I know it's a bit "out of date", but does anybody know where I could find a
copy of Arena? My old copy finally died, and I'm looking to replace it.

David Miller wrote:
> I know it's a bit "out of date", but does anybody know where I could find a
> copy of Arena? My old copy finally died, and I'm looking to replace it.
>
>
Did you have the floppy diskette version or the CD-ROM version? The
reason I ask is that I still have my CD copy of the game.

Bethesda themselves still sell it, so I hear. Try www.bethsoft.com/store/
"David Miller" <dmil4781@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I know it's a bit "out of date", but does anybody know where I could find
a
> copy of Arena? My old copy finally died, and I'm looking to replace it.
>
>

I had the CD copy (if it was floppy, I'd have made an archive copy). As for
ordering from Bethesda, Unfortunately I've made it a point not to have a
credit card.

Thanx,
Dave

MikeyD wrote:
> Bethesda themselves still sell it, so I hear. Try www.bethsoft.com/store/

That website isn't online anymore.

http://orders.bethsoft.com/store/

is, but doesn't show Arena, nor any other ancient DOS-Games ...




--
Andreas
He screamed: THIS IS SIG!

Odd...An abandonware site I went to listed its top ten old games, and
included arena, but said they didn't offer it for download as bethesda were
still selling it at there online store.
"Andreas Koch" <mail@kochandreas.com> wrote in message
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> MikeyD wrote:
> > Bethesda themselves still sell it, so I hear. Try
www.bethsoft.com/store/
>
> That website isn't online anymore.
>
> http://orders.bethsoft.com/store/
>
> is, but doesn't show Arena, nor any other ancient DOS-Games ...
>
>
>
>
> --
> Andreas
> He screamed: THIS IS SIG!
>

I just checked the Bethsoft Tech Support for arena, and under "Sales" the
FAQ answer was:

TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Arena : MS-DOS

Choose an FAQ Topic below to view questions on typical problems. Click on a
question to get the answer.

Audio Error Messages
Game Controller Gameplay
General Information Installation
Multiplayer Sales
Save/Load Upgrade/Patch
Video

FAQ Topics : Sales : Resolution 8316


Q: Where can I purchase this title or get replacement CDs, manuals, etc.?
A: That title is discontinued and is no longer in print, and copies or
replacement media or materials (manual, technical supplements, keyboard
overlays, player aid cards), are no longer available. Your best bet is to
check in the bargain bins of local software stores for copies of the older
titles, or check on the Internet for online stores that may still have
copies of the game in inventory. You might also try posting a "wanted to
buy" message in one of the many games newsgroups on the internet, to see if
someone has a copy of the game they would be willing to part with.

<< back to Sales questions

Gideon Zenz wrote:
> David Miller <dmil4781@earthlink.net> wrote:
> [...]
>
> Speeking of Arena: Did anybody manage to run it on Win XP? I tried quite
> a lot, even solved the sticky mouse problem, but everytime the game
> starts after char generation I only get a black screen and nothing
> happens.
>

How did you fix the mouse problem? In some of the screens it works
fine, but others such as the Load, Save, Exit and Stats distribution it
just sits there. I can move it in the stats screen by hitting the
Escape key and going back to the screen. It moves sometime during those
dialog boxes, but I can not control it. I could find no way to
distribute the points just using the keyboard.


> Is there any way beside emulation? I think my PC is quite up-to-date
> (Athlon XP 2600+), but using dosbox or bochs it's still quite slow...
>
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Michael W Ryder <mwryder@_earthlink_.net> wrote:
[...]
> How did you fix the mouse problem? In some of the screens it works
> fine, but others such as the Load, Save, Exit and Stats distribution
> it just sits there. I can move it in the stats screen by hitting the
> Escape key and going back to the screen. It moves sometime during
> those dialog boxes, but I can not control it. I could find no way to
> distribute the points just using the keyboard.

Using mousectl.com (get it e.g. from http://ufo-x.com/file/mousectl.zip)

Modify your arena.bat like this:

loadhigh mousectl 5,6,10,15,15,15,15,15
@A -delay:1 -sa:220 -si:7 -sd:1 -ma:220 -mq:7 -md:1 -ssbdig.adv -msbfm.a
dv

For the sound problems use the vdms sound system

hth,

Gideon

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> Michael W Ryder <mwryder@_earthlink_.net> wrote in
> news:BrOQa.2715$Mc.238436@newsread1.prod.itd.earth link.net:
>
> > Did you have the floppy diskette version or the CD-ROM version? The
> > reason I ask is that I still have my CD copy of the game.
>
> I have the 5 1/4 inch floppy version. I also have the 5 1/4's content
moved
> to 1.44 floppies. Never got the game working, though...
>
> --
> Greetings,
> Arcana Dragon
> -==(UDIC)==-
> http://www.phyton.dk/games.htm

If Bethesda was researching ideas for christmas, it could be an archive
set of the elderscrolls I - III games with respective add-ons

merlin

Merlin wrote:

> "Arcana Dragon" <this.is@n.invalid.email.org> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:3f159ee5$0$83060$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.d k...
>
>>Michael W Ryder <mwryder@_earthlink_.net> wrote in
>>news:BrOQa.2715$Mc.238436@newsread1.prod.itd.ear thlink.net:
>>
>>
>>>Did you have the floppy diskette version or the CD-ROM version? The
>>>reason I ask is that I still have my CD copy of the game.
>>
>>I have the 5 1/4 inch floppy version. I also have the 5 1/4's content
>
> moved
>
>>to 1.44 floppies. Never got the game working, though...
>>
>>--
>>Greetings,
>>Arcana Dragon
>>-==(UDIC)==-
>>http://www.phyton.dk/games.htm
>
>
> If Bethesda was researching ideas for christmas, it could be an archive
> set of the elderscrolls I - III games with respective add-ons
>
> merlin
>
>
I think that is one thing they will want to avoid at all costs. I still
can not get Arena to work under XP and Daggerfall has problems with
today's faster computers. The tech support costs for such a CD would be
far more than any profit they might realize on the sales. Like many
other titles of yore there is not sufficient market interest for them to
rewrite them to work in today's computing environment, if they could be
redone at all.
They could not release the CD with a disclaimer that it might not work
on certain computers or operating systems as that will just alienate
more people to all of your products.

Well if that's how they feel about it, I don't think they can argue against
pirating it. I found it on kazaa with little trouble.
>
> Q: Where can I purchase this title or get replacement CDs, manuals, etc.?
> A: That title is discontinued and is no longer in print, and copies or
> replacement media or materials (manual, technical supplements, keyboard
> overlays, player aid cards), are no longer available. Your best bet is to
> check in the bargain bins of local software stores for copies of the older
> titles, or check on the Internet for online stores that may still have
> copies of the game in inventory. You might also try posting a "wanted to
> buy" message in one of the many games newsgroups on the internet, to see
if
> someone has a copy of the game they would be willing to part with.