I spent some time setting up a Pentium II with Windows 98 and a Voodoo 3 on PCem this weekend.
It’s really cool software, and a fun little project.
I spent a little time playing some Rainbow 6 (crazy how much the genre has changed over time) and Castle of the Winds 2.
Black and White runs well, but has some pretty bad audio stutter that I’ll have to figure out a solution for.
Do you have a favorite game from the period that I should try? I’m particularly interested in ones that are hard to run on modern versions of Windows.
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Mechwarrior 2
I’ve been looking for an .iso for this one. I think the best versions all ran on DOS, but I’ve got that installed too.
It’s easily one of the best games of the period. The intro is incredibly cool.
Ooh, it’s even got Mercenaries. Thanks!
You have excellent taste.
Neverhood! It’s a wonderful point-and-click adventure that oozes style. Everything was done with clay and stop motion
I got that as a pack-in game for something, probably a CD-ROM drive, and was impressed. I bet it has aged very well, good rec.
It has! It’s slow, sometimes painfully, but it’s worth the time spent
I have never heard of this project and it might suck up a lot of my time. How does this differ from making a virtual machine from old versions of Windows?
I believe I first played RollerCoaster Tycoon on Windows 98. I also got SimCity 2000 from GoG but it’s the DOS version and I feel like the Windows version looked better.
For things that actually used the 3D card, I used to enjoy Midtown Madness 2, Motocross Madness, and Need for Speed III, but that all might’ve been in my Windows 2000 days.
That out of bounds effect on Motocross Madness makes me smile even today
I only had the demo of it and I just kept going up the hill and building up as much speed as possible, only to then let myself go OOB - for hours and hours.
Ah… Lovely memories of a brainless kid just messing around with his computer…
I believe the difference is that it actually emulates the hardware instead of just making the stuff you have look and act like it is compatible, but I’m far from an expert.
I really enjoyed Midtown Madness 1 when it came out, if 2 doesn’t work I think 1 would. Thanks for the rec!
Early 90’s Dark Sun: Shattered Lands Privateer (with the speech addon of course) Ultima VII: The Black Gate
Jurassic Park Treapasser
This is one of the discs I’ve held onto over they years. I’m considering getting an optical drive just so I can play it and a few others I’ve got.
It wasn’t a great game iirc, but mostly because it was so far ahead of its time. I really do want to give it another go, and not just for nostalgia.
I think it was either Manhunt (Edit: Manhunt is XP/2000 only.) or Bully that couldn’t run on modern systems. Could also give Cold Zero or Swat 4 (Edit: N/M, not gonna work on 98. Maybe earlier ones?) a go, though I might be misremembering timeframes on one or more of these. Oh, and of course the original magic the gathering game (Edit: No sites to legally purchase it online but its from 1997 so prob a win98 game.) from the mid 90s.
I really should play some of the M:TG game, I remember it being a pretty great version.
Giants: Citizen Kabuto.
It’s got a hilarious and fun single player campaign where you get to play as all three factions. Obviously, playing as the giant monster and elbow-dropping buildings is the most fun, but the rest are highly enjoyable as well. Vintage Shiny at its best. Available on Steam, I just recently found out.
Oh yeah! I got that as another pack-in game, probably for a voodoo card if I’m not mistaken.
I really should check it out again, I remember it being good. Thanks for the rec.
The wing commander games.
Crusader: No Remorse and No Regret are great.
