Author: Glenn Scrima
(Please do not copy this guide. However anyone is free to link to this page.)
First Download & Install Dosbox:
Go To: http://www.dosbox.com > Downloads Tab > Click the Windows version (Under the Dosbox category)
Next: Run the downloaded installer file and install Dosbox on your hard drive in the directory C:\Games\Countdown. Simply entering this will create these folders for you.
Finally: With the dosbox config file open scroll to the bottom. We are going to place some text below [autoexec]:
mount c c:\games\countdown
c:
cd count
count
Save and exit the config file when you are finished.
Now Lets Download Countdown:
Go To: http://abandonia.com
Next: Type "Countdown" in the game search box in the upper right corner of the main page and press enter.
After That: Click on "Countdown" in the search results column.
Next: On the page that follows click on the "download this game!" button.
Finally: Click on the "Get It" button on following page and wait for your browser to give you the option to download and save the file. Click the "Save" button and choose a directory on your hard drive where you would like to save the zip file. Saving to your desktop is usually the default option and is probably the easiest place to save the file for extraction.
Now Lets Extract The File:
First: Right click on the "Countdown" file you saved to your hard drive and click on "Extract All".
Then: Click the "Next" button when the extractor launches. You will be asked where you would like to save the extracted files, select "C:\Games\Countdown". When you're done click "Next" again and the files will begin to extract.
An Access Software Adventure!:
First: Double click on the Dosbox program in the "C:\Games\Countdown" folder and the game will launch. You will be asked short series of questions on how to setup the game. Listed below is the correct answers to each.
Select Input Device: (Any Option You Prefer)
Select Sound Device: "4 - Sound Blaster"
Select Sound Device Port Address: "2 - 220H (Default)"
Select Sound Blaster Interupt Number: "4 - 7"
You're now all set to play, enjoy!
