Compatibility
Software theme
Any and all tags relating to software and hardware compatibility.
This is a container group; its children are:
| Case insensitive | The game is case insensitive and may fail to function properly if installed on a file system that is case sensitive. | 1 game | |
| Other compatibility issues | Game has various compatibility issues not covered by other compatibility tags. (too short) | 1 game | |
| DOS installer | A Windows or otherwise non-DOS game that uses a DOS installer. (too short) | 1983 / 1995 | 3 games |
| ffdshow incompatibility | Exhibits issues of varying severity with ffdshow installed. (too short) | 1999 / 2003 | 4 games |
| Intel GMA incompatibility issues | Experiences compatibility issues with Intel GMA graphics cards. For non-proprietary non-dedicated systems, this can make the game unusable. | 1 game | |
| Incompatibility: Multi-core CPU | Exhibits issues of varying severity with multicore processors (likely hangs, crashes, or abnormal performance). Usually solved by limiting the game to single core. | 1999 / 2006 | 3 games |
| Virtualization incompatibility | Exhibits issues of varying severity with any virtualization (sandboxing) in use. (too short) | 2013 / 2015 | 3 games |
| Install OS limit | The game setup program purposefully prevents installing the game on unsupported (versions of) operating systems. | 1993 / 2008 | 15 games |
| NX bit conflict | Has issues with NX bit or other similar implementations being in use. (too short) | 2004 / 2014 | 5 games |
| Operating system limit | Games that have artificial limiter that prevents them from being played on operating systems they fail to recognize or think are unable to run the game properly. | 1994 / 2007 | 4 games |
| Non-standard port order | Controllers and accessories in non-standard ports. Player 1 must use the 2nd controller port, or an accessory for the 2nd port works in the 1st port instead, or similar non-standard nonsense. | 1980 / 1990 | 8 games |
| Requirement: Swap file | Requires that the system has swap file in use. (too short) | 2006 / 2011 | 6 games |
| Unbound speed | Game speed is purely dependent on how fast your computer can run it, making them run unplayably fast on newer machines without artificial means of slowing it down. | 1989 / 1998 | 4 games |
| Windows: 16 bit installer | Installer is a 16-bit Windows application though the game 32-bit (or DOS). Prevents installation on 64-bit Windows as it has no no 16-bit sub-system | 1995 / 1999 | 11 games |