Before diving into the installation, it helps to understand what makes the 2003 version unique. The original 1993 arcade version relied on specialized laserdisc hardware. When American Laser Games revamped their catalog for the PC market in the early 2000s, they updated the video encoding to digital formats (MPEG) and optimized the engine for standard Windows architectures.
By following these preservation steps, you can bypass the decades of operating system updates and jump straight back into the high-stakes, live-action shooting galleries of American Laser Games' premier sequel.
Place the Crime Fighter 3-Pack or the standalone Crime Patrol 2 CD into your computer's CD/DVD drive.
Open the CRIME2.INI file (or SETUP.EXE if it launches). For the 2003 American Lasergames version, set:
For those of us who remember feeding quarters into these machines, it’s a pure nostalgia hit. It’s a time capsule of a specific moment in gaming history, when developers were experimenting with new media and trying to make the ultimate interactive movie. Thanks to the efforts of preservationists and the ScummVM team, we can still install, run, and appreciate these relics decades later.
Run the setup.exe and follow the on-screen prompts.