Updated SoundBlaster Driver

NOTICE: The following information is now dated. Now that DOSBox can now handle most of Sierra's DOS games, these update is no longer necessary. By playing your game in DOSBox, you can avoid this and other timer problems.

Back when computers came with a "Turbo" switch (a sort of speed switch,) Sierra's workaround was to turn off the Turbo switch to start the game, after which you could turn the Turbo back on. If you have your cycles in DOSBox set too high, you may still encounter this problem. You can mimic the turbo switch solution by lowering your cycles (Ctl+F11) before starting your game. You may raise the cycles back up after the game starts (Ctl+F12).

This update contains two drivers that have been designed for compatibility with 486 systems. Copy both the MTBLAST.DRV and the SNDBLAST.DRV drivers to each of your game subdirectories.

SoundBlaster Driver Update (486SBDRV) [8 KB]

You may want to rerun the Install program for each game to verify that the selection of either driver is made. At this point, you are ready to boot the game up and enjoy the great sounds from your Sound Blaster card.

This driver will work for the following games:

• Hoyle Official Book of Games Volume III
• Leisure Suit Larry I Enhanced VGA
• Leisure Suit Larry V
• Police Quest III
• Space Quest I Enhanced VGA

This file will not work with any other Sierra or Dynamix titles. For Space Quest IV, try slowing the system down when you start the game with a slow down utility such as "Turbo" (You can speed it back up once the game is started.)

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