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== Release ==
== Release ==
== Setup on Windows 11 ==
# Put the CD into your computer via optical drive, or mount your ripped .iso file.
# Install the game using [https://github.com/le717/LOCO-Alternate-Installer/releases le717's LOCO Alternate Installer].
# In the install folder (usually "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Constructive\LEGO LOCO\Exe"), right click "loco.exe".
# Click Properties, and in the Compatibility submenu, check the 'Run as Administrator' box.
# Check the Reduced Color Mode box, and set the game to either 8-bit or 16-bit color.
# Change your desktop resolution to 800x600, 1024x768, or 1280x1024. These are the only resolutions that Loco runs at.
=== Troubleshooting ===
==== Game isn't launching ====
# If you are still having issues launching the game, download [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases DDrawCompat] and extract it to the install folder of the game (usually "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Constructive\LEGO LOCO").
# After this, create a new file with the name DDrawCompat.ini and paste the following:  RenderColorDepth        = 16  DesktopResolution    = 1280x720 The DesktopResolution can be changed to anything below 1280x1024.
==== Graphical glitches ====
# If you are having issues with the UI or certain buildings' graphics, download [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases DDrawCompat] and extract it to the install folder of the game (usually "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Constructive\LEGO LOCO").
# After this, create a new file with the name DDrawCompat.ini and paste the following:  RenderColorDepth        = 16  DesktopResolution    = 1280x720 The DesktopResolution can be changed to anything below 1280x1024.
==== Black Screen ====
Try disabling G-SYNC.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:09, 23 January 2026

LEGO Loco
Developer(s)Intelligent Games
Publisher(s)LEGO Media
Director(s)Kevin Shrapnell
Producer(s)
  • Matthew Stibbe (executive)
  • Rob Smith
Designer(s)Dee Jarvis
Programmer(s)Simon Evers, Bruce Heather, Suzanne Maddison, Philip Veale, Daniel Wheeler
Artist(s)
  • Cornelis E. Gajentaan
  • Dee Jarvis
Composer(s)Richard Joseph
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release11 November 1998
Genre(s)Simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

LEGO Loco (sometimes stylised as LEGO LOCO in all-caps) is a 1998 simulation game developed by Intelligent Games and published by LEGO Media.

Gameplay

Release

Setup on Windows 11

  1. Put the CD into your computer via optical drive, or mount your ripped .iso file.
  2. Install the game using le717's LOCO Alternate Installer.
  3. In the install folder (usually "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Constructive\LEGO LOCO\Exe"), right click "loco.exe".
  4. Click Properties, and in the Compatibility submenu, check the 'Run as Administrator' box.
  5. Check the Reduced Color Mode box, and set the game to either 8-bit or 16-bit color.
  6. Change your desktop resolution to 800x600, 1024x768, or 1280x1024. These are the only resolutions that Loco runs at.

Troubleshooting

Game isn't launching

  1. If you are still having issues launching the game, download DDrawCompat and extract it to the install folder of the game (usually "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Constructive\LEGO LOCO").
  2. After this, create a new file with the name DDrawCompat.ini and paste the following: RenderColorDepth = 16 DesktopResolution = 1280x720 The DesktopResolution can be changed to anything below 1280x1024.

Graphical glitches

  1. If you are having issues with the UI or certain buildings' graphics, download DDrawCompat and extract it to the install folder of the game (usually "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Media\Constructive\LEGO LOCO").
  2. After this, create a new file with the name DDrawCompat.ini and paste the following: RenderColorDepth = 16 DesktopResolution = 1280x720 The DesktopResolution can be changed to anything below 1280x1024.

Black Screen

Try disabling G-SYNC.

References