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If you're hitting this wall while trying to start a classic game, try these steps in order: 1. Verify Game Files

The @4 at the end is a name decoration resulting from the __stdcall calling convention in 32-bit Windows development. It indicates that the function expects exactly of parameter data passed to it on the stack (typically a single 32-bit pointer to a graphics surface structure). Why Does the Error Happen?

The game requires an older version of the Bink library that supports DirectX 8. However, a newer version of binkw32.dll (which stripped out obsolete DirectX 8 functions in favor of DirectX 9, 11, or 12) has overwritten the file.