Once the installation is finished, uncheck both boxes at the end and close the window that opens afterwards.įinally, copy the individual perfect.exe file you downloaded from into Program Files (x86)\TAITO\perfect and overwrite the original one.Īt this point, the TAITO folder should have a SHA-256 checksum of 772A712F023F6985EF6907F554FD500FE4FBA5975291BEDE8E679A9D8D327C4Cwhen checked using 7zip's "CRC SHA" function in the folder's context menu, if this matches, you can just copy the TAITO folder onto a USB stick or something and run it anywhere without further installation required. You will get another prompt to switch back to CD1 once the installation is almost finished More than halfway through the installation you will get a prompt which is to insert CD2, after mounting it the same way as with CD1, it may take a moment to detect it (before that you will get an error if you try to continue the installation) not sure if it is coincidence but I had success going into the virtual disk in Explorer and then continuing. The text in the installer is either not in English or bugged on English Windows versions so you might have to guess where the "next" buttons are, if you installed stuff before, your intuition should be good enough. mdf files.Īfter mounting I highly suggest manually checking if the disk is mounted in Explorer, CD1 has a bunch of files, CD2 only has a few.īegin the installation by running Setup.exe from CD 1 mdf/.mds files you have to open the files using VCD (Virtual CloneDrive), to do this simply use the "Open with." function when you right click one of the. (Note: VCD and WinCDEmu are one of the few disk mounting applications that do not try to get you to accidentally install malicious applications, stay away from other software!) (You can move files and folders into and from Windows Sandbox by copy/pasting them)ĭownload and install Virtual CloneDrive:
Recommended: Since VCD works inside Windows Sandbox you can do the entire installation there and only copy over the folder, that's what I did and highly recommend to make sure the quite old installer didn't leave any unneeded/outdated support software on my PC. Press the grey "Show All" button in the "Download Options" panel and then download the "CD 1", "CD 2" and "Crack" folder contents and put them all in a folder. You can find copies of the disk images on the Internet Archive: Don't expect insane graphics or anything, the game is from 2004 but still really fun once you figure out how it works.ĭisclaimer: This way of acquiring the game is not supported by Taito, the legal situation around abandonware is a bit weird and varies from jurisdiction but since it is on ( ), which is a reputable website, I don't think you will get in trouble for it, but I am not a lawyer.