Does anyone have the GTA classics collection?

[danV]

If anyone owns the GTA classics collection CD-ROM’s that includes GTA 1, GTA London 1969, and GTA 2, I was wondering if they work for you. For me, GTA 2 works fine but GTA 1 and London 1969 have heavy lag and move slowly. Also the top of the screen is constantly flickering.I am using them on a Windows 10 laptop. If anyone has gotten them to work on a modern PC could you please tell me how you did?

[Code1920]

I have GTA1 and 2 not london, are they the MS-DOS versions (.com, .bat) or the Windows Versions (.exe)?

If you have the MS-DOS versions of the games try installing the lastest version of DOSBOX to run them in windows.

If you have the Windows Version of the games...
GTA1:
Try running "GTA-Settings.exe" first before running "Grand Theft Auto.exe" (if these files are there).

GTA2:
Try running the "GTA2 Manager.exe" and setting the screen resolution and all other settings. then click "Run GTA2" (or what ever it says on the GUI Button.

hope that works.

[danV]

Originally posted by Code1920:

I have GTA1 and 2 not london, are they the MS-DOS versions (.com, .bat) or the Windows Versions (.exe)?

If you have the MS-DOS versions of the games try installing the lastest version of DOSBOX to run them in windows.

If you have the Windows Version of the games...
GTA1:
Try running "GTA-Settings.exe" first before running "Grand Theft Auto.exe" (if these files are there).

GTA2:
Try running the "GTA2 Manager.exe" and setting the screen resolution and all other settings. then click "Run GTA2" (or what ever it says on the GUI Button.

hope that works.

They’re CD-ROM’s that I bought on Amazon. Can I run those through DOSbox? If so how do I do that. I have DOSbox but I’ve never really manually ran a program through it so I don’t know how. By the way GTA 2 as I mentioned works fine. It’s GTA 1,and London that I’m having problems with.

[MrHLeo92]

Yo compré GTA 1-4 en "G""2""A". com ... y estaba funcionando bien.. sin embargo buscaba en internet como modificar mejor el juego.. buscando parches... para los problemas anteriores podrias buscar ayuda en Google para aprender como usar DOSbox, yo te recomendaria instalar una maquina virtual con VMware y algun sistema operativo antiguo... saludos

[danV]

Originally posted by MrHLeo92:

Yo compré GTA 1-4 en "G""2""A". com ... y estaba funcionando bien.. sin embargo buscaba en internet como modificar mejor el juego.. buscando parches... para los problemas anteriores podrias buscar ayuda en Google para aprender como usar DOSbox, yo te recomendaria instalar una maquina virtual con VMware y algun sistema operativo antiguo... saludos

Sorry I don’t understand this.

[danV]

Originally posted by Code1920:

I have GTA1 and 2 not london, are they the MS-DOS versions (.com, .bat) or the Windows Versions (.exe)?

If you have the MS-DOS versions of the games try installing the lastest version of DOSBOX to run them in windows.

If you have the Windows Version of the games...
GTA1:
Try running "GTA-Settings.exe" first before running "Grand Theft Auto.exe" (if these files are there).

GTA2:
Try running the "GTA2 Manager.exe" and setting the screen resolution and all other settings. then click "Run GTA2" (or what ever it says on the GUI Button.

hope that works.

I opened the GTA-settings.exe for GTA 1 and all it is is control settings. So what did you want me to see? Again, GTA 2 works, GTA 1 and London are the buggy ones and again they are CD-ROM's and by looking on the booklet inside the case it looks like they are for Windows. It requires Win 98 or better. I can try running it in compatability for Windows 98 but this process never seems to help whenever I try it for any old games. You said you had GTA 1 and 2. Are they CD-ROM's or dd you get them somewhere else?

[NaoPb]

I don't know if you've found the solution yet. But here's what I found out.

When you run the game, and go to Options in the main menu, if you turn off transparency effects, it can give you a little framerate boost.

If that doesn't work, I've found this on https://gtamp.com/gta1/

Q: Is there anything I can do to speed up singleplayer in the Windows GTA1?
A: In Windows XP, you can click start button > run > dxdiag > sound > change sound acceleration to basic or none (that option isn't in Vista/Win7). Remember to change it back for other games. Push F8 to turn the frame rate limiter on or off. Push F11 to change resolution.

[DescipleOfZen]

The original games are processor based; Your modern processor is likely causing some bad math internally.

Best to set up a virtual machine, if you really care to play them natively, otherwise, emulate OR purchase PS1 version. GTA 1,2 and London are available.

[NaoPb]

This might also be of interest. Someone made a pack that is ready to run on modern pc's through DOSBox emulation.

https://gtaforums.com/topic/860039-grand-theft-auto-max-pack-a-complete-pack-ala-gog/