Castle Wolfenstein Game Free Download & Install Guide

Author: Glenn Scrima

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First Download The Free Game Castle Wolfenstein:

Choose from one of the following sites.

Abandonia : Download Game : Download Instructions


XTC Abandonware : Download Game : Download Instructions


Mr Old Games : Download Game : Download Instructions


The House of Games : Download Game : Download Instructions



Next Download & Install the Emulator Dosbox on Windows:

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\CastleWolf. Simply entering this will create these folders for you.


Next: Open the Games folder then the CastleWolf folder within it. Locate and then run Dosbox by double clicking on the Dosbox program icon.


Next: At the the command prompt in Dosbox type "config -writeconf dosbox.conf" and then press the "Enter" key.


Next: Type "exit" to exit Dosbox.


Now: Locate and right click on the Dosbox config file. Click "open with" & select notepad.


Next: Scroll to the bottom. We are going to place some text below [autoexec]:

mount c c:\games\castlewolf
c:
cw

Finally: Scroll to the section labeled [cpu]. In that section find the line "cycles=auto" and change it to "cycles=150". It should look like this:


Save and exit the config file when you are finished.


Now Lets Extract the Castle Wolfenstein Game Download:

First: Right click on the Castle Wolfenstein game file you downloaded 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\CastleWolf". When you're done click "Next" again and the files will begin to extract.



The One That Started It All:


Double click on the Dosbox program in the "C:\Games\CastleWolf" folder and the game Castle Wolfenstein will launch, have fun!

FAQ:
The config file is missing what do I do?
The game won't run on Windows Vista. What should I do?
The game runs sluggish. Is there a way to improve this?
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How do I mount a hard drive or CD-ROM drive in Dosbox?
How do I change my machine type in Dosbox?
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