After using many versions of Windows for decades, I just ended 7 years with Windows 7. I now have Windows 10 on my PCs. I am an uber-compulsive FreeCell player, but the Win10 version sucks. It takes 5 clicks to get into it (I refuse to register or upgrade). The graphics are difficult on the eyes. The whole experience is a drag. Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a Microsoft Agent or Microsoft Employee and that the phone number is an official Microsoft global customer service number.
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Developers: Oberon Media, Microsoft New orleans casino. This game has unused code. |
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One of the card games that were remastered for Vista / 7, only to be killed off in 8.
After using many versions of Windows for decades, I just ended 7 years with Windows 7. I now have Windows 10 on my PCs. I am an uber-compulsive FreeCell player, but the Win10 version sucks. It takes 5 clicks to get into it (I refuse to register or upgrade). The graphics are difficult on the eyes. The whole experience is a drag. Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a Microsoft Agent or Microsoft Employee and that the phone number is an official Microsoft global customer service number.
If you'd like to support our preservation efforts (and this wasn't cheap), please consider donating or supporting us on Patreon. Thank you!
| FreeCell |
|---|
Developers: Oberon Media, Microsoft New orleans casino. This game has unused code. |
To do:
|
One of the card games that were remastered for Vista / 7, only to be killed off in 8.
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Debug Mode
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As with many of the other included Windows Vista / 7 games, this has an internal g_debugEnabled variable. When that variable is to set to a non-zero value, it replaces the normal menu with this one. 'Toggle Hint Rankings' and 'Tweak' have no code behind them, while 'Toggle Cheat Keys' enables the ; key which lets the game play the next move.
Setting the g_debugEnabled variable also enables the cheat keys allowing any move, block, and pause modes. It also logs as described on the Solitaire page.
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XInput Support
An interesting feature that isn't documented anywhere (Help Menu-wise) is XInput (gamepad) support – if the game detects an Xbox 360 controller plugged into a USB port, the P1 corner on the controller will light up, signifying the controller can be used. Possibly undocumented because Microsoft thought people were too used to the traditional controls, and a gamepad wouldn't work for a card game. It's a neat little feature, nonetheless.
Controls
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| Button | Effect |
|---|---|
| Left analog stick/D-pad/Shoulder Buttons/Triggers | Moves the cursor. Oddly, they can also be used to navigate the menu bar. |
| B/Back | Undoes the previous move. |
| A/X | Selects the card the cursor is on. Moving the cursor onto another card and pressing A or X again moves the previous card onto the stack. Double-tapping either button moves a card to the home stack. |
| Y/Start | Opens the Game Menu. |
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