For those who like older games

**Maggy** · 28-08-2004, 20:53

Having just installed XP I'm discovering that some 'older' games hate XP.

So I have one site that has some useful advice for how to make those old favourites compatable with XP.Not every game is here and if you have advice on any pre XP game that you got to work under XP that isn't here I'm sure they would like to hear from you.

Warning! These are point and click ADVENTURE games.

So try a visit to here If you have any problems with a beloved game.

Sadly Discworld Noir wont work at all.

Incog.

Ryan · 28-08-2004, 21:19

Go here to get one of my favourites (TIE Fighter) working on Windows XP: http://www.minos.net/~sco/guide/tie-tech.html#xp

dilli-theclaw · 28-08-2004, 21:23

I spent ages getting wipeout 2097 to work on xp....

Nowadays I usually use a virtual install of the relevent version of dos/windows to get the odd old game that I play.

Which means I have a copy of DOS 6.2 - Win 3.1 - Win 95b - Win 98 - Win ME and Windows 2000 on my main system upstairs as well as XP.

If I can't get my old game to play in one of those then there's not much hope

Graham M · 28-08-2004, 21:23

There's a couple of programs worth mentioning here, especially if you want to get older DOS games working.

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1

Runs a virtual machine with a DOS style layer, perfect for running most of your old games.

also

http://www.scummvm.com/

is a replacement game engine for SCUMM based games and will play older Lucasarts based SCUMM games as well as Broken Sword 1 & 2. Monkey Island 1 and 2 works a treat on it with full sound, didnt crash once.

**Maggy** · 28-08-2004, 21:25

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Originally Posted by Zeph

There's a couple of programs worth mentioning here, especially if you want to get older DOS games working.

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1

Runs a virtual machine with a DOS style layer, perfect for running most of your old games.

also

http://www.scummvm.com/

is a replacement game engine for SCUMM based games and will play older Lucasarts based SCUMM games as well as Broken Sword 1 & 2. Monkey Island 1 and 2 works a treat on it with full sound, didnt crash once.

Yes those last two are excellent.

However there are a lot of other games that aren't supported by them.

My son just got a copy of Lucas's Full Throttle last week and it works beautifully on the Scummvm engine.

I must have a go at that.

Gareth · 31-08-2004, 10:51

My 7 year old son has some educational stuff that is proving impossible to install under XP. Short of installing VMWare, my last option is to install Win98 for him again and dual boot .....actually multi-boot cause there's already XP & Linux on same machine. Sheesh, what hassle

TigaSefi · 31-08-2004, 11:19

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Originally Posted by GDW1975

My 7 year old son has some educational stuff that is proving impossible to install under XP. Short of installing VMWare, my last option is to install Win98 for him again and dual boot .....actually multi-boot cause there's already XP & Linux on same machine. Sheesh, what hassle

have u tried that option in Windows XP to mimic the older versions when running it ? Compatibility mode... right click >> Properties of the icon then switch the tab.

lsgworldl · 03-09-2004, 00:31

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Originally Posted by TigaSefi

have u tried that option in Windows XP to mimic the older versions when running it ? Compatibility mode... right click >> Properties of the icon then switch the tab.

I was thinking that as well

TigaSefi · 03-09-2004, 09:08

Hmmm hang on, are u saying it won't install full stop ? or it'll install but won't run ? if it the second problem, then compatibility mode may help.

**Chris** · 03-09-2004, 09:31

Aww, and there was I thinking this was a thread about really old games ... like Elite, which I now have running on my PC at work and my Mac at home after a little Googling yesterday (I came over all nostalgic thanks to Dilligaf's sig

)

Eilte: The New Kind is a complete rebuild of the game, pretty close to the original BBC version. Easy to find via Google, apparently encouraged by one of the two original authors but frowned on by the other. There was a Mac OSX port of it, but so far I'm having trouble finding it as the ambivalent original co-author has done a pretty good job of shutting down sites that hosted it. I have, on the other hand, managed to get a copy of 'Oolite' (!!!) which is basically Elite: TNK for Mac OS, stripped down and tweaked to avoid potential copyright issues. Played it a little last night, and felt myself getting sucked back in time ... it's 1984 all over again and my spare room is once more the cockpit of a Cobra Mk III. Expect divorce proceedings within a month ...

dilli-theclaw · 03-09-2004, 09:38

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Originally Posted by Chris T

Aww, and there was I thinking this was a thread about really old games ... like Elite, which I now have running on my PC at work and my Mac at home after a little Googling yesterday (I came over all nostalgic thanks to Dilligaf's sig

)

Eilte: The New Kind is a complete rebuild of the game, pretty close to the original BBC version. Easy to find via Google, apparently encouraged by one of the two original authors but frowned on by the other. There was a Mac OSX port of it, but so far I'm having trouble finding it as the ambivalent original co-author has done a pretty good job of shutting down sites that hosted it. I have, on the other hand, managed to get a copy of 'Oolite' (!!!) which is basically Elite: TNK for Mac OS, stripped down and tweaked to avoid potential copyright issues. Played it a little last night, and felt myself getting sucked back in time ... it's 1984 all over again and my spare room is once more the cockpit of a Cobra Mk III. Expect divorce proceedings within a month ...

Elite rocks

But how many people can say they have it on GBA SP

I still think you should see if you can get hold of a BBC 'B' Emulator and try playing it on that, I've got a floppy image with BBC 'B' and 'Tube and 'Master versions on it.

Not that I like Elite at all

by the way - the picture in my sig is from Archimedes Elite.

**Chris** · 03-09-2004, 09:44

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Elite rocks

But how many people can say they have it on GBA SP

I still think you should see if you can get hold of a BBC 'B' Emulator and try playing it on that, I've got a floppy image with BBC 'B' and 'Tube and 'Master versions on it.

Not that I like Elite at all

by the way - the picture in my sig is from Archimedes Elite.

Horizon has recently been ported for Mac OSX ... I intend to download it this evening. My only frustration then is that I have a load of 5 1/4 inch floppy disks in the loft with Beeb games on them, and no way to get them onto my Mac.

**Maggy** · 03-09-2004, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris T

Aww, and there was I thinking this was a thread about really old games ... like Elite, which I now have running on my PC at work and my Mac at home after a little Googling yesterday (I came over all nostalgic thanks to Dilligaf's sig

)

Eilte: The New Kind is a complete rebuild of the game, pretty close to the original BBC version. Easy to find via Google, apparently encouraged by one of the two original authors but frowned on by the other. There was a Mac OSX port of it, but so far I'm having trouble finding it as the ambivalent original co-author has done a pretty good job of shutting down sites that hosted it. I have, on the other hand, managed to get a copy of 'Oolite' (!!!) which is basically Elite: TNK for Mac OS, stripped down and tweaked to avoid potential copyright issues. Played it a little last night, and felt myself getting sucked back in time ... it's 1984 all over again and my spare room is once more the cockpit of a Cobra Mk III. Expect divorce proceedings within a month ...

ACTUALLY this thread WAS about OLD ADVENTURE POINT AND CLICK games.I dunno if XP makes it difficult to play the old Zork text games because I haven't tried them..............yet.

Incog.

Bifta · 03-09-2004, 22:48

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

by the way - the picture in my sig is from Archimedes Elite.

Archy elite was far and away the best version!

dilli-theclaw · 03-09-2004, 23:05

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

ACTUALLY this thread WAS about OLD ADVENTURE POINT AND CLICK games.I dunno if XP makes it difficult to play the old Zork text games because I haven't tried them..............yet.

Incog.

Yes I know I've hijacked your thread a bit

But here's a link for you to have a look at to make up for it

http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/

Hope that makes up for it a little bit