Here I will put information about old Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 games that I requested or did research for.
The entry in Would make a good TAS? is my own subjective verdict.
Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98
| Game | Release date | Links | Stable in DosBox-X? | Would make a good TAS? | Route notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool Champion | 12/1995 | - Wishlist post - Forum topic - TCRF | - Good, no crashes. - MIDI errors, that need to be fixed with sound blaster 16 drivers. | ★★☆ | Route (still contains some minor errors but it's complete) |
| Sheep | 2000 | - Wishlist post | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Twigger | 1996 | - Wishlist post | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Yucatan - Das Gold der Mayas | 1995 | - Wishlist post | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Mystic House | 1997 | - Wishlist post - Forum topic | - Runs fine in Win95. - Problematic in Windows 3.1. Only runs there if you install win32s and there are yet unfixed "video for windows" problems that render the game unwinnable outside of using savegames, and it causes looots of "invalid operation" crashes while TASing. | ★★☆ | - No notes yet |
| Moorhuhn Jagd | 1999 | - Wishlist post | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Die Rache der Sumpfhühner | 2000 | - Wishlist post | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Karnickeljagd Beach | ? | - Wishlist post | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Settlers IV - Smack a Thief | 2000/2001 | - Wishlist post - Forum topic | - On standalone DosBox-X with Win95, it is kinda unstable. Crashes on the title screen unless you click on "Go!" quickly. Can crash midgame on rare occasion. - Requires MMX-processor which has to be selected in DosBox-X' dropdown menu. - Doesn't run in Windows 3.1, it's 32 bit apparently. | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Hot Wheels: Crash | 1999 | - Wishlist post | - Runs fine in Windows 95 in DOSBox-X, but unfortunately suffers from the audio bug. | ★☆☆ | - No notes yet |
| Ancient Conquest - Quest for the Golden Fleece | 1998 | - Wishlist post | - Good overall, crashes on rare occasion. | ★★☆ | - No notes yet |
| Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado | 2000 | - Wishlist post | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Hercules | 1997 | - Wishlist post | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Roller Ball | ? | - Wishlist post | - Good, no crashes during gameplay. - Seems to require Direct-X 7. | ★★★ | - Just play through all levels |
| Itch! | 1997 | - Wishlist post | - Doesn't run in Win 95, as it requires Direct-X 8. | ★★☆ | - Just play through all levels |
| Tony & Friends New Adventures | ? | - Wishlist post | - Runs in Win95, but not in Win3.1. - Overall good during actual gameplay, but often locks up at the beginning intro, perhaps related issue. | ★★☆ | - No notes yet |
| TKKG - Jennifer is missing | 1997 | - Wishlist post - Forum topic | - Good, no crashes | ★☆☆ | Route (not quite complete yet) |
| Warpath | 1994 | - Forum topic | - Good, no crashes | ★☆☆ | - You could play vs. 3 AIs on hard mode, but it's not interesting. |
| Reproduction Man | 1995 | - Wishlist post - Forum topic | - Good, no crashes | ★★☆ | - Finished |
| Tyler | 1995 | - Wishlist post - Forum topic - Game resources | - Good, no crashes | ★★☆ | - Finished. |
| Might & Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer | 2000 | - Game resources (not up to date) | - Untested. | ★★★ | - No TAS route yet. - Use the current RTA WR for reference. |
| Live Wire! | 1999 | - Untested. | ★★☆ | - Play through all levels. - Try to manipulate the atomic paint item to end levels quicker. - It's also possible to play as two players afaik. | |
| DX-Ball | ? | - Wishlist post | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Super DX-Ball Deluxe | ? | - Wishlist post | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Superkatze / Irre Katze / Knallkatze / Schiebekatze / Lidoskatze (...) | ? | - Wishlist post | - Only briefly tested on of those games, good, no crashes. | - Not sure - One of those games ran very slow, boring. But there might be a way to speed it up or maybe certain versions run faster. | - No notes yet |
| 3D-Ultra Deluxe Racers | 1999 | - Wishlist post - TCRF | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet |
| Comet Busters | 1994 | - Untested | - Not sure | - No notes yet, not sure how long this game is | |
| Lemmings Revolution | 5/2000 | - Game resources | - Says it requires Direct-X 7a - Doesn't run in Dosbox-X with Win95, says that it couldn't find a suitable 3d accelerator. | ★★☆ | - Apparently there is no ending, so you could just play through all the levels, aiming for fastest time in each one. |
| 1602 A.D. | 3/1998 | - Game resources | - Untested | ★★☆ | - No notes yet - Play through main campaign. |
| Rollercoaster Tycoon | 1999 | - Game resources | - Untested | ★☆☆ | - There being no way to speed the game up, this will be boring. - Perhaps make a play-around in one level. - Unofficial Fan mods exist that allow speeding the game up. |
| Yoco und die Schatzsuche | ~2000 | - Game often hangs up, perhaps related issue | ★☆☆ | - No notes yet. | |
| Fürst Marigor und die Tobis | 1997, 2003 | - Works on Win3.1 and Windows 95 in DosBox-X, no crashes. - I observed some rare animation bugs but I think it's caused by the game. - There is a 2003 rerelease that supposedly changed the game from 16 to 32 bit to make it compatible with later Windows versions, along with some minor gameplay changes. | ★☆☆ | - No notes yet - To beat the game you basicly have to 100% it... | |
| Fürst Marigors Rache an den Tobis | 2003 | - The only ISO available on Archive.org, which has broken sectors, installs but crashes with a runtime error upon starting the game under Win95 in DosBox-X. | - Not sure | - No notes yet. | |
| Jiji and the Mysterious Forest: Chapter 1 | 1994 | - Works under Win 3.11 and 95 in DosBox-X. | ★☆☆ | - Finished | |
| Mad Robots | 2007? | - Does not start up on Win 95 due to Shell32.dll not being found or not working. - Win 3.11 will just close without an error. | ★☆☆ | - No notes yet. | |
| Dr. Harrison | 2001 | - Works in Win 95. | ★☆☆ | - No notes yet. | |
| Lucky Stars Video Slots / Double Dynamite Video Slots / Cherry Delight Video Slots | 1995/1996 | - By Ultimate Software - Does not run in Win 95 in DosBox-X, due to vb40032.dll not being recognized. Win 3.11 will just close without an error. | - Not sure | - No notes yet. | |
| Slam! | 1993 | - Works in Win 95. | ★☆☆ | - Just win 10 times. | |
| Race Track | 1995 | - Requires VBRUN300.DLL - Runs in Win 95 in DOSBox-x. | - Not sure | - No notes yet. | |
| Gold Monkey | 1994 | - Runs in Win 95 in DOSBox-x. | - Not sure | - No notes yet. - Try to complete a board at 100%. | |
| Warhead | 1991-1995 | - Runs in Win 95 in DOSBox-x. - There exist several versions. - This game uses MIDI music. While I got the music to sound correctly in standalone DOSBox-X (Win3.1), I have not in Bizhawk. | - Not sure | - No notes yet. | |
| Max and the Secret Formula | 1995, 1999, 2005 | - The 1995 and 1999 version run in Win 3.1 in DOSBox-x. The 2005 version I've only heard of. | ★☆☆ | - Finished | |
| Max on the Moon | 1999 | - The game comes with a 16 and a 32 bit version. It's running fine on Win 3.1 in DOSBox-x. | ★☆☆ | - No notes yet. | |
| Snake Arena | 1994 | - Runs in Windows 95 in DOSBox-x (but not in Win 3.1), but hangs all the time. - It does run find with sound turned off. - The hangs can be fixed by turning off hardware acceleration in the directx sound settings. In the Windows 95 start menu, run "dxdiag" to bring up the configurator. Needs further testing. | ★★☆ | - No notes yet. | |
| Ultimate Soccer Manager 98/99 | 1997, 1998 | - Cursor bug and crash during match on Windows 95. | Not sure. | - No notes yet. |
MS-DOS
| Game | Release date | Links | Stable in DosBox-X? | Would make a good TAS? | Route notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Summoning | 1992 | - Forum topic | - Untested, likely compatible. | ★★★ | - Route notes, incomplete |
| Mice Maze | 1996/1997 | - Forum topic | - It runs, but there are audio problems. - Make sure that fpu=false in the cpu section, this should be such by default in Bizhawk. | ★★★ | - No thorough route notes yet. |
| Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse | 1994 | - Forum topic | - Briefly tested, looks like it's working fine. | ★★★ | - Some route notes |
| Xplosive | 1995 | - Forum topic | - Untested, likely compatible. | ★★★ | - Just play through the pro levels. |
| Star Trek 25th Anniversary | 1992 | - Forum topic - Publication | - Untested, likely compatible. | ★★☆ | - Game already has published run. |
| Star Trek: Judgment Rites | 1993 | - Forum topic | - Untested, likely compatible. | ★★☆ | - Route notes, incomplete. |
| Boston Bomb Club | 1991 | - Forum topic - Publication | - Untested, likely compatible. | ★★☆ | - Game already has published run. |
| Pako 2 | 1995 | - Forum topic | - Works. | ★★★ | - Finished. |
| Snoopy and Peanuts | 1989 | - Publication | - Works. | ★☆☆ | - Finished. |
| VGA-BoulderStar | 1991 | - Forum topic | - Works. | ★★☆ | - Just play through all the levels. |