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This is a list of known programs that require [[DOS_memory_management#Expanded_memory|Expanded Memory (EMS)]] in DOS, in the sense that they other do not run at all, or have important features not working when EMS is unavailable. Running these programs requires an EMS board, a chipset with built-in EMS support, or an EMS device driver, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMM386 EMM386] or [http://www.japheth.de/Jemm.html JEMM386].

== Games ==

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! Title !! Year !! Publisher !! Problem !! Error message
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| Aladdin || 1993 || Disney / Virgin || Does not work || EMS allocation error
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| Blackthorne || 1994 || Interplay / Blizzard || Does not work || At least 2048k of EMS is required
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| Darklands || 1992 || MicroProse || Does not work || Unable to find EMS memory
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| Lemmings 2: The Tribes || 1993 || DMA Design / Psygnosis || Digital sounds do not play (music works) || No Expanded Memory Manager found; FX Failed to Load
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| Master of Magic|| 1994|| Simtex / MicroProse || Does not work || You must have at least 2700K of expanded memory
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| Monster Bash || 1993 || Apogee / 3D Realms || Digital sounds do not play (music works) || Sound Blaster sounds require 100K bytes of EMS memory
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| NHL Hockey || 1993 || Electronic Arts || Does not work || Insufficient EMS available
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| Sid & Al's Incredible Toons || 1993 || Sierra / Dynamix || Does not work || You need 737280 free bytes of EMS memory
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| The Incredible Machine 2 || 1994 || Sierra / Dynamix || Does not work || You need 262144 free bytes of EMS memory
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| Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss || 1992 || Blue Sky / Origin || Does not work || Out of EMS memory. Error code C001.
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| Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds || 1993 || Looking Glass / Origin || Does not work || Out of EMS memory. Error code C001.
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== Other programs ==