Rise of the Triad: Dark War (DOS)

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Rise of the Triad: Dark War
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Platform: DOS
Year: 1994
Developer: Apogee Software, Ltd.
Buy: Amazon

Rise of the Triad is a fast-paced first person shooter that uses a -highly- modified Wolfenstein 3D (DOS) engine. There are plenty of weapons and exploding body parts that the action gamers adore. The story is about a large religious cult that is trying to destroy Los Angeles and you're part of a special team to stop them.

Screenshots

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Title screen.

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The main menu.

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Loading up area 1. You can choose from any of the five different characters.

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Bang, bang! You're dead!

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Never bring a machine gun to a bazooka fight!

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The game's auto map.

Music

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The majority of the game's music was composed by Lee Jackson, although Bobby Prince contributed a few songs as well. Since the game uses MIDI music, you'll get a high-quality sound if you use a decent MIDI device. The game consists of a lot of jazzy tunes, as well as a few ambient tracks, and a couple more comical songs.

Three of the game's tracks that are arranged from classical pieces. "God Rest Ye, Deadly Gentlemen" is obviously from "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" which plays if you launch the game on Christmas. "Music For the Funeral of Queen Mary" is from "The Queen's Funeral March" by Henry Purcell. "Adagio For Strings and Organ" was composed by Remo Giazotto.

Recording

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Apogee Fanfare Bobby PrinceLee Jackson 0:10
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02 Rise of the Triad Bobby PrinceBobby Prince 3:28
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03 MMMenu Lee JacksonLee Jackson 0:40
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04 God Rest Ye, Deadly Gentlemen AnonymousLee Jackson 3:22
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05 Going Up Lee JacksonLee Jackson 0:42
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06 Fish Polka Lee JacksonLee Jackson 0:55
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07 How'd I Do Lee JacksonLee Jackson 1:51
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08 You Suck! Lee JacksonLee Jackson 2:50
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09 Watz Next Lee JacksonLee Jackson 3:07
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10 Gazz! Bobby PrinceBobby Prince 0:37
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11 Goin' Down the Fast Way Lee JacksonLee Jackson 2:38
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12 Mist Ache Lee JacksonLee Jackson 4:30
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13 Oww! Lee JacksonLee Jackson 2:24
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14 Smoke and Mirrors Lee JacksonLee Jackson 2:52
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15 Spray Lee JacksonLee Jackson 2:39
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16 Run Like Smeg Lee JacksonLee Jackson 2:18
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17 Havana Smooth Lee JacksonLee Jackson 3:18
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18 Chant Lee JacksonLee Jackson 3:13
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19 Music For the Funeral of Queen Mary Henry PurcellLee Jackson 3:41
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20 Task Force Lee JacksonLee Jackson 4:42
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21 KISS OFF Lee JacksonLee Jackson 3:35
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22 Adagio For String and Organ Remo GiazottoLee Jackson 2:57
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23 Shards Lee JacksonLee Jackson 2:38
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24 I Choose the Stairs Lee JacksonLee Jackson 3:27
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25 CCCool Lee JacksonLee Jackson 2:47
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26 Excalibur Bobby PrinceBobby Prince 4:42
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27 Suck This Lee JacksonLee Jackson 3:49
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28 Work Day Bobby PrinceBobby Prince 4:49
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29 Where Izit Lee JacksonLee Jackson 2:31
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30 Boss Blow Lee JacksonLee Jackson 0:31
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31 Hellero Lee JacksonLee Jackson 3:49
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32 Evin Rude Lee JacksonLee Jackson 1:46
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33 Victory! Lee JacksonLee Jackson 2:14
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34 Here Boy Bobby PrinceBobby Prince 0:58
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Credits

(Source)

Game Rip

Format

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Size

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Download 126 KB

The music was ripped using Csabo's eXtendable Wad Editor. The titles are taken from the MIDI's meta tags and the play order is from the order the music files are stored in the DarkWar.wad file. The type 1 MIDI files were recorded with Winamp's MIDI plugin v3.5.

Audio Devices

Music

Icon - AdLib.png Icon - General MIDI.png Icon - Pro AudioSpectrum.png Icon - Sound Blaster.png Icon - Sound Blaster 2.png Icon - Sound Blaster Pro.png Icon - Sound Blaster Pro 2.png Icon - Sound Blaster 16.png Icon - Sound Blaster AWE 32.png Icon - Sound Canvas.png Icon - SoundMan 16.png Icon - Soundscape.png Icon - UltraSound.png Icon - Wave Blaster.png

Sound

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(Sources: Music, Sound 1, Sound 2)

Releases

  USA.svg   USA
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Title: Rise of the Triad
Platform: DOS
Released: 1994-12-21
Publisher: FormGen, Inc.
  Austria.svg   Austria
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Title: Rise of the Triad
Platform: DOS
Released: 1995-??-??
Publisher: CDV Software GmbH
  France.svg   France
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Title: Rise of the Triad
Platform: DOS
Released: 1995-??-??
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd.
  Germany.svg   Germany
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Title: Rise of the Triad
Platform: DOS
Released: 1995-??-??
Publisher: CDV Software GmbH
  Portugal.svg   Portugal
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Title: Rise of the Triad
Platform: DOS
Released: 1995-??-??
Publisher: Friendware
  Spain.svg   Spain
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Title: Rise of the Triad
Platform: DOS
Released: 1995-??-??
Publisher: Friendware
  UK.svg   UK
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Title: Rise of the Triad
Platform: DOS
Released: 1995-??-??
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd.
  World.svg   World
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Title: Rise of the Triad
Platform: DOS
Released: 1998-01-05
Publisher: FormGen, Inc.
  Australia.svg   Australia
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Title: Rise of the Triad
Platform: DOS
Released: 199?-??-??
Publisher: FormGen, Inc.
  Brazil.svg   Brazil
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Title: Rise of the Triad
Platform: DOS
Released: 199?-??-??
Publisher: FormGen, Inc.

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