old games on new OS

[ezeroast]

Hey guys,

Just picked up a copy of an old Sierra game "Freddy Pharkas frontier pharmacist" and it wont run on 64bit windoze 7. It was released in 1994 if that helps.
How do I get around this? I'm not very good at this kinda thing.
Thanks in advance...

 

[SnowdensOfYesteryear]

If it originally ran on DOS, get DOSbox.

 

[Marter]

All I can think of is to try running in XP mode. That might allow it to run.

 

[PopeJewish]

usually for old games like that you'll need a DOS emulator. Shouldn't be hard to find. Newer windows run on NTFS, not Fat32 like DOS (and windows 95, etc) did.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Say, is there a Windows 95/98 emulator for Vista?

 

[PopeJewish]

Say, is there a Windows 95/98 emulator for Vista?

Well since win95 was just a GUI for DOS, a DOS emu should do the trick

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Say, is there a Windows 95/98 emulator for Vista?

Well since win95 was just a GUI for DOS, a DOS emu should do the trick

Really? So I could run, say, Quest for Glory V on DOSBox?

 

[Irridium]

Say, is there a Windows 95/98 emulator for Vista?

Well since win95 was just a GUI for DOS, a DOS emu should do the trick

Really? So I could run, say, Quest for Glory V on DOSBox?

Well I don't see why not... worth a shot at least.

 

[Meggiepants]

Say, is there a Windows 95/98 emulator for Vista?

Well since win95 was just a GUI for DOS, a DOS emu should do the trick

Really? So I could run, say, Quest for Glory V on DOSBox?

Well I don't see why not... worth a shot at least.

I think it works for just about any game that old. I've used it for games even older, and it works fine.

 

[ezeroast]

Nice one, thanks guy. Now i just have to remember dos commands
Cheers for the help

 

[Irridium]

Say, is there a Windows 95/98 emulator for Vista?

Well since win95 was just a GUI for DOS, a DOS emu should do the trick

Really? So I could run, say, Quest for Glory V on DOSBox?

Well I don't see why not... worth a shot at least.

I think it works for just about any game that old. I've used it for games even older, and it works fine.

Hm, interesting.

I just use it to play Daggerfall, so yeah...

 

[Meggiepants]

Say, is there a Windows 95/98 emulator for Vista?

Well since win95 was just a GUI for DOS, a DOS emu should do the trick

Really? So I could run, say, Quest for Glory V on DOSBox?

Well I don't see why not... worth a shot at least.

I think it works for just about any game that old. I've used it for games even older, and it works fine.

Hm, interesting.

I just use it to play Daggerfall, so yeah...

You should play Gabriel Knight. It also takes DOSBox to work.

Do you play adventure games?

Look at me, stealing this thread now that it's over. I'm nefarious.

 

[Irridium]

Say, is there a Windows 95/98 emulator for Vista?

Well since win95 was just a GUI for DOS, a DOS emu should do the trick

Really? So I could run, say, Quest for Glory V on DOSBox?

Well I don't see why not... worth a shot at least.

I think it works for just about any game that old. I've used it for games even older, and it works fine.

Hm, interesting.

I just use it to play Daggerfall, so yeah...

You should play Gabriel Knight. It also takes DOSBox to work.

Do you play adventure games?

Look at me, stealing this thread now that it's over. I'm nefarious.

Why yes, I do like adventure games.
And your not nefarious.

Spoiler: This is Nefarious :P

 

[Meggiepants]

Why yes, I do like adventure games.
And your not nefarious.

Spoiler: This is Nefarious :P

Well, in comparison, I guess I'm not so nefarious.

And if you like adventure games, you should try Gabriel Knight. It has Tim Curry faking one of the most gloriously awful southern accents ever. And he's still pretty awesome in it.

 

[Irridium]

Why yes, I do like adventure games.
And your not nefarious.

Spoiler: This is Nefarious :P

Well, in comparison, I guess I'm not so nefarious.

And if you like adventure games, you should try Gabriel Knight. It has Tim Curry faking one of the most gloriously awful southern accents ever. And he's still pretty awesome in it.

Hm... sounds interesting. I'll have to look for it.

 

[PopeJewish]

Say, is there a Windows 95/98 emulator for Vista?

Well since win95 was just a GUI for DOS, a DOS emu should do the trick

Really? So I could run, say, Quest for Glory V on DOSBox?

Well I don't see why not... worth a shot at least.

I think it works for just about any game that old. I've used it for games even older, and it works fine.

Like I said, Windows 85/98/ME, were just GUIs based on a DOS system. They switched that up a bit with 2000/xp/vista/7 and went full over to NTFS. Now while they made significant improvements to the system overall, 95 was literally just a GUI for DOS 3.0 (I think, I don7t remember the exact DOS release, anyway) as in the first versions you had to run through DOS with a cmd. So any game for those OS's were based out of DOS, meaning you'd need a DOS emu to run them.

As for adventure games, one I have very fond memories of when I was a kid (aside from the obvious Day of the Tentacles) was Loom by Lucas Arts. The game was fantastic. Apparently they're going to re-release it via steam soon, which is awesome, and they're considering doing a full remake, which is awesome-er

 

[Meggiepants]

Like I said, Windows 85/98/ME, were just GUIs based on a DOS system. They switched that up a bit with 2000/xp/vista/7 and went full over to NTFS. Now while they made significant improvements to the system overall, 95 was literally just a GUI for DOS 3.0 (I think, I don7t remember the exact DOS release, anyway) as in the first versions you had to run through DOS with a cmd. So any game for those OS's were based out of DOS, meaning you'd need a DOS emu to run them.

As for adventure games, one I have very fond memories of when I was a kid (aside from the obvious Day of the Tentacles) was Loom by Lucas Arts. The game was fantastic. Apparently they're going to re-release it via steam soon, which is awesome, and they're considering doing a full remake, which is awesome-er

When are they releasing it on Steam? I'll have to keep an eye out for it. I never played Loom, though I have played quite a few of the Lucas Arts games.

 

[PopeJewish]

Like I said, Windows 85/98/ME, were just GUIs based on a DOS system. They switched that up a bit with 2000/xp/vista/7 and went full over to NTFS. Now while they made significant improvements to the system overall, 95 was literally just a GUI for DOS 3.0 (I think, I don7t remember the exact DOS release, anyway) as in the first versions you had to run through DOS with a cmd. So any game for those OS's were based out of DOS, meaning you'd need a DOS emu to run them.

As for adventure games, one I have very fond memories of when I was a kid (aside from the obvious Day of the Tentacles) was Loom by Lucas Arts. The game was fantastic. Apparently they're going to re-release it via steam soon, which is awesome, and they're considering doing a full remake, which is awesome-er

When are they releasing it on Steam? I'll have to keep an eye out for it. I never played Loom, though I have played quite a few of the Lucas Arts games.

Oh my mistake. I just looked it up and it's already out. it's $5 USD for the game, or $10 for the Lucas Arts Adventure Pack (which includes 2 Indy Jones games, The Dig, and Loom). That game is totally worth $5, if only Steam was so crappy and let me buy games where I live I'd be all over that