I spent some time setting up a Pentium II with Windows 98 and a Voodoo 3 on PCem this weekend.
It’s really cool software, and a fun little project.
I spent a little time playing some Rainbow 6 (crazy how much the genre has changed over time) and Castle of the Winds 2.
Black and White runs well, but has some pretty bad audio stutter that I’ll have to figure out a solution for.
Do you have a favorite game from the period that I should try? I’m particularly interested in ones that are hard to run on modern versions of Windows.
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Mechwarrior 2
I’ve been looking for an .iso for this one. I think the best versions all ran on DOS, but I’ve got that installed too.
It’s easily one of the best games of the period. The intro is incredibly cool.
Ooh, it’s even got Mercenaries. Thanks!
You have excellent taste.
Jagged Alliance, Commandos, Fallout :)
ps: no idea how original versions are hard to run nowadays, even though I have JA and FO CDs, it’s been like 10 years since I last had a CD drive, I just bought them again on GOG :P
Early 90’s
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Privateer (with the speech addon of course)
Ultima VII: The Black Gate
Thief 2 and Gothic 1 and 2. But I think those 2 are ok to run on modern systems.
I’d really love a patch to play Gothic 2 with English subtitles but German audio.
The English voice acting might be the worst I’ve ever heard.
Are the subtitles in individual files per language in the game directory? If so, swapping the filenames for English and German while keeping the spoken language as German might work. Not at the PC so I don’t know if I have the sequel to test the theory; will check later.
I have it on Steam, and I think I tried without luck. Is he very interested if you’re able to get it working though.
No idea about the english dub/translation, but if you can ignore that they had like a dozen voice actors for a whole island, the German voice acting is really good. Good look finding that mod.
Perhaps Earthsiege and Earthsiege 2; I played those a ton back in the day. Also, I haven’t thought of Castle of the Winds in years, that brought back a pleasant wave of nostalgia!
Total Annihilation
The wing commander games.
Crusader: No Remorse and No Regret are great.
Blood.
Redneck rampage
Nblood is a good source port, I think there’s a couple others too
Homeworld :)
I have never heard of this project and it might suck up a lot of my time. How does this differ from making a virtual machine from old versions of Windows?
I believe I first played RollerCoaster Tycoon on Windows 98. I also got SimCity 2000 from GoG but it’s the DOS version and I feel like the Windows version looked better.
For things that actually used the 3D card, I used to enjoy Midtown Madness 2, Motocross Madness, and Need for Speed III, but that all might’ve been in my Windows 2000 days.
Deus Ex?
Interstate 76. I haven’t been able to get it working on any machine after the mid 2000s.
I have it from GOG, but the control mapping is still pretty bad IIRC.
I should really give it a go here, good idea.
Giants: Citizen Kabuto.
It’s got a hilarious and fun single player campaign where you get to play as all three factions. Obviously, playing as the giant monster and elbow-dropping buildings is the most fun, but the rest are highly enjoyable as well. Vintage Shiny at its best. Available on Steam, I just recently found out.
