (Xbox gamepad or similar). If the game doesn't recognize your controller - try using one of the additional tools from PCGamingWiki guide for controllers
• Don't forget to check PCGamingWiki if you have troubles with the game, check both pages: for original release and updated release; we also recommend to check Steam forums if you cannot find the solution for your issue