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The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games

Windows - 2002

How to Play

Install & play guide:

  • Mount the disc image of CD1. You will need the utility for mounting disc image files, like WinCDEmu, UltraISO, Alcohol 52%/Alcohol 102% or Daemon Tools Lite
  • Launch the installation, use serial key UK-9B4E-FFFF-F6FA-770C-BD42 or one of other keys from .txt file
  • On the French version, use the key FR-FFB3-5F7F-FDDF-75B1-F40B
  • When the installation will ask for CD2 - mount the disc image of CD2
  • Finish the installation
  • Now copypaste .dll files from fix to the main directory of the game
  • Open the directory with the game and find the gladiators.exe. Right click on the gladiators.exe. - Properties - Compatibility - Set "Run this app in compatibility mode with Windows XP"
  • Launch the game and play

Here's the text guide (on Russian language, use Google Translate) on how to run the game with fix. Here's also video tutorial on English

The fix works on Windows 8 and Windows 10 in most of cases, but on Windows 7 it works 50/50, for unknown reasons (or probably works only for Nvidia videocards). Alternatively, you can try to launch the game through dgVoodoo

Comments and reviews

Funkiyo 29 Oct. 2025

I´m trying but i cant understand, the Rusian versión work perfect with the NoCD and fix files (.dll), but in Englihs it´s totally imposible to run it even with Vodoo or DxWrapper.

Someone have some info about the english versión?

1
Teesakkie 24 Sep. 2025

Use dgVoodoo and run the game it works on Win 10 and 11 when dgVoodoo is set up download Dx3d file from dgvoodoo website and copy it to the install folder and the violation error does not show

1
BlaBliBlu 03 Mar. 2025

Sadly... I keep getting this "Exception EAccessViolation dans le module The Gladiators.exe....." Error, no matter what I try. Has anyone been able to find a Solution yet!? Thank you.

3
KASUMI65 12 Oct. 2024

French version provided by the French website Abandonware France :
https://www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/ltf_jeu.php?id=5619&fic=liens

1
R1dyk 25 Dec. 2023

Hey @YZXI

The link for direct download works wonders, although the game is in russian, any idea how to change the language? Thanks !

1
YzxI 19 Aug. 2023

You can find the game with Fix and NoCD patch here https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=85089995
(also there is some discussion about problems)

Or download directly from here:
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/vmzQmaOo_gpIrg

1
YzxI 19 Aug. 2023

Hi!

If you have error like this: " Exception EAccessViolation dans le module........ adresse 00000000."

Then you should to turn on "DirectPlay" component:
1. Tap Win+R, write OptionalFeatures.exe
2. List "Legacy Components"
3. Turn on DirectPlay and tap OK

1
WolrdsGreatestGamer 24 Apr. 2023

Game does not work, I have copied every single instruction and I get some nonsense violation in chinese or something. Can somebody please fix this error?

2
aaa 14 Apr. 2023

how solution Exceptio EAccesViolation dans le module The Gladiator.exe a 000DCEF Violation d acces a i adrees 004DCEF dans le module The Gladiator.exe. Lecture de I Adreese 000000010

1
noemi 19 Mar. 2023

Hello. I installed the game but i keep getting the error 'negative video memory- critical failure'. How can i solve that?

1
JAG 20 Nov. 2022

Please where can I install DLLs Please??

0
Z 03 Jun. 2022

I keep getting the error:
Exception EAccessViolation dans le module The Gladiators.exe a 000D6CEF
Violation d'acces a l'adresse 004D6CEF dans la module 'The Gladiators.exe'. Lecture de l'adresse 00000010
please help I'm at my wits end

3
To GHO 26 Mar. 2022

You know it's a crack yet you don't realize the number of times these cracks get reported as false positives.

If your AV reports it as some kind of virus, do look into the virus type. A lot of times Windows Defender reports cracks as "Blueteal" but when you go and check they're false positives triggered by heuristics checks (heuristics checks are meant to be a preventive measure against new types of viruses that use known types of exploits)

0
GHO 18 Mar. 2022

I tested the game, it is possible to run it without crack leaving the CD2 mounted.
Using DxWnd I got it running in window mode despite the D3D8 engine and a few memory detection problems (the game can detect a negative video RAM if your card has too much memory).

0
gho 18 Mar. 2022

BEWARE: the crack is reported as viral, and it seems a useless risk since the CD1 already holds a cracked exe. I would suggest not to use it, maybe remove it from the downloaded files.

0

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Downloads

Windows version
Disc 1
United Kingdom English
529 MB
Disc 2
United Kingdom English
427 MB
Disc Image

Disk 1

France French
622 MB
Disc Image

Disk 2

France French
337 MB
Disc 1
Japan Japanese
660 MB
Disc 2
Japan Japanese
534 MB
Disc Image
Russia Russian
675 MB

Extras

Manual Manual 1
Extra file
Windows 6 MB French French
Patch Patch 4
Patch v1.2 UK
Windows 6 MB English English
Patch v1.1 FR Single Player
Windows 4 MB French French
Patch v1.1 FR Multiplayer
Windows 20 MB French French
Patch 1.1 to 1.2
Windows 6 MB French French
Fix Fix 1
DLL files for launching game in modern systems
Windows 530 KB English English
Misc Misc 2
Serial Key
Windows 351 B English English
CD Keys
Windows 317 B English English
Demo Demo 1
Extra file
Windows 104 MB English English
NoCD NoCD 1
Extra file
Windows 2 MB English English

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