Re-live the 80's by saving the princess in a cavernous world of minions and bosses. In Spelunky, you can climb, jump, run, whip and explode your way through dangerous caves. Find the merchant and replenish your bombs or rope... Be careful, that is a long drop... you might want to bring along a friend.



Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Spelunky in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Spelunky. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 17.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 1.8.5

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 1.8.5
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 1.8.5 is installed and you can close this window

PlayOnLinux Setup

Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install


Click "Install a non-listed program"


Click Next

Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next


Name the virtual drive: spelunky
Click Next


Check all three options:

• Use another version of Wine
• Configure Wine
• Install some libraries

Click Next


Select Wine 1.8.5
Click Next


Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next


Wine Configuration

Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 7
Click Apply


Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 1920x1080 or 1024x768
Click OK


PlayOnLinux Packages (DLL's, Libraries, Components)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next


Note: All packages will automatically download and install

Installing Spelunky

Click Browse

Select "setup_spelunky_2.1.0.9.exe"
Click Open


Click Next again...

Click OK


Click Options
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Create desktop icons"
Click Install


Click OK on all errors


Click Exit


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "Spelunky.exe"
Click Next


Name your shortcut: Spelunky
Click Next


Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next


PlayOnLinux Configure

Select Spelunky
Click Configure


General Tab
Wine version: 1.8.5


Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine. Click the down-arrow to select other versions of Wine

Display Tab
Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses


Close Configure

Launching Spelunky

Select Spelunky
Click Run


Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

Optimization

Click "Help & Options"


Click Graphics


Adjust:

• Resolution
• Fullscreen
• HUD Style
• Fullscreen Effects
• Dynamic Shadows

Conclusion:
Spelunky installed, configured and played just fine in PlayOnLinux. I was able to play co-op with a friend on the keyboard. Its actually quite a hard game and you are supposed to take your time and plan your route because its not very forgiving. You die, you start over.

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