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DOSBox for old school DOS emulation
by Jason Clarke Apr 5th 2006 at 8:30AM
While everyone knows that DOS programs can be run
in any version of Windows in the command prompt, if you've ever tried to play a classic DOS game on your modern system
you may have been disappointed.
If you're really intent on getting that classic version of Out of this World (Another World for our European friends) from 1991 working on your Windows XP box (or Mac OS X, Linux or even BeOS machine), check out DOSBox.
DOSBox can emulate 286 & 386
processors in realmode and protected mode, handles extended memory managers like XMS and EMS, emulates a myriad of
graphics subsystems including Tandy/Hercules/CGA/EGA/VGA/VESA graphics, and of course the obligatory SoundBlaster
emulation.
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So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
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Matt said 9:44AM on 4-05-2006
I think if they would just re-re-release (because they already did re-release it for Win95 but it was in very limited supply) the old Wing Commanders, I'd be enthralled.
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PyroChemist said 12:12PM on 4-05-2006
Kudos for screen capping Another World! Best (and most frustrating) game EVAR!
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Whosawhatsis said 5:50PM on 4-05-2006
Side note: There is also a mac version of Out of this World that can be played under classic.
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Jason Clarke said 2:46AM on 4-06-2006
It's funny - I wondered if (hoped that) the Out of this World reference would gain more attention than the actual subject matter. I can't stress how much I loved that game. Pyro, you're right it was insanely frustrating, but in such a good way!
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