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Mellow_doomscroller 10 ноя. 2013 г. в 23:30

Old DOS/Windows 95

I have this desire to play old games that are not functional with current operating systems and am limited to using open-source, technically sophisticated methods to get these to run on modern computers (i.e. DOS-box) in order to make these run.

Since my free time is valuable, I don't want to spend hours trying to figure out how to run this system when I could pay someone else a reasonable amount of money to do this for me.

Would it be possible for Steam to create a computer architectural shell that allows one to run these games with a minimum of user skill to run these programs. My time is valuable and I would be willing to pay Steam ~30$ for a robust program that can handle these programs, or 5$ for each archival game?

Is this viable for Steam to achieve?

For reference, the games I wish to play are the original Command and Conquer, Riven: Ages beyond Myst, and Dust: A tale of the Wild West.

Отредактировано Mellow_doomscroller; 10 ноя. 2013 г. в 23:31

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Mellow_doomscroller 10 ноя. 2013 г. в 23:44

Автор сообщения: MindLey
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/windows-xp-mode

These programs are not compatible with windows XP, as i've attempted many years ago to CD install them on that operating system. They function on computers in DOS or Windows 95.

intok 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 1:19

DOSBox is your best bet, if XP mode doesn't work then maybe try running FreeDOS or ReactOS in a virtual machine like VirtualBox or VMWare, both methods are free.

Also, Steam has picked up some DOSBox wrapped games, the most recent being "I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream".

http://store.steampowered.com/app/245390/

Отредактировано intok; 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 1:56

Ineffable Anathema 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 1:29

You could just buy them all on Good Old Games, they integrate Dosbox right into the games somehow and it runs in the background. I recently purchased Starflight 1 and 2 (1986 and 1989 respectively I believe) and they run perfectly from the simple install, no problems whatsoever.

⚡🍉OverlordTomala🍉⚡ 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 1:43

Or just download DosBOX and use what DOS games you already have. It's actually not that difficult to mount a drive in dosbox. or you could just drag and drop the executable on DosBOX to run it (if you use Windows).

Marble 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 1:52

It simply isn't in Valve's interest to make DOSBOX configs for a bunch of old games that they have no financial stake in.

Satoru 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 6:03

GOG and Steam already hvae games that use doxbox for various games.

BloodShed 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 6:59

Автор сообщения: Canti
It simply isn't in Valve's interest to make DOSBOX configs for a bunch of old games that they have no financial stake in.

It's the developer / publisher of the game who decide and / or does this, not Valve.

Отредактировано BloodShed; 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 6:59

Marble 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 7:11

Автор сообщения: BloodShed
Автор сообщения: Canti
It simply isn't in Valve's interest to make DOSBOX configs for a bunch of old games that they have no financial stake in.

It's the developer / publisher of the game who decide and / or does this, not Valve.

I never said it wasn't.

BloodShed 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 7:15

Автор сообщения: Canti
Автор сообщения: BloodShed

It's the developer / publisher of the game who decide and / or does this, not Valve.
I never said it wasn't.

Your post implied Valve added DOSbox to the games.

Marble 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 7:17

Автор сообщения: BloodShed
Автор сообщения: Canti
I never said it wasn't.

Your post implied Valve added DOSbox to the games.

I think you may be misreading what I posted, then.

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intok 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 11:33

Автор сообщения: Canti
It simply isn't in Valve's interest to make DOSBOX configs for a bunch of old games that they have no financial stake in.

So you didn't write that?

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Marble 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 12:09

How does "not in Valve's ineterest" translate to "Valve did that"?
If you want me to reword it as simply as possible if English isn't your first language, then here it is:
"Why would Valve support games they don't sell?"

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intok 11 ноя. 2013 г. в 12:11

Read it out loud to yourself then. You make it sound as if Valve has to make the DOSBox wrappers instead of the game's current rights holder I.E. the dev or publisher or whoever bought them out.

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