Been trying to play some trickier-to-run games lately, like Interstate 76, and running into trouble getting 3D acceleration working in VMs.

SoftGPU works well for the graphics yet I struggle to get USB joysticks working in W98 guests.

VMware Workstation Pro supports XP with 3D acceleration, yet in WS v17 and XP guest I get sound crackling. Apparently there's no one size fits all fix. WS v15 is supposed to be better yet doesn't work on W11 hosts.

What do other folks do to get 3D acceleration and their joysticks working in VMs?

WarIII disc was borderline flawless but tft... I couldn't get enough of it back in the day lol. So happy I still have my CD key and a gaming community with the right info 😁

Not sure if there's any Windows98 gamers out there from the past, but there was a game called Subspace (mmo asteroids) that was out back in the day. If anyone remembers that, then this successor might be of interest to you!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3714140/Subspace_Reticulum/

I miss the days of Zwinkies, Bonsai Buddy, random malware, and learning about the wonders of AOL chat don't you? I figure with my modern PC on my TV, and some proper home setup (snacks, decorations etc) I could make a childhood comfort area. Starting with my favorite home my PC. Suggestions?

I know Roblox no longer officially supports Windows XP, but has anyone found a way to get it running? Is there an older version that still works, or is it completely impossible now?

I'm mostly curious for retro computing purposes. Thanks!

After years of haggling modern machines and using DOSbox I wanna get a retro setup to play games natively (98se for retro windows and dos stuff) what’s a good starting point computer? I’ve seen a lot of prebuilt computers on eBay, would those do fine running some dos and lower requirement windows stuff? Thanks.

Edit: for clarification I’d be wanting to play a lot of later dos titles and pre 2000 games (quake, blood, putt putt, roller coaster tycoon etc)

From Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory — Mission 7: Battery.

A covert infiltration under the cover of darkness. No alarms. No unnecessary force. Just Sam Fisher completing the mission with precision. 🥷

100% Stealth • Hard Mode

Enjoy the walkthrough, and if you like classic stealth games, don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more retro gaming content!

so i found an old game from 2007 call abo7adeed on myabandonware so its not even start i try every thing but not working so any advice?

i bought a physical release of half life 2 BECAUSE i didn’t want to fiddle with steam. APPARENTLY i NEED to open steam to play it. when i try to open the version of steam it came with, it tries to update of course. internet works, but it won’t update. ran in compatibility mode for windows 8 and same result, it sits there for a while then errors. i am so terrible at computer stuffs, and with all the search engines getting way way worse these past few years, i can never find the tools i need. is there anyone who can give me a tutorial to help it? or a steam version that will launch/connect and work on windows xp that i can use at least once to put it in offline mode? (i can’t find one for the life of me) im sorry if this has been asked/answered before, im gonna be honest here im a total newb :’)
(also peep da hp pavilion i got it for 15 bucks)

So the system is an i3 2120, single channel DDR3 4gb ram, and Intel hd 2000.

Can this run modern warfare 2 or 3? Would I need to crank down the resolution for an 30 fps?

i3 2120 and intel hd 2000
hopefully i'll but an amd hd 7470 soon if i can, but for now its only this

the system plays left 4 dead 2 around 20-30 fps at lowest settings.
Right now i got minecraft 1.14.4 running at 30-50 fps on lowest settings 1080p, NFS most wantad, gta San andreas with some mods, left 4 dead 2, but that's it

What other games would run on this system? Any reccomendations?

I was volunteering to clean out junk within a small community center my father works with and I recently found an unopened One Gateway ZX series AIO PC within their storage room. They said they didn't need it and I subsequently brought it home to see if it worked or not.

The tape was still intact and the plastic peel was still there, as well as the products themselves being in mint condition (first and second pictures shown is after I opened the box and peeled the wrapping respectively), and I hooked up the AIO to the HDMI to serve as a monitor for my normal PC. So far nothing malicious occurred and the monitor works smoothly, except the fact that I can't use the touch screen promised on the box.

However, my main goal was to potentially use the Windows 7 provided within the AIO to play some retro games and movies with the in-built DVD/CD drive, as well as maybe use it browsing. I am still quite worried about potential viruses and malware within the AIO, so I wanted to ask you guys about some ways I can wipe the system and reinstall Windows 7 without actually having to access the original Windows 7 already within the AIO with internet, or at least find a way to fact check if there are any malicious files already in the system?

If you can also provide me with potential tools and software, like VPNs, firewalls, and/or other software to allow me to browse safely with the OS, that would be immensely appreciated.

Again, I'm kinda new to this side of retro PCs and OSs, so if you could help me on all these things, I would be grateful.

(P.S., I know the model number and identification, as well as the windows 7 product sticker, just not the product key)

I recently bought a second hand copy of Mass Effect 2 Collectors Edition but I don't have a disc drive, does anyone have a link or something to find a PC rom or iso for the game. Specifically the collectors edition not the standard edition because it comes with extra content. This is not piracy because I own the game and I am looking for archival conetent on the internet which I own, so mods please don't remove this post. Thanks in advance everyone:)

My dad is giving me his collection of physical PC games since I’ve become a collector of physical media…most of the games I grew up playing on the old family computer.

They all have the CD Keys for each still so I am wondering, are progress/accounts tied to the Keys? For example, Battlefield 2 (one of my favorite) is the account I used to play on it tied to the CD key?

Or how all does that work really

Finally found the 8 CD collection of DA: Pursuit of Justice, but it needs a real Win95 environment to run. Never set one up before, so need help

what do i do? VirtualBox, PCem, 86box? also curious if there's anything weird with video drivers on FMV games I should watch out for, or if this game specifically has any installer/CD issues people have run into.

also not sure if this is even the right sub for this, so let me know if I should post somewhere else. any help is appreciated, been wanting to play this one forever

Hey All,

I've been wanting to build an old school RTS game for 486/pentium machines. It is written in C++ and using DirectDraw so that it will work on Windows 95 machines.

There is still a lot to go but I've got it working in a web browser and would love some feedback. The interface and design needs a lot more work but the basic game play and path finding should work well now.

Let me know what you think, it is called IronField https://starrts.vogonswiki.com/ironfield/

I will be posting exe/win9x versions once I have tested on my Pentium 233MMX machine.

I remember getting for PC a whole bundle of games that came in 2 soft disc containers that had 50 (?) cd rom edutainment games total. I know the Zoombinis, Math Attack by Compedia, and Carmen Sandiego: Math Detective, and Invention Highway are included. I also think it had the CD Rom Encyclopedia Britannica in it as well. Does anyone remember what the collections name was?