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Started by Monsterlover, October 10, 2009, 05:56:18 PM

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Monsterlover

October 10, 2009, 05:56:18 PM Last Edit: October 10, 2009, 05:58:25 PM by Monsterlover
Im trying to get an old game up and running on XP and Im not having any luck.

Anyone ever play Dungeon Keeper?

When I double click the .exe, the game loads, I can pick new game, and when I click the town to build the dungeon under it crashes back to windows.

[bang] [bang] [bang]

Google has not helped.

I have tried changing the compatibility to win95 and it didn't help.  

>:(
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teddy037.2

#1
October 10, 2009, 06:14:22 PM
can you run it in DOS?

do they even give you that option anymore?


and speakin' of old games: zork FTW!!!

king's quest, too... except for that giant rat... oohhhhh I hated that rat.

Monsterlover

#2
October 10, 2009, 07:48:55 PM
I got it working!

The install.bat file I just set to run under win95, reinstalled and it worked 8)

Ill have to check out zork. . .
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zarn02

#3
October 10, 2009, 09:52:39 PM
General tip for old DOS games that you can't make run under Windows.

http://www.dosbox.com/
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derby

#4
October 10, 2009, 11:12:16 PM
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#5
October 11, 2009, 12:14:55 AM
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Mad Duc

#6
October 11, 2009, 05:50:39 AM
Syndicate. Great game, wish they would make a new version :(  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndicate_%28video_game%29
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cyrus buelton

#7
October 11, 2009, 09:26:11 AM
I loved the game A-10 Tank Killer

and


King's Quest!

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rockaduc

#8
October 11, 2009, 11:42:08 AM
Don't foget about Lord's of the Realm II!!!!
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Markus

#9
October 11, 2009, 07:22:36 PM
Moria [thumbsup] Wow, what a game!

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JEFF_H

#10
October 12, 2009, 09:26:48 AM Last Edit: October 12, 2009, 09:28:22 AM by JEFF_H
i liked dungeon keeper a lot.
i finished the first one, but on the sequel, the graphics were better...and i spent most of my time in the torture room smacking the dark mistresses.  ;D

Monsterlover

#11
October 12, 2009, 12:30:00 PM
DK2 is now in the dl queue [evil]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monster Dave

#12
October 13, 2009, 02:59:06 PM
I tried a long time ago to use dosbox but one of my favorite games suddenly went into light speed fast play and never played right.

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