"Life On The Streets" episode 3 coming soon
I'm just wrapping up development of 'Life On The Streets - Episode 3: The Demise Of Jay-Z'. In the next several weeks (or months?) I'll be uploading the finished version along with the updated version 1.3 of episodes 1 and 2. This will be the final Life On The Streets release. Until then version 1.2 of Episodes 1 and 2 are still available below.
Downloads
Download Episodes 1 and 2 bundled together here:
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Download Episodes 1 and 2 individually here:
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FAQ and Troubleshooting
Will this run on my OS?
Life On The Streets is a 16 bit DOS application. This means that it will run properly under MS-DOS, and most likely Windows 3.1/95/98/ME. It will likely run under 32 bit versions of Windows XP/Vista but without music. I highly recommend running Life On The Streets using DOSBox for 64 bit Windows users and Boxer for MacOS. If you wish to run Life On The Streets on 32 bit Windows XP or Vista you may want to check out VDMSound.
Where do I get DosBox/Boxer/VDMSound?
DOSBox - http://www.dosbox.com/
Boxer - http://boxerapp.com/
VDMSound - http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/
The game runs real slow in DOSBox/Boxer..
Try setting CORE=DYNAMIC and CYCLES=MAX before launching. These commands can be entered each time before you play or added to your DOSBox/Boxer config file. This solution has proven effective on every device I've tried it on so far and works wonders for Blake Stone games too. ;)
If you're still having issues, pressing F9 during game play will dramatically speed up Life On The Streets by disabling floor and ceiling textures. This is a pretty major compromise however.
How do I increase the view size and why does it sometimes switch back after I return to the game from the menu?
Press F6! - I've included the F6 function as a sort of 'refresh' button for fixing graphical and and audio errors that pop up from time to time. The view resizing itself is a memory management related bug that I'm far too lazy to address.
The music randomly didn't load on a certain level..
Press F6!
Any plans of a port to SDL?
Maybe, I'd say there's about a 10% chance I'll get around to doing this one day.
Can I use Life On The Streets sounds or artwork for my own mods?
Not sure why you would want to but yes!
Are there any cheat codes?
Press F1 during gameplay to view the 'Instruction Manual'. All the cheat codes are revealed near the end of the manual.
Life On The Streets is a 16 bit DOS application. This means that it will run properly under MS-DOS, and most likely Windows 3.1/95/98/ME. It will likely run under 32 bit versions of Windows XP/Vista but without music. I highly recommend running Life On The Streets using DOSBox for 64 bit Windows users and Boxer for MacOS. If you wish to run Life On The Streets on 32 bit Windows XP or Vista you may want to check out VDMSound.
Where do I get DosBox/Boxer/VDMSound?
DOSBox - http://www.dosbox.com/
Boxer - http://boxerapp.com/
VDMSound - http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/
The game runs real slow in DOSBox/Boxer..
Try setting CORE=DYNAMIC and CYCLES=MAX before launching. These commands can be entered each time before you play or added to your DOSBox/Boxer config file. This solution has proven effective on every device I've tried it on so far and works wonders for Blake Stone games too. ;)
If you're still having issues, pressing F9 during game play will dramatically speed up Life On The Streets by disabling floor and ceiling textures. This is a pretty major compromise however.
How do I increase the view size and why does it sometimes switch back after I return to the game from the menu?
Press F6! - I've included the F6 function as a sort of 'refresh' button for fixing graphical and and audio errors that pop up from time to time. The view resizing itself is a memory management related bug that I'm far too lazy to address.
The music randomly didn't load on a certain level..
Press F6!
Any plans of a port to SDL?
Maybe, I'd say there's about a 10% chance I'll get around to doing this one day.
Can I use Life On The Streets sounds or artwork for my own mods?
Not sure why you would want to but yes!
Are there any cheat codes?
Press F1 during gameplay to view the 'Instruction Manual'. All the cheat codes are revealed near the end of the manual.