Colt's Wild West Shootout
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Limitations
- The game is very picky about installation paths.
- Installation should be done from the setup file inside the mounted disc image.
- Very short installation paths are recommended, for example:
D:\a
- Some drive letters may not work correctly.
- The original disc image must be mounted when launching the game.
- The game may not display fullscreen correctly unless Windows has a valid 320x240 display mode.
- On some modern systems, 320x240 must be created as a custom resolution.
- The custom resolution may need to use the same refresh rate as the display's normal/current refresh rate.
- If the cursor behaves incorrectly, the Sinden border may need to be increased.
- If the intro videos or sound effects are silent, the in-game sound volume may be set to zero.
Downloads
- QRes
- DemulShooter
- DAEMON Tools Lite or another disc image mounting tool
- Optional: CRU / Custom Resolution Utility, if the GPU driver does not expose 320x240 correctly
Setup guide
Installation
Mount the original game disc image.
Run the setup file from inside the mounted disc image.
Use a very short installation path. Example:
D:\a
The installer can be very picky. If installation fails, try:
- a shorter installation path
- a different drive letter
- installing from the mounted disc image instead of copied setup files
After installation, the installed game files can be moved to another location.
Example final game folder:
E:\LaunchBox\Games\Windows\ColtsWildWestShootout
The game can be launched directly with:
Wild West Shootout.exe
Disc image requirement
The game still checks for the original disc after installation.
The disc image must be mounted before starting the game. If the image is not mounted, the game may not boot.
Example ISO location:
E:\LaunchBox\Games\Windows\ColtsWildWestShootout\ColtsWildWestShootout.iso
Creating a 320x240 custom resolution
For proper fullscreen output, the game may require a real 320x240 display mode.
QRes can only switch to resolutions that Windows already sees as valid display modes.
First check whether Windows already has 320x240 available:
Windows Settings → System → Display → Advanced display → Display adapter properties → List All Modes
If 320x240 is missing, create it manually in the GPU driver control panel.
NVIDIA Control Panel
Open:
NVIDIA Control Panel → Display → Change resolution → Customize → Create Custom Resolution
Create a custom resolution:
Horizontal pixels: 320 Vertical lines: 240 Color depth: 32-bit Scan type: Progressive Refresh rate: use the display's current/native refresh rate
Examples:
320 x 240 @ 60 Hz 320 x 240 @ 120 Hz 320 x 240 @ 144 Hz
Use the refresh rate your display normally uses.
For example, if your monitor is normally running at 144 Hz, create:
320 x 240 @ 144 Hz
In one confirmed working setup, 320x240 at 60 Hz did not appear correctly, but 320x240 at 144 Hz worked because the display was normally running at 144 Hz.
After creating the resolution, click Test, save it, and make sure it is enabled in the custom resolution list.
GPU scaling
Recommended NVIDIA scaling settings:
NVIDIA Control Panel → Display → Adjust desktop size and position
Use:
Scaling mode: Full-screen Perform scaling on: GPU Override the scaling mode set by games and programs: Enabled
Equivalent scaling options should also be tested on AMD or Intel systems.
QRes setup
Place QRes in a utilities folder.
Example:
E:\LaunchBox\Utilities\QRes
Create a batch file called:
320x240.bat
Example content for a 144 Hz display:
@echo off cd /d "%~dp0" QRes.exe /x:320 /y:240 /r:144
Change the refresh rate to match your own display.
Examples:
QRes.exe /x:320 /y:240 /r:60 QRes.exe /x:320 /y:240 /r:120 QRes.exe /x:320 /y:240 /r:144
Important: the QRes refresh rate must match a valid Windows display mode.
For example, this command:
QRes.exe /x:320 /y:240 /r:144
requires that Windows knows a valid mode for:
320 x 240 @ 144 Hz
Sinden border notes
If the cursor goes wild or tracking becomes unstable, increase the Sinden border size.
This can be especially important at very low resolutions such as 320x240.
Sound notes
If the intro movies have no sound and the game has no sound effects, the in-game sound volume may be set to silent.
Open the game options menu and increase the sound volume.
AutoHotkey
This example script does the following:
- Starts the Sinden Lightgun software
- Enables the Sinden border with Alt+B
- Unmounts existing disc images
- Mounts the Colt's Wild West Shootout ISO
- Switches to 320x240 using QRes
- Launches the game
- Starts DemulShooter
- Restores the desktop resolution on exit
- Unmounts the ISO and closes helper programs
Adjust all paths, drive letters, resolutions and refresh rates for your own setup.
Run, E:\LaunchBox\Utilities\SindenLightgun\Lightgun.exe
Sleep, 3000
; Toggle Sinden border
Send !{b}
Sleep, 4000
; Unmount existing disc images
Run, "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTCommandLine.exe" --unmount_all
Sleep, 2000
; Mount game ISO to F:
Run, "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTCommandLine.exe" --mount_to --letter "F" --path "E:\LaunchBox\Games\Windows\ColtsWildWestShootout\ColtsWildWestShootout.iso"
Sleep, 4000
; Switch to 320x240.
; Use the refresh rate that matches your display, for example 60, 120 or 144.
RunWait, "E:\LaunchBox\Utilities\QRes\QRes.exe" /x:320 /y:240 /r:144
Sleep, 1000
; Launch the game
Run, "E:\LaunchBox\Games\Windows\ColtsWildWestShootout\Wild West Shootout.exe"
Sleep, 4000
; Start DemulShooter
Run, "E:\LaunchBox\Utilities\DemulShooter\DemulShooter.exe" -target=windows -rom=coltwws -nocrosshair
Esc::
; Restore desktop resolution.
; Adjust this to your normal desktop resolution and refresh rate.
RunWait, "E:\LaunchBox\Utilities\QRes\QRes.exe" /x:1920 /y:1080 /r:144
Sleep, 1000
; Unmount game ISO
Run, "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTCommandLine.exe" --unmount_all
Sleep, 1000
; Close game
Process, Close, Wild West Shootout.exe
Run, taskkill /im "Wild West Shootout.exe" /F
; Close Sinden software
Process, Close, Lightgun.exe
Run, taskkill /im "Lightgun.exe" /F
; Close DemulShooter
Process, Close, DemulShooter.exe
Run, taskkill /im "DemulShooter.exe" /F
ExitApp
return
Optional batch files
Instead of calling QRes directly from AutoHotkey, batch files can be used.
320x240.bat
Example for a 144 Hz display:
@echo off cd /d "%~dp0" QRes.exe /x:320 /y:240 /r:144
RestoreDesktop.bat
Adjust this to your normal desktop resolution and refresh rate.
@echo off cd /d "%~dp0" QRes.exe /x:1920 /y:1080 /r:144
Then call the batch files from AutoHotkey:
RunWait, "E:\LaunchBox\Utilities\QRes\320x240.bat"
and on exit:
RunWait, "E:\LaunchBox\Utilities\QRes\RestoreDesktop.bat"
Troubleshooting
The game does not start
Make sure the ISO is mounted before launching the game.
The game still requires the disc image after installation.
If it still does not start, try mounting the ISO to a different drive letter.
Installation does not work
Run the setup file directly from the mounted disc image.
Use a very short install path, for example:
D:\a
If the game installs successfully, the files can be moved afterwards.
QRes does not switch to 320x240
Check whether 320x240 exists as a valid Windows display mode:
Display adapter properties → List All Modes
If it is missing, create a custom resolution in the GPU driver control panel.
Also check that the refresh rate in the QRes command matches the refresh rate used when creating the custom resolution.
Example:
QRes.exe /x:320 /y:240 /r:144
requires:
320 x 240 @ 144 Hz
640x480 works, but 320x240 does not
This usually means QRes is working, but Windows or the GPU driver does not expose 320x240 as a valid display mode.
Create 320x240 manually as a custom resolution.
Use the refresh rate your display normally runs at.
Custom 320x240 resolution is created but does not appear
Try creating the custom resolution using the same refresh rate as the display's current/native refresh rate.
For example, if the monitor normally runs at 144 Hz, try:
320 x 240 @ 144 Hz
instead of:
320 x 240 @ 60 Hz
No intro movie sound or no sound effects
The game volume may be set to zero in the game options.
Open the in-game menu and increase the sound volume.
Cursor goes crazy
Increase the Sinden border size.
Low resolutions such as 320x240 may require a larger border for stable tracking.
Confirmed working notes
A confirmed working setup used:
Custom resolution: 320 x 240 at the display's normal/current refresh rate Example: 320 x 240 @ 144 Hz QRes command: QRes.exe /x:320 /y:240 /r:144 Game launched from: Wild West Shootout.exe Disc image: Mounted before launch DemulShooter: -target=windows -rom=coltwws -nocrosshair
The key discovery was that the custom 320x240 mode may need to use the same refresh rate that the display normally uses.
In one working setup, the display was running at 144 Hz, so 320x240 @ 144 Hz worked, while 320x240 @ 60 Hz did not appear correctly.
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