old pc games and windows 7
03-31-10, 08:30 AM
#2
DVD Talk Hero
Re: old pc games and windows 7
Some games don't work in XP, some don't work in Vista, some don't work in 7. You gotta be more specific, there are a lot of games out there.
03-31-10, 08:50 AM
#3
gamer for life
Re: old pc games and windows 7
http://www.gog.com is a good site if you want older games that play on windows 7...
03-31-10, 12:36 PM
#4
DVD Talk Legend
Re: old pc games and windows 7
You might also want to check the Steam forums for games they have. The community may have workarounds for getting them to work.
If these are old DOS games, you're usually better off with DOSBox than trying to just run them, and that's true even for XP.
Also, if it's a point-and-click adventure game like Monkey Island, see if it works with ScummVM. Again, you're better off with that than just trying to run it, as ScummVM will give you more options with screen resolution and whatnot. Note that this doesn't apply to games purchased from Steam, as they already have been adapted for modern Windows.
If these are old DOS games, you're usually better off with DOSBox than trying to just run them, and that's true even for XP.
Also, if it's a point-and-click adventure game like Monkey Island, see if it works with ScummVM. Again, you're better off with that than just trying to run it, as ScummVM will give you more options with screen resolution and whatnot. Note that this doesn't apply to games purchased from Steam, as they already have been adapted for modern Windows.
