Sunday, January 6, 2013

Atomic Bomberman fix color problem Windows 7 / 8

         How to run and fix Atomic Bomberman color problem in Windows 7 / 8 / Vista :
                       If you want to play the game over the Internet read this ARTICLE
                       You can Download the game from  HERE .

1.  Go to your Atomic Bomberman executable and run it in compatibility mode for Win XP,
( right click on BM95.exe --> Properties -->Compatibility--> check in Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows XP. )

2. To fix the Atomic Bomberman color problem you need to end explorer.exe process from Windows before open Bomberman. For this you need to run Atomic Bomberman from a .bat file which will close explorer.exe before starting bomberman and open it back when you exist.
     From what i seen, there are many versions of Atomic Bomberman on the web with different executable name, Download the .bat file for your version :

-If you start the game with BM95.exe Download link1     Download link2     Download link3
-If you start the game with BM97.exe Download link1    Download link2      Download link3
-If you start the game with Bomberman.exe Download link1    Download link2   Download link3

   After you download the file, copy it in your Atomic Bomberman folder and start the game with it.
( open the file normaly, NOT as administrator )




   If you want to make your own .bat file, create a text file, write the code for specific version, then go to File-->Save As... --> Save as type All Files --> File name : bomb.bat
       .bat file CODE :         
taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe > NUL
BM95.EXE
start /B explorer.exe

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    1. It work..try checking your Bomberman.exe , mine ddnt work at first, but then i checked the file name and it was BombeMan.exe..the speling was wrong in the .bat file thats why it ddnt work at first..:D

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  2. Thank you. It worked mate!

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  3. it can't even i follow your steps.. help ? running ultimate 64bit win7

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    2. Double check the spelling of the executable file in the Bomberman directory, and make sure it matches what the .bat file is trying to open. Right click on the .bat file and click edit. This should open the text so you can confirm the exact spelling. The executable in the directory for me was spelt 'bombeman.exe' (note the missing 'r' and uppercase 'B') and the .bat file was trying to open 'Bomberman.exe'. Renamed the executable file in the directory to Bomberman.exe and it worked fine.

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  4. how to make it work for windows 7 ult 64 bit?

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    1. It's the same for windows ultimate 64 bit, it worked for me.

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  5. great, thanks so much. this means the WORLD to me!

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  6. in win7 64b although the color is not such a big problem the network can't be created

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  7. To get the script to work - you might have to add one line as shown below

    taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe > NUL
    :
    \INTRPLAY\BOMBRMAN\BM95
    start /B explorer.exe

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    1. sorry that 2nd line got munged - you need to put the disk name like
      C:
      or
      D:
      etc.

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    2. Double-clicking on the .bat file from the bomberman folder will launch the game with color.

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  8. This is totally unnecessary, at least in windows 7 although it may work in 8 too as I haven't had chance to try it on my main machine.

    You just need to enable "Run this program in compatibility mode for " set to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)" then enable "Run in 256 colors", "Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution" and "Disable desktop composition"

    http://pic.twitter.com/cj4sr6ZEqJ

    That's what the compatibility settings are for!

    Ed

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  9. I have windows 7 home 64 bit and it does not work. I download Atomic bomberman and there are two Icons BM and BM97. So I download the BM97 and copy it folder.
    Then I open the game and have the colours problem.

    Before it start I changed the compatibility mode.
    When I enable "run in 256 colors" I got a black screen. Nothing helped only a computer restart. Do you have other advices?

    Thank you

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  10. Works fine in w7 ultimate 64 bit. Thie is simple, compatibility win xp sp3, 256 colors, 640 mode and (important) disable desktop composition. It works for me, I have full hd display. The only downside, you need to set aspect ratio from display.

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  11. Try this: http://www.edownload.cz/sw/windows-7-game-color-issue-patch/

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  12. Thanks. Working in Win 8.1 + Win 10 :)

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    1. I can't make it work on Win 10 even though i followed every step... Any ideas? Thanks! ;)

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  13. Works on two machines (Win 10 x64) but not on laptop HP 450 G4 with Intel HD 5500. The game just exists.

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  14. no issue, i try anything you write, any patch or dat or compatibility :[ game running but color mode wrong (unplayable). perhaps video card not compatible ?

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  16. Dark screen оn Win10, but i hear program is working. Help !

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