Classic real-time simulation game from the 80s designed by Sid Meier and Ed Bever. The second title in the "Command Series" of tactical wargames from Microprose, the game features real-time battles that test your skills as a commander of forces in North Africa during WWII
This 8-bit Atari game will load up on your PC with Steam, but it has NOT been converted to play with a mouse and/or keyboard, so you can't actually PLAY it on your PC. Save your time and money and skip this one.
The game has a nasty game-breaking bug that locks up the simulation during the first attack in any scenario.
Fortunately, there's an easy fix:
1. Navigate to the installation directory.
2. Open 'dosbox.conf' in any text editor.
3. Find the text string "cycles=4000" and change it to "cycles=auto".
4. Save the file, close it, and play the game as usual.
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Don't get this game unless its for sale or unless you're a WW2 Buff interested in the North Africa Campaign between the British Italians and Germans.
Also this is only the dos version which is the worst version. You should get the one for atari home computer either that or c64 on an emulator.
The game uses the same engine as Crusade in Europe, Conflict...
Decision in the Desert, released in 1985 by MicroProse and designed by Sid Meier and Ed Bever, is a real-time wargame that immerses players in the North African Campaign of World War II. As the second installment in MicroProse's "Command Series," it offers a tactical simulation experience that challenges players to command forces through five historically...
