Posted: 10/19/2010 11:23 PM
Post subject: Semi-DOS game?
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Timeraner
Joined: 9/28/2008
Posts: 12
I would like a particular game to be TAS'd, but I can't even get it to run... It works on Windows 95 and 98 (the minimum sys. req.) but nothing NOT DOS BASED. Well, to clarify it's a FVM, which makes for good entertainment, but only the video works on new Windows, not the text blobs to choose an action. I always pick the 'wrong' one and mess up. A TAS shouldn't have that problem, though.... it may actually make it more entertaining for a viewer... Anyway, It's "Dark Side of the Moon" (NOT THE PINK FLOYD ALBUM!!) and it was a good game to play when I was 5. Rated T for Teen.
Posted: 10/19/2010 11:49 PM
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Ilari
Emulator Coder, Skilled player (1141)
Joined: 5/1/2010
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Rookie of 2010 New systems TASer of 2010 New systems TAS of 2010
If its really Windows game (even if it appears to be mostly to be DOS game), then no currently approved emulator can rerecord that. There are some attempts at rerecording Windows games: Thread #8750: Hourglass, for Windows TASing.
Posted: 10/20/2010 12:03 AM
(Edited: 10/20/2010 8:34 PM)
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Timeraner
Joined: 9/28/2008
Posts: 12
[quote="Ilari"] then no currently approved emulator can rerecord that. [/quote] Dang.. (
Posted: 10/20/2010 8:27 PM
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Phallosvogel
Joined: 1/3/2006
Posts: 334
the game is from 1998, so Im pretty sure it wont work in DOS
Posted: 10/20/2010 8:36 PM
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Timeraner
Joined: 9/28/2008
Posts: 12
[quote="Phallosvogel"]the game is from 1998, so Im pretty sure it wont work in DOS[/quote] It probably won't. Although, 95 & 98 were DOS based OSs, while XP and newer are not. It would be nice to see a speed-run of this game eventually.
Posted: 10/21/2010 8:56 AM
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henke37
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DOS based should be taken with a large grain of salt. It's a real new os that just happens to have a few backwards compatibility features.