[skiingemt]

I just picked up a copy of Descent from Goodwill. I really liked the game back when it was new, and I'd like to be able to play it again. I haven't tried to install it... would I be asking for trouble to try to install an old DOS game on a Windows 2k machine?

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[bootman]

Yeah, you might be.
Go to http://www.planetdescent.com.

You might find help there.

 

[skiingemt]

Thanks for the resource! After reading around the forums there, I went ahead and just installed it, no problem. It's cool to see it still has a following, I sure haven't seen any other games like it since then, but then I don't really follow gaming. Are there any other (more modern) games like it?

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[null]

DOSBOX is the only tool you'll ever need to play DOS games on a Windows filesystem. It's free, it's fast, and it works extremely well.

 

[BRBJackson]

Great tip, null! Have to try that this weekend with some of my old DOS games...

 

[450]

...or you can be a "freak" like me and build a dedicated old gaming machine!

But DOSBox works okay. Provided that your game and hardware is compatible. My usual computer is not.