Monopoly (PC, 1995) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Hasbro's 1995 board game adaptation for PCs running Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, Monopoly.
Played a game against two computer opponents.
Monopoly adaptations into video games usually tend to be pretty good (or it not, at least servicable), but this one goes far, far above that. As the first Monopoly game to be released exclusively on the CD-ROM format, Westwood Studios (behind some truly excellent games, like the Kyrandia series, Dune, Eye of the Beholder, Command & Conquer... the list goes on) absolutely nailed this title on their first shot.
For how modest its requirements are and were (in 1995, the minimum 486/33 wasn't by any means cutting edge), it bleeds class and atmosphere. They seriously went all out on the presentation, and its this aspect that many of its fans remember most fondly. Nearly everything in game is accompanied with some really cool CG work of the pieces doing their thing across the board, and each property would give a visual representation of its condition (whether it be a slummy purple with 1 house on it, or the gated grounds of the hotel sitting on Boardwalk), which was incredibly cool and novel. All of the rules are present from the board game, and it's pretty customizable, so any of the rules that you always played under with the family can be done here too (thank you, Free Parking bonus!). And most impressive of all, if you didn't have anyone sitting at the keyboard to play with you, you could play against a buddy on the internet. Pretty groundbreaking stuff, overall.
I also really got a kick out of the AI players being named after other popular computer game characters of the era. The simpleton that I have in there was meant to be He-Man, but then I realized that Adam of Eternia would not fit in the blank. Oops. Anyways, maybe now why he's using the iron makes more sense.
For me, this version of Monopoly is to the PC as the NES version is to the consoles. They might look and sound outdated as tech continues to march along, but neither of them have yet been outdone for sheer playability and fun on their respective platforms.
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[@NintendoComplete]

The Westwood-developed Monopoly is, in my opinion, the best PC rendition of the board game classic ever made. So what if it's 22 years old? It does everything right, and still to this day hasn't been one-upped in terms of playability!

[@Dosgamert]

Agreed. It's still my favourite PC-Monopoly game.

[@stopthrm]

Every time I hear that Westwood theme I get hit with a ton of nostalgia.

[@NoCompM2]

Totally agree. Brings back so many memories. How can get this game on my pc?

[@Superchad245]

it is great, only problem is that it is a 16-bit game and won't run natively on a 64-bit operating system :(

[@stopthrm]

+Superchad245 Hey Superchad245, have you tried going out to vogons.org about this issue? Its a website for helping users get PC applications to work.

[@EmeraldZion]

I had this as a kid. I loved the little visuals of all the spaces

[@ayoyothepizzahere8560]

I miss playing this :(

[@miguelchavezjr4598]

That's what I loved about it too .. no other monopoly game has this

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

Everyone was taken aback when they first saw Monopoly back in 1995. It looked so cool. Nice animation didn’t hurt, but it was the scenes of the various spots on the board that was really impressive.

[@Megacooltommydee]

The FMV cutscenes of the properties remind me of something you'd see after you'd get a strike at an old bowling alley.

[@margaritamadrid3947]

Windows 10

[@CPez]

Even as a Full On Has Musician, this whole soundtrack is something I’ll never forget. It’s A+ Writing. Would love to meet the composer.

[@NebulaMXC]

Oh my god, I spent hours on this version of Monopoly as a kid. Always loved the board game, but most everyone I met always complained that it took too long to play, so I played against the ai's all the time. Thanks for the upload!

[@Nookimus]

So nostalgic~ This was one of my favorite CD games as a kid.

[@thedofflin]

It honestly still holds up. Loved this game.

[@T.H3DA]

this midi-file jazz music reignited some crazy nostalgia! I used to spend HOURS in elementary school playing this!

[@Spiegelgeist]

If anyone wants to play this right now, archive.org has a version that is upgraded to be 64 bit and run natively in windows 10. It might even have widescreen support, I forget: archive.org/details/WestwoodMonopoly1995

[@bartdude82]

I played this religiously on my grandma's computer. I loved it so much, I downloaded it again as an ISO file and I still play it. The atmosphere amd the cutscenes were top-notch. Love this game.

[@michaelfortheloss292]

Everything about this screams "this game is what you get when you combine class and atmosphere with a board game", the animations are top-notch, the designs are superb and it's much much MUCH better than the Ubisoft games (though I still prefer the NES)

[@SilenceManifests]

I remember this game fondly... Also, I remember Doggie as well!!

[@AndrooUK]

What bonkers animations! Very MS-DOS... when games were simpler and didn't have microtransactions and endless DLC.

[@HarlemHyena]

I like how the cutscenes have the buildings just haphazardly laying around behind the gates, sometimes not even right-side-up!

[@pokemaster123ism]

Kinda crazy that the guys who made this went on to make Command and Conquer

[@XDunlop]

This game was amazing. The animations, graphics and music still hold up today and this is probably the best Monopoly game ever made imo. Thanks for uploading!

[@josephayers7395]

Man i spent so many hours as a kid on my windows 95 playing this. Thanks for uploading!

[@jenluvjake]

Dude i remember the red or yellow properties so vividly, i think about them frequently for some reason. I also liked how the houses are sometimes overturned or on the columns.

[@Nitro_GamePlay]

Probably the best version of Monopoly you can find. Easy to pick up and play, the music is enjoyable and the sound chip on the older computers definitely adds to the nostalgia factor. To this day there have been many modern versions come out, but I've always came back to this particular version. it has a simple design that isn't in your face. It's all you need and nothing you don't. This is the first computer game version of monopoly I've ever played as a kid, but I'm not just being nostalgically biased here. If you are looking for a straight up game of monopoly this is the game for you. There is a version out there that is compatible with modern computers, you're just going to have to find it.

[@brettelmore7855]

use those links, they will get the game running on modern windows thanks P.S this game is abandonware

[@fasha7747]

The animation is taking way too long.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

@@fasha7747 I agree, but to be fair the options menu allows you to disable specific animations or even all of them.

[@PeterFraser-hp3rs]

So many people in the comments express exactly how I feel about this game -- it's like, "I'm one of you guys!" "This is where I belong!"

[@paulprovince4674]

My cousin used to have this and I freaking loved it. Good memories with this one.

[@kyleo6048]

Was such a amazing game I remember playing this as a kid all the time

[@hmcvirgo92]

Dark Purple Spaces= Garbage Dump Sky Blue Spaces= Wasteland Magenta Spaces= Swamp Orange Spaces= Pigeons Red Spaces= Cat Yellow Spaces= Butterfly Green Spaces= Flamingos Blue Spaces= Fountain

[@oligarchytalks]

There's also a rat on one of the dark purple/garbage dump spaces :)

[@YoutuberGrudge]

I would love an updated version of this game to include more detailed area maps and some more moving atmosphere as well. Mellow out the songs but don't change them!

[@markh8189]

Ahh... Low quality MiDi and Compressed low color depth video. Defines the 90s!

[@megamanfan3]

Probably because this is being run off of DOSBox. The setup used is Windows 3.1 with Soundblaster-16 for the audio.

[@johnlocke2026]

Yes, the MIDI sounds are very bad due to that Soundblaster FM synthesizer, but the MIDI files themselves are top programmed.

[@morphavolo]

One of the first video games I ever played, along with Frogger: He’s Back, Mathblaster, and Star Wars Dark Forces. Thanks for the upload!!

[@thex2thaz]

I remember getting this game back then in 2000 from the inside of a cereal box and playing it religiously because computer was a potato. Just recently found out it was made by Westwood which speaks of why it was so high quality. Awesome stuff. Ty for uploading. Nothing I loved more than landing on Baltic Ave and seeing the ghetto ass place I was about to purchase with no mercy. Side note: I like the option of how you're able to select "Cheating is Allowed" @1:20. Like wtf does that do haha. Imagine you're about to win and you see the AI just stealing money going hard during their turn.

[@sarahgrise4518]

THE NOSTALGIA! God I loved this. Anytime I play the board game, I always remember these lil vids associated with each square

[@Googlesucksballs]

I love the music It sounds like the Sam & Max Hit The Road soundtrack.

[@hanchiman]

Somehow you knew when this was made, it was a "show off" game from Westwood with all these slick graphical animation and crisp music tune. :D

[@NintendoComplete]

Hanferd Oh for sure, it looked awesome. Still does!

[@johnnysama]

Hey, I had this game back in the day! I used to play it a lot as a kid. Good times. :)

[@kristophershepard2563]

Same here. I always loved seeing the hat turn over and spit out rabbits on that one corner.

[@samgould8567]

The music is something else, man. I remember playing this game all the time in elementary school and enjoying - but not really thinking about - the music. Then I picked up jazz saxophone in middle school and fell in love with the jazz albums recommended by my music instructors. I think I finally realize why jazz was the first music genre I really grabbed on to. Great game, great music, great memories.

[@Tripp393]

Major nostalgia.

[@uToobeD]

I loved this game. It feels more minimalist and calm than the more recent ones which can feel a bit busy to me

[@markh8189]

Ahh, listen to the sweet, sweet midi....

[@brivvy]

I loved this game, and that’s why I had to search for this video. The nostalgia 😊

[@FrancoTwoTwoFour]

Monopoly, the game of games.

[@Tracks777]

Keep it up! Looking forward for more videos from you, don't stop!

[@iCaptainCandy]

Been playing the free app on my phone lately…but had to search for these old animations cuz I remembered them from back in the day…

[@kristophershepard2563]

8:36 That animation never ceased to amuse me. 17:58 That poor pigeon!🤣 25:41 Always sucks to land there. 29:03 Yeah, I loved that plastic flamingo. 35:40 🤣🤣🤣 This has to be one of my favourites! 42:42 You hate to hear it…

[@HarlemHyena]

46:33 Ouch... And after all that construction, too!

[@nicolasfeurra6749]

Command & Conquer: Monopoly Dawn.

[@johnlocke2026]

This brings back memories of my early years with my first PC. I always played this Monopoly game with my dad.

[@MrBrando07]

Never knew about this, but I love the dice roll animation

[@youraftermyrobotbee]

This just forcibly blasted me with a nostalgia I forgot I had

[@Sean-vf7qr]

I remember playing this after school at my childhood’s best friends house very often, good old times that I will always cherish and will always be alive in my heart the nostalgia is 💯

[@solarflare9078]

I love that YM3812 Soundblaster rendition of the music. Even more so than the other versions!

[@mikelikesbama]

Man this game is so good

[@EvertonLions]

How do I play this online or download it?

[@boldesoupe4269]

this is making me cry 😢

[@Scottwilkie18]

This and the genesis version are the games I grew up with

[@danalong1237]

My oldest son used to play the PC, NES and SNES versions when he was young!

[@dangibbz1996]

May I ask, why does the music sound of lesser quality? It still sounds great, but it sounds more 16-bit or so?

[@NintendoComplete]

+dangibbz1996 That's what a Sound Blaster 16 sounds like, and that was by far the most popular sound card around in 1995 :)

[@SpiceyNachoz]

That music is so relaxing.

[@Extralargebuttss]

I remember the music so well one of my first video games god I’m old now

[@TheOnlyName]

wow now this is the good stuff, so cool to still have it!

[@LeoHightower]

I miss this version of Monopoly I used to play it so much growing up on the computer. What a time I have the soundtrack downloaded so using the music whenever I play Monopoly on the NES or the other PC version I downloaded it's like I haven't missed a beat.

[@animefan25]

I had a copy of this game alongside "Where is the USA in Carmen Sandiego?. Too bad I lost both games.

[@HubbardiumKing]

Loved this game as a kid. This soundtrack is what I'm positive got me into Jazz

[@gameshowguy2000]

42:35 That's the best way to show us what bankruptcy looks like.

[@Thunder103093]

how did you get sound to work? i got a virtual box playing this to enjoy it after all these years but it doesn't play any music, only sound effects

[@jasonhickmann4344]

Oh nostalgia is knocking on my door. Thanks

[@RootTheLucario]

I loved this game as a kid

[@codyrafferty9170]

I USED TO PLAY MONOPOLY ON PC CD ROM GAME AT MY GRANDMA AND PAPA PAUL NOJAIMS 🏡 ON SUNRISE TERRACE DRIVE WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

[@RodStewartfan1]

I miss playing this game so much!!! =(

[@maximukhin45]

It's also on other home Consoles as well (snes, genesis, psx, n64, gcn, Xbox ps2, gab, gb, inc.)

[@NintendoComplete]

Maxim Ukhin Yeah it's been on just about everything. I've got a number of them posted in the card links

[@Wh40kFinatic]

Really cool how you could turn on and off certain house rules, set different rules and all that.

[@miguelchavezjr4598]

I finally found the game! Damn!! This is the one I've been looking for!! I used to play it when I was 8 years old

[@quinny5776]

This was a classic in my childhood in the 90s for pc

[@joshhoffman517]

I miss this game.

[@theonly1msbinny]

(this is a little late) but great playthrough! Though have you ever heard of Monopoly Deluxe (1992) on DOS?

[@usair1232]

The music... so calming

[@ItsJustTrevor]

The animations in this one were later reused in the PS1 version, which I still own the disc for to this day.

[@jenluvjake]

NOSTALGIA FLOODING MY BODY!!!

[@OrangeSodaKing]

I had this as a kid. LOVED it.

[@CommodoreJames]

1:04:16 Going back to Chance to Community Chest, thought you would be lucky, but you weren’t.

[@joellum01]

And that was the unlucky scene of all history, LOL!!!! Correction at 1:04:46, even the player himself is the unluckiest of all history, LMAO!!!!

[@leonardosolis7299]

Anybody got the MIDI files, I wanna try to Remix them.

[@NintendoComplete]

They're plain midi files that you can pull right off the CD. Or iso ;)

[@gameshowguy2000]

42:30 There's the Bankrupt Gauntlet.

[@speedymatt1236]

Out of dough!

[@FusionCyborg]

1:04:16 has the same energy as getting a go back 3 spaces card from the community chest (if on existed in the community chest.) after getting a go back 3 spaces card from chance

[@salisburythefox8324]

THIS WAS THE BEST!!! I PLAYED THIS SO MUCH

[@ass.blaster2000]

The only good monopoly game in existence

[@bm-family]

Anyone know what genre of music this would be considered?

[@CNFunnyJon]

The iron is doing the worm. XD

[@CNFunnyJon]

The cannon can fly?! XD Damn Iron Man. XD

[@SpotOnJ2K]

IMO the SNES version of Monopoly is still the best due to its simplicity and music!

[@danalong1237]

The NES and SNES versions were composed by Paul Webb, the PSX version was composed by Kevin Saville, the Genesis version was composed by James Hedges of Nu Romantic Productions and the PC version was composed by Frank Klepacki of Command & Conquer fame.

[@SpotOnJ2K]

Thanks for the info! For some reason I thought Marshall Parker did the SNES one, no idea why.

[@NintendoComplete]

It was definitely a good one, but I gotta say my favorite console Monopoly is the NES version

[@bluesnow222]

The SNES version had some Physcho AI. They'd do crazy deals like offer you a cheap property for Boardwalk, Parkplace, and $2000. Heaven forbid you actually NEEDED to trade with it.

[@Flamethrower99]

I really want to play this does anyone know how I could do that?

[@susmemes..2187]

I know this game used to have online functionality, in which it doesn't have anymore since the servers have been shut down. Could anyone possibly add this function back into the game? Just wondering if this could be possible. Thanks!

[@scotthag1993]

i remember playing this game as a family on computer

[@DUBMANS]

For what I know from experience is to get the railroads and boardwalk and park place first and put homes on it and you basically have the game.

[@Player7707]

Could you make a tutorial on how to run this game on DOSBox?

[@pearljammer364]

Holy shit! This is the game that my dad got it for free from his job!

[@isaacjacobroyvivarais2140]

27:07 Welcome to New York Avenue! Plus, we got a house!

[@moonshot9510]

I play this all the time

[@SuperNitrax]

Hi, how did you install it? I'm on windows 10 and it does not want to install since XP

[@NintendoComplete]

I ran it through Windows 3.1 installed inside of Dosbox

[@SuperNitrax]

@@NintendoComplete Thank you !

[@Spiegelgeist]

If anyone wants to play this right now, archive.org has a version that is upgraded to be 64 bit and run natively in windows 10. It might even have widescreen support, I forget: archive.org/details/WestwoodMonopoly1995

[@AlexanderTheSimmer]

1:08:36 When you win in Monopoly in 1995

[@maggiethegamer1271]

This is the exact game the boss plays with his co-workers at midnight. (OS first timer fans get the reference)

[@5812760]

I liked the London version Mayfair, Bond Street any pc version?

[@Street_Hawk]

Is there a way to change the game resolution, or at least make the game run fullscreen? Also, how were you able to enlarge the window?

[@NintendoComplete]

Window has to be set to 640x480 for it to be full screen.

[@Street_Hawk]

@@NintendoComplete Thanks, before coming here again I was experimenting with stuff and figured I had to right click and set the 640x480 option in the compatibility setting. So that issue us already solved. But then there is another problem. How are the videos so crisp in your game? I'm playing this on Win 7 x64 but the videos are quite pixelated for me. Any ideas? I'm simply running it on Win7 x64 whereas you seem to be using some emulator? Is it because of that?

[@NintendoComplete]

@@Street_Hawk Oh great. I'm glad you got it working! I used Dosbox running Windows 3.1 in order to play and record this. It worked pretty well. If it looks pixelated, it could be a couple of things. Are you running it at 4:3 like the game expects, or is it being stretched to fit a modern wide-screen monitor? That will distort the image quite a bit. The game is also meant to run at 256 colors. Running it at 16, 24, or 32-bit color depth can blow the color out and make things look super splotchy. I can't think of anything else that might cause it atm. Hope that helps!

[@Street_Hawk]

@@NintendoComplete So where do I change the aspect ratio? There is no option for it when I right click the exe. Changing compatibility settings don't make any difference. I tried it at 256 colors and it looks much worse. I have an Nvidia card btw. I'm not a very technical person and Dosbox scares me so I stayed away from it. Installing Win3.1 and then the game on it is a bit too much work for me and I may screw up; also who knows if the game still didn't work as intended, lol. However, if you could make a tutorial or point me to one which explains in an easy manner as to how to install Win3.1 on Dosbox and then Monopoly 95 on it, then that would be nice. So again the issue here is that all the 3D videos in the game are just blocky and not very smooth looking. This also happens with me in Monopoly 3(2002). I played the AVI movies of Monopoly 3 in VLC player and they looked smooth. But in-game they look pixelated. It's weird.

[@NintendoComplete]

@@Street_Hawk I'm not sure where aspect ratios would be. It depends on your PC. Probably either the in the Nvidia utility or an option in the bios if you're on a laptop. If it's just the FMV screwing up, then you probably need to install a codec that can decode it properly. I have no idea what it uses, though. I'd guess some form of QuickTime or indeo? Dosbox Tutorial: www.howtogeek.com/230359/how-to-install-windows-3.1-in-dosbox-set-up-drivers-and-play-16-bit-games/

[@byronrieckman5699]

if anyone landed on the public works and heard a toilet flush...Like

[@pem1974]

On this version I noticed that two of the A.I. players were named Fox and Dana ....or Mulder and Scully if you prefer their last names.

[@nash6662]

Is it okay if I use footage from this in a vaporwave mix?

[@NintendoComplete]

+Fennekek Sure, go for it :) post a link when it's done, I'd like to see that!

[@csufranco]

This game was so awesome