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Mad News - Ikarion (1994)
Tested By: Head

runnable  -  playable  -  supported
90% (supported)
  DOSBox version: 0.73 (supported)

runnable  -  playable  -  supported
90% (supported)
  DOSBox version: 0.65 (supported)


Note: (2007-06-28 18:52) Head
Don't start MADNEWS.BAT, otherwise it will say that you misconfigured your stacks variable in config.sys.

Instead, run INTRO\X.EXE if you want to see the intro. Afterwards, run Y.EXE to play the game.

I tested the German version (I think there are no others) for about an hour without any further bugs. You can run SETUP.EXE, but music worked out of the box anyway. MAD2GIF.EXE (to save and print out your own newspaper) also works without any problems.


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Game: Year:   Version:   Status: runnable - playable - supported
M.A.X. 1996   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
M.U.D.S. 1990   0.60   supported 80% (supported)
M1 Tank Platoon 1990   0.74-3   supported 90% (supported)
Macadam Bumper 1987   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mach 3 1987   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Machiavelli The Prince 1993   0.63   supported 75% (supported)
Mad Dog II 1994   0.61   supported 95% (supported)
Mad Dog McCree 1993   0.74-3   runnable 28% (runnable)
Mad News 1994   0.73   supported 90% (supported)
Mad TV 1 1991   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mad TV2 1996   0.74-3   supported 90% (supported)
MAG! 1996   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Magic 1994   0.63   supported 100% (supported)
Magic Boy 1994   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Magic Carpet 1994   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Magic Carpet 2 1995   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Magic Johnson Basketball 1989   0.74-3   supported 74% (supported)
Magic Maze 1992   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Magic of Endoria 1995   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Magic Pockets 1992   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Magicland Dizzy 1993   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Magnetic Scrolls Collection Vol.1 1991   0.61   supported 100% (supported)
Magnetik Tank 1987   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mah Jongg 1984   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Mah Jongg -8514- 1991   0.74-3   supported 90% (supported)
Mahjong Fantasia 2 (Trad. Chinese) 1993   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mahjong Fantasia 3 (Trad. Chinese) 1996   0.63   supported 98% (supported)
Mahjong Hote Raoyui 1995   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
Major Stryker 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Malice for Quake 1997   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
MAME 2001   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Manchester United - The Double 1995   0.60   supported 100% (supported)
Manhattan Dealers 1988   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Manhunter 1 - New York 1988   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Manhunter 2 - San Francisco 1989   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Maniac Mansion 1987   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
manic miner dos remake 1997   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Manic Miner PC v.1.00 1997   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
Mantis XF5700 Experimental Fighter 1994   0.61   supported 90% (supported)
Marble Cooking 1996   0.70   supported 90% (supported)
Marble Madness 1986   0.61   supported 85% (supported)
Marble Madness 1986   0.61   supported 85% (supported)
Marco Polo 1995   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Mario 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mario is Missing 1992   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mario teaches typing 1992   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mario's Game Gallerey 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mario's Game Gallery 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Marshmallow duel 1991   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Martian Dreams 1991   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Martian Dreams /Ultima World of Ad2 1991   0.60   supported 99% (supported)
Martian Memorandum 1991   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Martini Racing 1996   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Mass Destruction 1997   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Master Levels for Doom II 1995   0.74-3   supported 95% (supported)
Master Ninja 1986   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Master of Magic 1995   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Master of Orion 1993   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Master of Orion 2 1996   0.74-3   supported 98% (supported)
Masterblazer 1990   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
MasterMind 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Masturb Joe in Alpha Zone 1999   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Math Rescue Plus! 1992   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Math Rescue! 1992   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Matterhorn Screamer 1988   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Maupiti Island 1990   0.74-3   playable 63% (playable)
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 1988   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
MAX 1996   0.72   supported 95% (supported)
Mayday Squad 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Maze Runner 1988   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
McDonald Land 1992   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
mcdonaldland 1992   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
MDK 1995   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Mean Mini Golf 1992   0.74-3   supported 90% (supported)
Mean Streets 1989   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Mech Brigade 1989   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mech Warrior 1989   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mech Warrior 2 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mech Warrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mech Warrior 2: Mercenaries 1996   0.74-3   supported 85% (supported)
MechWarrior 2 31st combat century 1995   0.74-3   runnable 4% (runnable)
Medieval Lords 1991   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Mega lo Mania 1991   0.74-3   playable 63% (playable)
Mega Man 1990   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mega Man 3 1992   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Megablast 1995   0.74-3   playable 51% (playable)
Megafortress 1991   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Megalomania 1991   0.65   supported 70% (supported)
Megaman X 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Megarace 1994   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Megarace 1994   0.63   supported 98% (supported)
Megarace 2 1996   0.72   supported 95% (supported)
MegaTraveller - The Zhodani Consp. 1990   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Megatraveller 2: Quest of the Ancie 1991   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
MegaZeux 1990   0.74-3   supported 92% (supported)
Meka 2007   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Menace 1988   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Mental Blocks 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Menzoberranzan 1994   0.63   supported 100% (supported)
Mephisto Genius 2.0 1993   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Merchant Colony 1991   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Merchant Prince 1993   0.74-3   playable 30% (playable)
Merlin 193   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
MESS 2001   0.74-3   playable 63% (playable)
Metal and Lace 1993   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Metal Gear 1987   0.72   supported 90% (supported)
Metal Mutant 1990   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Metaltech: Battledrome 1994   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Meteors 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Metropolis 1987   0.63   supported 100% (supported)
Miami Vice 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Michael Jordan in Flight 1993   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Mickey's Space Adventure 1986   0.70   supported 95% (supported)
Micro Machines 1993   0.72   supported 95% (supported)
Micro Machines 2 (CD Version) 1995   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
Micro! Deluxe 1995   0.61   supported 99% (supported)
Microcosm 1994   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Microleague Baseball 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Microleague Baseball 2 1989   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Microleague Baseball 4 1992   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
MicroLeague Footbal 4.0 1997   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Microleague Football 2 1993   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
MicroLeague Football 97 1996   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Microleague Wrestling 2 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
MicroMachines 1994   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
MicroMachines 2 1995   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Microprose Pro Soccer 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Microsoft Adventure 1981   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Microsoft Decathlon 1982   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
Microsoft Flight Simulator 95 1995   0.72   supported 82% (supported)
Microsoft Golf 2.0 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Microsoft Space Simulator 1994   0.63   supported 82% (supported)
Microsoft Windows 2.0 1987   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Microsoft Windows 3.0a 1990   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Microsoft Windows 3.1 1992   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Microsoft Windows 98 SE Setup 1998   0.74-3   runnable 28% (runnable)
Midnight Rescue 1993   0.60   supported 100% (supported)
Midway - The Battle that Doomed Jap 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Midwinter 1990   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Midwinter 2: Flames of Freedom 1992   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
MiG-29: Deadly Adversary of Falcon 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Might and Magic 2 1989   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Might And Magic 3 1991   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Might and Magic 4,5: World of Xeen 1993   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Might and Magic : SOIS 1987   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Might and Magic : Swords of Xeen 1992   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Might and Magic I 1987   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Mighty Bombjack 1990   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Mike Ditka's Ultimate Football 1991   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mille Bournes 1989   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Millenia: Altered Destinies 1995   0.61   supported 100% (supported)
Millenium 2.2 1991   0.58   supported 98% (supported)
Millenium 2200 - Return to Earth 1991   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Mimi & The Mites 1995   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Mind Mirror 1985   0.65   supported 99% (supported)
Mindshadow 1985   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Mindwheel 1984   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Mine Shaft 1983   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Minebombers 1995   0.63   supported 99% (supported)
Miner VGA 1989   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Mines of Titan 1989   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
minesweeper 1992   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Mirage 2 (Trad. Chi) 1994   0.63   supported 100% (supported)
Mission Critical 1995   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Mission: Impossible 1990   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Mixed Up Fairy Tales 1991   0.65   supported 90% (supported)
Mixed Up Mother Goose 1987   0.60   supported 85% (supported)
Mixed-up Mother Goose VGA 1992   0.74-3   supported 90% (supported)
mm 1987   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Modern Problems 1993   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Moktar 1991   0.72   supported 98% (supported)
Molez 1997   0.70   supported 95% (supported)
Monkey Island 1990   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Monkey Island (EGA) 1990   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991   0.74-3   supported 94% (supported)
Monopoly 1985   0.73   supported 99% (supported)
Monopoly Deluxe 1.0 1992   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Monster Bash 1-3 1993   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Monster Math 1983   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Montezuma's Return 1998   0.74-3   supported 75% (supported)
Montezuma's Revenge 1984   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Monty On The Run (PC Remake) 2001   0.60   supported 90% (supported)
Monty Python's Flying Circus 1990   0.73   supported 90% (supported)
Monuments of Mars 1-3 1991   0.62   supported 90% (supported)
Moon Blaster 1990   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Moon Bugs 1983   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Moon Patrol 1983   0.63   supported 100% (supported)
Moonbase 1990   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
Moonmist 1986   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Moonshine Racers 1990   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Moonstone 1992   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
Moonwalker 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Moraff's World 1991   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Morphello 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mortal Coil 1995   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Mortal Kombat 1993   0.74-3   supported 82% (supported)
Mortal Kombat 2 1995   0.74-3   supported 85% (supported)
Mortal Kombat 3 1995   0.74-3   supported 90% (supported)
Mortal Kombat Trilogy 1996   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
MOT 1989   0.73   supported 80% (supported)
Motocross 1989   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Motor City: History Experience Part 1995   0.65   supported 99% (supported)
Mounments of Mars 1991   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Mozaik 1993   0.65   supported 80% (supported)
Mr. Ant 1992   0.63   supported 100% (supported)
Ms. Pac Pc 1995   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Ms. Pac-Man 1983   0.72   supported 98% (supported)
Ms.Chomp 1992   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
MSKISS 2000   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Muck Men from Mars 1991   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
MUGEN 1999   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Multiplex 2007   0.74-3   supported 95% (supported)
Muppet Adventure 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Murder in the Atlantic 1988   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Murder Makes Strange Deadfellows 1991   0.65   supported 90% (supported)
Murder on the Zinderneuf 1983   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Murder! 1990   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Murders in Space 1990   0.62   supported 100% (supported)
Murders in Venice 1989   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Museum Madness 1993   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Music Construction Set 1984   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
My Chess 1984   0.70   supported 80% (supported)
My Own Stories 1995   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Myst 1993   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Mystery at the Museum 1993   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Mystery Master 1983   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Mystery of the Mummy 1989   0.72   supported 90% (supported)
Mystic Towers 1994   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Myth 1989   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
MythMaster: A Vagabonds Adventure 1991   0.74-3   runnable 2% (runnable)

Compatibility statistics (3929 games in database)
Version: Games broken: Games runnable: Games playable: Games supported:
DOSBox 0.74-3 (1255) 16 (1.27%) 34 (2.71%) 48 (3.82%) 1157 (92.19%)
DOSBox 0.73 (644) 16 (2.48%) 23 (3.57%) 17 (2.64%) 588 (91.30%)
DOSBox 0.72 (722) 45 (6.23%) 24 (3.32%) 31 (4.29%) 622 (86.15%)
DOSBox 0.71 (164) 29 (17.68%) 12 (7.32%) 8 (4.88%) 115 (70.12%)
DOSBox 0.70 (952) 23 (2.42%) 17 (1.79%) 29 (3.05%) 883 (92.75%)
DOSBox 0.65 (727) 39 (5.36%) 30 (4.13%) 41 (5.64%) 617 (84.87%)
DOSBox 0.63 (918) 76 (8.28%) 45 (4.90%) 46 (5.01%) 751 (81.81%)
DOSBox 0.62 (394) 56 (14.21%) 24 (6.09%) 27 (6.85%) 287 (72.84%)
DOSBox 0.61 (998) 87 (8.72%) 59 (5.91%) 68 (6.81%) 784 (78.56%)
DOSBox 0.60 (774) 108 (13.95%) 73 (9.43%) 72 (9.30%) 521 (67.31%)
DOSBox 0.58 (1149) 266 (23.15%) 15 (1.31%) 20 (1.74%) 848 (73.80%)






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