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27th June 2007, 4:18pm
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#1 | | Lord Quas
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Reading Rooms
Posts: 18,925
| Playing old PC games on XP
i went home and while digging through my shit found a couple of classic games that i wanna play again. Broken Sword I: Shadow of the Templars & discworld Noir.
Thing is Broken sword will only work on windows98, cant get it installed/working on XP. Talked to the guy in gamestation and he says theres a way of configuring your comp to make old games work, is this true?
Only thing i can find online is a comment saying:
"Tested on Windows XP. Requires Windows 95 compatibility mode, 640x480 with 256 colors to run."
Only thing is, on the 'settings' - the scale only goes down to 800x600? and im not sure how to get it to only run 256 colours...
Anyone know? Ive not tried discworld noir yet but im sure its gonna be the same deal. | 
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27th June 2007, 4:23pm
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#2 | | MANLEGEND SuperMod
Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 26,710
| Re: Playing old PC games on XP
On the Compatibility section in the Properties page of either the Shortcut or the Executable for Broken Sword, there should be a line saying "run in 640x480 screen resolution" | |
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27th June 2007, 4:23pm
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#3 | | Lord Quas
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Reading Rooms
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| Re: Playing old PC games on XP
actually, just found something that looks good- Quote:
As always make sure you have a "clean" computer by doing a Scan Disc.
Close down all running programs.
* Insert the Broken Sword CD1 into your default CD ROM Drive.-->Ignore
the Auto Run-->If you have it engaged then just choose exit.
* Go to-->My Computer-->The CD Drive Letter where you inserted the
Broken Sword CD1-->Locate the file "Setup.exe"-->Right Click--> Properties-->Compatibility-->Choose --> Windows 98 for
Compatibility mode-->Click Apply Click OK.
* Double Click on "Setup.exe Icon" to start the install. Follow the prompts
changing the CD Discs when asked to. Click Finish. Click Exit.
* Go to-->Start-->All Programs-->Revolution-->Right Click on Icon for
Broken Sword--> Properties-->
* Follow the rules below:
* Compatibility-->Compatibility Mode-->Check box-->Windows98.
Click Apply. Click OK.
| So aye, im away to try this. cheers anyway zeb! | |
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27th June 2007, 4:24pm
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#4 | | Commander
Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Castle Moral Highground
Posts: 15,092
| Re: Playing old PC games on XP
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Originally Posted by JZY  i went home and while digging through my shit found a couple of classic games that i wanna play again. Broken Sword I: Shadow of the Templars & discworld Noir.
Thing is Broken sword will only work on windows98, cant get it installed/working on XP. Talked to the guy in gamestation and he says theres a way of configuring your comp to make old games work, is this true?
Only thing i can find online is a comment saying:
"Tested on Windows XP. Requires Windows 95 compatibility mode, 640x480 with 256 colors to run."
Only thing is, on the 'settings' - the scale only goes down to 800x600? and im not sure how to get it to only run 256 colours...
Anyone know? Ive not tried discworld noir yet but im sure its gonna be the same deal. | its the same deal with a lot of the emulators, some of them switch to 256 by themselves, i just checked an XP machine and it wont give me the option either
probably simpler just to install 98 as well as xp and have a dual boot system
*cough* or use the compatibility menu
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27th June 2007, 4:36pm
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#5 | | Fattly Drawn Boy Editor
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| Re: Playing old PC games on XP
A game of "british bulldogs" won't boot up among the staff at my current workplace.
I had no problem running this game on the older "primary school" system.
Is there any way I can configure Ninewells hospital to run this game?
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27th June 2007, 4:48pm
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#6 | | Whoa Black Jesus
Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Dixieland
Posts: 26,803
| Re: Playing old PC games on XP
JZY I use a program called ScummVM for playing old games like that, you just point it towards the .exe file and it will run it for you on XP. I'm 99% sure that it supports the Broken Sword games, if you Google the site and check it will confirm it for you. | |
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27th June 2007, 4:52pm
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#7 | | Commander
Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Castle Moral Highground
Posts: 15,092
| Re: Playing old PC games on XP
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Originally Posted by LesMTS A game of "british bulldogs" won't boot up among the staff at my current workplace.
I had no problem running this game on the older "primary school" system.
Is there any way I can configure Ninewells hospital to run this game? | You need to install Lagerlout © V2.5 and reboot them with a Wedgie Quote:
Originally Posted by Zippy JZY I use a program called ScummVM for playing old games like that, you just point it towards the .exe file and it will run it for you on XP. I'm 99% sure that it supports the Broken Sword games, if you Google the site and check it will confirm it for you. | Yep, it lets me play the old Monkey Island DOS games and such, is good
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27th June 2007, 4:57pm
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#8 | | Changed Man V4
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| Re: Playing old PC games on XP
Yeah, ScummVM or DOSbox have never let me down yet.
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1st July 2007, 4:11pm
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#9 | | giver of sight
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Glesge
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| Re: Playing old PC games on XP
I gave Dosbox a go for cannon fodder and did not have a clue how to get it going. Got it going in an Amiga emulator mind you. Fantastic game.
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1st July 2007, 4:37pm
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#10 | | 555-BALLING YO MOMA
Join Date: May 2001 Location: Y4LD3R$0N
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| Re: Playing old PC games on XP
Dos Box is piss easy to set up. You just need to get the mount command right.
For example dead easy
mount c c:/thedirectoryofyourdosgames
then c:
cd thedirectoryofyourdosgames
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