| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
garhkal
Sovereign Protector
Joined: 17 Jul 2005
Posts: 14214
Location: Reynoldsburg, Columbus, Ohio.
|
 Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 12:03 am Post subject: good ole games, Starwars stuff from that site?? |
 |
|
So, as i had to get a new desktop for my gaming, its now running win 7 (the oldest OS i have found stores still have for desktops), but other than the Jedi Knight - Outcast game, all the others for the most part, don't even install cause of incompatibility issues with 64 bit OSes..
Over on Dragonsfoot (one of my adnd sites), someone mentioned the website GOG.com, where you can download a pre-packaged version of some of these older games (like Xwing vs Tie, or Classic Tie Fighter)..
Anyone here done so? Which OS do you have it working on? Which game(s) did you get?
had any issues?
_________________
Confucious sayeth, don't wash cat while drunk! |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Zarn
Force Spirit
Joined: 17 Jun 2014
Posts: 698
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 3:10 am Post subject: |
|
|
.
.
Last edited by Zarn on Mon May 13, 2019 1:00 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
KeldorKatarn
Ensign
Joined: 05 Feb 2012
Posts: 48
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:31 am Post subject: |
|
|
Tie Fighter and X-Wing are working well from Gog.
My OS is Win 10 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
MrNexx
Rear Admiral
Joined: 25 Mar 2016
Posts: 2248
Location: San Antonio
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:04 am Post subject: |
|
|
As Zarn said, they come with a prepackaged version of DOSBox, which creates an emulated OS machine inside your computer to run them.
_________________
"I've Seen Your Daily Routine. You Are Not Busy!"
“We're going to win this war, not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love.”
http://rpgcrank.blogspot.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
RyanDarkstar
Commander
Joined: 04 Dec 2014
Posts: 351
Location: Chambersburg, PA, USA, Earth
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:57 am Post subject: |
|
|
I bought just about their whole catalog of Star Wars games for super cheap during a couple of their sales. So far, the only one I've had a chance to play was Rebellion. After patching it (there was some wonkiness with backwards icons), it worked just like on my old Win95 computer. I can't wait to play the rest.
_________________
Currently playing D&D 5E and painting an unholy amount of miniatures. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Scots Dragon
Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 03 Mar 2017
Posts: 133
Location: A Wee Rainy Island
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 1:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| All of the Star Wars games I've played from GOG.com have been functional on my Windows 10 rig. As mentioned they create their own miniature virtual machine to account for any compatibility issues and should work straight out of the box. Some of the games are new enough to not have many problems anyway, such as the latter-day Jedi Knight titles like Outcast and Academy. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
garhkal
Sovereign Protector
Joined: 17 Jul 2005
Posts: 14214
Location: Reynoldsburg, Columbus, Ohio.
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:35 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hmm.. Might have to create an account and at least try out the 30 day 'money back guarantee' for the tie fighter classic, before getting my 'feet wet, with any others'...
_________________
Confucious sayeth, don't wash cat while drunk! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cheshire
Arbiter-General (Moderator)
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
Posts: 4853
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:13 am Post subject: |
|
|
Good idea. Check it out. I got the X-Wing and TIE Fighter games. All worked as described. X-Wing Alliance is not compatible with Windows 10, but it says so right in the system requirements. So, no surprises.
_________________
__________________________________
Before we take any of this too seriously, just remember that in the middle episode a little rubber puppet moves a spaceship with his mind. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Scots Dragon
Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 03 Mar 2017
Posts: 133
Location: A Wee Rainy Island
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:54 am Post subject: |
|
|
| cheshire wrote: | | Good idea. Check it out. I got the X-Wing and TIE Fighter games. All worked as described. X-Wing Alliance is not compatible with Windows 10, but it says so right in the system requirements. So, no surprises. |
I've had no problem running the game under Windows 10 personally, so I shouldn't worry about it too much. Worst case scenario is you have to fiddle about with compatibility settings, but I haven't had to personally. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
