ShadowFlare: Episode One
Windows - 2002
Description of ShadowFlare: Episode One
Official website of the game still works, even though it wasn't updated for last 10 years and you cannot purchase the game anymore. Originally the game was releasing episodically, first on Japanese, then on English, and supposed to have 6 episodes, but eventually only 4 episodes released. All information pages (Wikipedia, Mobygames) and official website says that only 4 episodes released.
But we found some archive online titled "ShadowFlare Episodes 1-6", the installers are on Japanese. We couldn't install it to approve if it's really has 6 episodes, so we uploaded as it is, maybe you will have better luck
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Paolo 2025-02-03 0 point
You still haven't edited that false myth about the 5th and 6th episodes?
Paolo 2024-11-20 1 point
That thing about the six episodes is a false myth and should be edited away.
Mr Nobody 2024-07-15 0 point
Thank you so much for this! I tried the USA version, and so far it's working like a charm. For a better graphical experience, use this: https://github.com/FunkyFr3sh/cnc-ddraw
Just unzip it to the game's root directory. =)
Hawk Eagleye 2024-07-12 0 point
Nice game, i remember playing it when i was 12yo.
I still have the episode 1 to 4 in some external hard drive around here, was never able to finish it but i got to episode 3 if im not mistake
try_catch_noop 2024-07-07 1 point
Episodes:
1. Episode 1 / Demo: "sf1.exe" (v2.001.000)
2. Episode 2: "sf2.exe" v2.002.000
3. Episode 3: "sf3.exe" v2.003.000
4. Episode 4: "sf4.exe" v2.004.000
Western Download:
- Made/Copyrighted by "Emurasoft, Inc."
- Contains all 4 known Episodes in their latest version.
- Mostly functional as modern Windows does not allow mixing DirectDraw and old GDI calls. dgVoodoo2 recommended for upscaled windowed mode.
Eastern Download:
- Made/Copyrighted by "Denyusha, Ltd"
- Requires "Chinese Traditional (Big5)" code page for "SFSetup.exe" installers.
- Missing Eastern Episode 1 release, as "sf1.exe" installs the English version.
- "ShadowFlare-3" is Episode 2. It's missing scenario updates/installs for 00000000, 00000006, 00010000, 99000001, 99000006, but has an extra scenario 01000001, updates "System\Common\Pattern\Visual01.njp" and "System\Game\Parameter\Table.Tbd".
- "Shadowflare 2nd.exe" is an update to Eastern Episode 2. Installing it before installing ShadowFlare-3 makes the version check succeed, but you still can't proceed past the license screen.
- "ShadowFlare-5" is Episode 3, and requires using the SFSetup.exe from Western Release. Contains additional updates to scenario 00000001, 00010001-00010002, 01030000, 02200000, 02210004, 99000001-99000006, updates "System\Common\Pattern\Visual04.njp" again and updates "System\Game\Parameter\Item.Ibn". Itm.ibn is updated by Episode 2 in Western Release.
- "ShadowFlare-6" is Episode 4, and requires using the SFSetup.exe from Western Release. Missing scenario 03900005, 99000001, 99000018, but adding updates to scenario 00000001, 00010001, 00010002, 04000002, missing updates to "System\Game\Parameter\Item.Ibn" and the manual, but adding "Mcl" files to scenario 99000026-99000037.
- "ShadowFlare 4th.exe" is an update to Estern Episode 4.
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