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[3man75]

So ive been trying to get my hands on a copy of the game ever since i saw jefmajor's LP of it but to no avail. Can someone help out?

[Gruntdonttoot]

Click the "Get it" button, requires DOSbox. Link: Link removed

[3man75]

I've tried using D-box but i can't get it to work for me.

[Lectorog]

If you want to buy the game it looks like you'll have to get extraordinary luck at a garage sale or used game store. And then you'd still have to use an emulator.

Follow a DOSBox tutorial as exactly as possible. If it still doesn't work, people will be willing to help you, especially if you can say where/how it went wrong.

[miauw62]

I'd just like to note that the Toad dissaproves of adbandonware sites.

[3man75]

okay so i get i have to enter "mount" and then put the file for covert action but it simply cannot find the file. Also i already extracted the game when i d-loweded it. any other hints?

[Grakelin]

Follow these instructions exactly:

Extract the .rar (or .zip or whatever you're using) to "C:\Covert".

Open up DOSBox.

Type "mount c C:\Covert"

Type "C:"

Type "Covert"

The game should now start.


DOSBox doesn't like directories with a space in the name, so extracting to Program Files or C:\Covert Action will fail you.

[3man75]

Okay i got it running...and this game did not tell me what keys to use.

oh well thanks grak i owe you one!

[Frumple]

It's directly above the enter/return key on most keyboards I've seen. It can usually produce the | and \ symbols. \ is default, | is shift+\.

[Delta Foxtrot]

Okay i got it running...and this game did not tell me what keys to use.

Back then games came with manuals and people read those manuals. You should too, since they usually contain the key bindings that help you actually play the game. Replacementdocs has a decent selection of manuals if you ever come across a game without one.

[ConscriptFive]

Non-abandonware Covert Action had a manual based copy protection scheme.  At some point, your boss will ask you to identify a mugshot which is listed in the manual.

[3man75]

Quick question to whover is still here i'm trying that same process with hidden agenda {except instead of covert i put Hidden obviously} any ideas?

[Robsoie]

Follow these instructions exactly:

Extract the Hidden Agenda.zip, then in the Hidden Agenda folder created, take the agenda directory and move it to "C:\agenda".

Open up DOSBox.

Type "mount c C:\agenda"

Type "C:"

Type "agenda"

The game should now start.


DOSBox doesn't like directories with a space in the name, so extracting to Program Files or C:\Hidden Agenda will fail you.

[3man75]

umm let me be more specific rob i can mount it but the last part where i put hidden comes out as a illegal command...i guess the NSA is after that game too.

[Robsoie]

last part where i put hidden

If you have the directory named agenda, it's what you'll need to type to mount it.
and the game executable is named agenda.com , so you'll need to type agenda , i'm not sure where the "hidden" you're mentionning comes from