System requirements
Gamestudio/A8 comes with a compatibility guarantee: It runs on all fully functional PCs that are newer than 2002 and fulfill the specifications below.
Minimum: 512 MB RAM, 3D video card (32 MB), sound card. Recommended: 1 GB RAM, 128 MB video card, Shader 2.0 support.
Windows ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows7, 32 Bit & 64 Bit; DirectX 9.0c or above.
DirectX 9.0c has to be a recent build (I think June/ July/ August 2010 or newer).