If you were a prolific PC gamer in the mid-’90s, your collection was no doubt packed full of point-and-click titles. I'll get more done over the weekend for you.Scrolling Pixels is Dean Van Nguyen’s monthly retro gaming column. I have more, but those are what I had easily accessible right now. Ultima - Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams Just copy the installed folder over to your retro machine: Wing Commander Privateer (I think, need to double check) Redneck Rampage (Same issue with Shadow Warrior)ĬD Image + copy the installed folder to your retro machine hard drive: Shadow Warrior (Able to piece it together into the original installer disc, but the add-ons have to be installed seperately) Wing Commander 3 (DVD-sized iso image, full game on a single disc)įull installer CD, Bin/Cue + OGG madness: Have to go back and do the full list of all the games I've bought from them: Quick list of what I've managed to piece together. InfraRecorder to burn mixed mode (Data + Audio tracks) CDs DAEMON Tools to mount images for extracting / accessing files Free Audio Converter to turn MP3 and OGG files into CD compatible WAV files The tools I use to make discs are all freeware: Games that require created a mixed mode CD AND need files copied into a directory: Pinball Illusions and Descent 2 Games that lack INSTALL.EXE to change Sound: Wing Commander 1, Space Quest games Games that give you the full installation CD as BIN / CUE with compressed audio files: Pinball Dreams Deluxe, Descent 1 Games that give you the full installation CD as ISO image: Gabriel Knights 1 and Police Quest 4 Games that just need files copied: Blake Stone and Wing Commander 1 and 2 Some games that I haven't been able to get going such as Battle Isle 2 Some games don't give you an installation CD AND need files copies into a folder. These are a bit of work, but nothing really hard. Games that come with BIN / CUE images for mixed mode CDs (Data track + Audio CD tracks). Games that give you the full installation CD: Wing Commander III, Strike Commander CD, Pinball Dreams Deluxe. Games that lack SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE, but have a configuration file to edit, such as Wing Commander or some Sierra games Game that come with SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE to change the Sound options Here you can either edit these configuration files or just install the game in the same folder Games that have configuration files with hard-coded folders / directories. All you need to do is copy them onto your MS-DOS Gaming PC So far I have come across various releases with various pointers: So if you are able to follow the steps in the video, you should be able to get most games going. The method GOG.com uses to ship Pinball Dreams is pretty much as hard as it gets based on the games I have tried so far. So far I have produced two, quite elaborate, videos covering the GOG.com release of Wing Commander III and Prinball Dreams Deluxe.īoth of these games sue mounted CD images, Wing Commander III a standard ISO, Pinball Dreams Deluxe a non-standard BIN / CUE file with compress audio files. I understand it's not for everyone and some prefer boxed games, others just pirate them, but for those who like and support GOG.com as well and want to play these games on a real MS-DOS Gaming PC: Well this thread is for you □ Some of you might know, GOG.com games, the ones that use DOSBox are a great, legal and ethical way to get MS-DOS games. Ultima: Savage Empire and Ultima: Martian Dreams Wing Commander Academy and Wing Commander Armada These videos show you how to tweak DOSBox but also how to play them on a real MS-DOS Gaming PC. Games fully covered via my YouTube videos:
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