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'''''Reversi''''' is a game in [[Microsoft Windows]]. The standard version was introduced in [[Windows 1.0]] and was included up to [[Windows 3.0]],{{efn|The last known build to include Reversi is [[Windows 3.1 build 034f]].}} although an updated version was also included with the [[Windows 3.1]] Driver Library. | '''''Reversi''''' is a game in [[Microsoft Windows]]. The standard version was introduced in [[Windows 1.0]] and was included up to [[Windows 3.0]],{{efn|The last known build to include Reversi is [[Windows 3.1 build 034f]].}} although an updated version was also included with the [[Windows 3.1]] Driver Library. | ||
A 32-bit port of the Windows 3.0 version was also included in early builds of [[Windows NT 3.1]] (and the 16-bit version of Reversi was used as an early test for the WoW subsystem on MIPS in the [[Windows NT 3.1 April 1991 build|April 1991 build]], which even includes the a REVERSI.HOT file which is an game save). The port was later removed in the lead up to the RTM, although it was still present in the source code repository until [[Windows Server 2003]] and even included in internal IDW tools as far as at least [[Windows 2000]], and was distributed in certain versions of the Win32 SDK. | A 32-bit port of the Windows 3.0 version was also included in early builds of [[Windows NT 3.1]] (and the 16-bit version of Reversi was used as an early test for the WoW subsystem on MIPS in the [[Windows NT 3.1 April 1991 build|April 1991 build]], which even includes the a REVERSI.HOT file which is an game save). The port was later removed in the lead up to the RTM, although it was still present in the source code repository until [[Windows Server 2003]] and even included in internal IDW tools as far as at least [[Windows 2000]], and was distributed in certain versions of the Win32 SDK. Reversi has a bug where it will show in monochrome when a color depth above 256 colors is used. Patching the signed greater-then check of <code>GetDeviceCaps(hDC, NUMCOLORS) > 2</code> to an unsigned greater-than check (a one-byte patch for the version included with [[Windows 2000 build 2020]]) is enough to fix this issue (the function is documented to return -1 in such cases). <!-- TODO: probably exists in earlier builds. DR5 doesn't have color support at all. --> | ||
An Internet version was later available with [[Windows Me]] and [[Windows XP]], which supported online multiplayer games. The server for this version, as well as other Internet-based games included in these versions, was shut down on 31 July 2019.<ref>[https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/farewell-to-microsoft-internet-games-on-windows-xp/035d5144-6c1b-49bb-b3d5-37f6355fec39 Farewell to Microsoft Internet Games on Windows XP, Windows ME, and Windows 7 - Microsoft Community]</ref> | An Internet version was later available with [[Windows Me]] and [[Windows XP]], which supported online multiplayer games. The server for this version, as well as other Internet-based games included in these versions, was shut down on 31 July 2019.<ref>[https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/farewell-to-microsoft-internet-games-on-windows-xp/035d5144-6c1b-49bb-b3d5-37f6355fec39 Farewell to Microsoft Internet Games on Windows XP, Windows ME, and Windows 7 - Microsoft Community]</ref> | ||