Post subject: DOS Games Compatibility Wiki
Joined: 11/15/2004
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Location: Canada
I've seen some emulation threads about older games like Commander Keen and Wolfenstein 3-D here, so I thought maybe this might be of some use/help to someone. I see a lot of threads on a lot of forums about getting old games to play on new computers. Rather than editing each other's responses into a single, coherent answer, responders fill the thread with multiple posts with sometimes conflicting information. The knowledge has limited usefulness and longevity because the answers can only be viewed by visitors to that thread, and the thread is lost when new posts push it off of the main page, or the thread is pruned due to inactivity. I felt that there should be a central location for people using any operating system to pool and permanently record their knowledge of how to get DOS games running on modern computers, so I created a wiki at DOS Games Compatibility Wiki. For any given game, if anyone knows how to get it running, they can post their solution and let the rest of the world know. The first thing you'll notice is the lack of a logo in the upper left corner of the wiki. That's because I have absolutely no artistic talent and haven't created one. If anyone would like to create a logo for me, that would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise I'll just create something ugly later.
TASing or playing back a DOS game? Make sure your files match the archive at RGB Classic Games.
Joined: 11/15/2004
Posts: 804
Location: Canada
I'm about to commit two cardinal sins of netiquette: reviving an old thread, and self-promotion. Although I'm the only one who ever posted in this thread, I did notice that a few of you did create accounts on the wiki (thank you). There was really nothing there at the time. Now I have the opposite problem. The wiki is "mature" now, meaning that pretty much every game that anyone has any interest in has already been added, and activity has stopped. At the moment, the wiki only explains how to get games working on Windows computers, but I've heard that some DOS games run in Linux without an emulator. Since many of you use Linux as your primary operating system, I wanted to put out a request for help in filling out Linux compatibility information. That should pretty much be the last piece of the puzzle, until Vista. Sorry about the thread revival and blatant self-promotion of an unrelated website (man I wish you could TAS DOS games). If anyone is offended, slap me with a fish or lock the thread.
TASing or playing back a DOS game? Make sure your files match the archive at RGB Classic Games.
Joined: 5/3/2004
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Mature? You don't have Privateer. I'm very interested in that game.
Joined: 11/15/2004
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Then add it! I don't have it, so I can't.
TASing or playing back a DOS game? Make sure your files match the archive at RGB Classic Games.
Emulator Coder, Former player
Joined: 10/2/2005
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Location: Toronto, Ontario
There's more information available at dosbox's games compatibility list, but that's only relevant to that product (seems privateer works though :P)