Hmm...DOS games

Nubi · 2003-04-13, 03:33 AM

Need help running DOS games

I know there's a way, I just can't figure it out, but I REALLY wanna run some old DOS based games such as ShadowWarrior, X-COM Series, Lords of the Realm II, King's Quest, and some other shit

Problem is this computer won't run them and I don't have an old crappy machine that I could used to run them

so does anyone have any suggestions? I tried two programs, both of which didn't work:

VDMSound
DOSbox

Any help would greatly be appreciated, I really REALLY want to play X-COM: Apocalypse again but it just won't run on this machine

Squeeky · 2003-04-13, 03:42 AM

I've never played any DOS game

Nubi · 2003-04-13, 03:44 AM

you're weird...

how old are you...?

Incompetent · 2003-04-13, 04:03 AM

13ish i believe

wanted to post here to second the request, i never really played any of the dos classics like X-Com, something i feel kinda bad about

Vis Armata · 2003-04-13, 04:26 AM

F-15 Strike Eagle (came on one 3.5" floppy), X-Com (Terror from the Deep and the original), X-Wing, TIE Fighter, Rebel Assault (the first one)...ah yes, the good old days. Wow, I've wasted a lot of time on games...

You know, I'll bet any secondhand store would have a old box that you coulld run DOS on for real cheap, so you could experiment.

Jimbo · 2003-04-13, 05:55 AM

I remember those games! When I was young (in the 80s) I remember playing King's Quest on my father's P.O.S. computer. It was so bad that the display was only in 4 colors. I remember the computers at my high school were all old Apples that you could never find decent games for.

The first computer I ever worked on was a TRS-80, it must have been in like 1979 or something, and then I moved on to Tandy-1000. I remember one of the computers in my school at that time had a 12-inch disk drive! Ah, the good old days....

I�m done reminiscing, sorry.

As to running DOS games, I would think there might be an emulator out there on the net somewhere that can help you out. I know there are emulators for Nintendo and such out there so there might be one for DOS games.

Good luck!

simba · 2003-04-13, 12:21 PM

Originally posted by Nubi
you're weird...

how old are you...?

14

Camping Carl · 2003-04-13, 01:54 PM

Anyone here ever play stellar 7? Just curious.

Vis Armata · 2003-04-13, 02:04 PM

Heck ya...Stellar 7, the space tank game. Different planets and all. That's been a long time.

MrVulcan · 2003-04-13, 02:36 PM

Originally posted by Nubi
Need help running DOS games

I know there's a way, I just can't figure it out, but I REALLY wanna run some old DOS based games such as ShadowWarrior, X-COM Series, Lords of the Realm II, King's Quest, and some other shit

Problem is this computer won't run them and I don't have an old crappy machine that I could used to run them

so does anyone have any suggestions? I tried two programs, both of which didn't work:

VDMSound
DOSbox

Any help would greatly be appreciated, I really REALLY want to play X-COM: Apocalypse again but it just won't run on this machine

what version of windows do you have, that makes a big difference on how you rin them.

95-98: boot in dos, and run them from the cmd line
Win-XP: there is an option in the settings to have you go to ultra low color and dos compatable settings (just look around for it, its in the properties manager, settings I think)

if that didnt work, or you couldnt find them, just tell me, ill see waht I can do.

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I pitty the foo who never played dos games!
I grew up on dos games and arcades!