Starsky & Hutch is an arcade driving shooting game where you play as undercover cops. Drive around the city shooting power-ups and criminals as they try to escape the law. The best technique is smashing them into buildings and other cars.



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

Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Starsky & Hutch. 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: 1.8.4

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 1.8.4
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 1.8.4 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: starskyhutch
Click Next


Check all three options:

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

Click Next


Select Wine 1.8.4
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 the full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual drive"
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 Starsky & Hutch

Click Browse

Navigate to the CD ROM
Select "Setup.exe"
Click Open


Click Next again

Click Next


Click "I Agree"


Click Install


Click Finish


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "Starsky.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: Starsky & Hutch
Click Next


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


PlayOnLinux Configure

Select "Starsky & Hutch"
Click Configure


General Tab
Wine version: 1.8.4


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 Starsky & Hutch

Select "Starsky & Hutch"
Click Run


Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

Optimization

Graphics Settings launcher will appear first

Adjust:

• High Quality
• Medium Quality
• Standard Quality
• Resolution
• High Quality Textures
• Standard Quality Textures
• Use Processor Intensive Effects
• Use 3D Buffers
• Active Channels

Click Play Game


Conclusion:
Starsky & Hutch installed and played perfectly. The only problem I initially had was the launcher wouldn't appear due to not using the Virtual Desktop. The solution? Use the Virtual Desktop... Otherwise, the game performed perfectly.

Gameplay Video:


Screenshots: