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Getting Dark Forces to run on XP

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First post, by mparsl1

Posted on 2006-06-08, 21:53

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Does anyone know how to do that? I always wanted to play the game again, so I bought it off ebay recently. Curious, because it says on the disc itself that it is MAC CD-ROM or Compatibles, but I know there is a way to play it on XP. When I put it in my computer, it did absolutely nothing, and it recognized there was a CD in the drive, but nothing was in it once i clicked on the D Drive. Any suggestions?

Reply 1 of 9, by ih8registrations

Posted on 2006-06-08, 22:02

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darkforces run on DOSBox. Though, on my AthlonXP@2GHz, the speed isn't optimal(slowdowns when firing).

Reply 2 of 9, by HunterZ

Posted on 2006-06-08, 22:12

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It sounds like you purchased a copy of the Mac version. Will will either need an actual Apple computer, or a Mac emulator.

Reply 3 of 9, by mparsl1

Posted on 2006-06-09, 01:09

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where can i get a Mac emulator

Reply 4 of 9, by vasyl

Posted on 2006-06-09, 04:33

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Search Google for Basilisk II. Win32 port is a little old but very good. That will do for 680x0-based Macs. I don't know much about Power Mac emulation, supposedly Pear PC does that.

Reply 5 of 9, by Jorpho

Posted on 2006-06-10, 02:52

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Actually, the Win32 port of Basilisk II has seen a fair bit of activity lately. New snapshots are available at http://www.gibix.net/dokuwiki/en:projects:basilisk2 .

Basilsik II will run the 68k version of Mac OS 8.1, and Pear PC will run some versions of Mac OS X. Mac OS 8.5 - 9.0.4 can be run with SheepShaver. There is presently no way to emulate Mac OS 9.1 - 9.2.2.

Reply 6 of 9, by vasyl

Posted on 2006-06-10, 03:14

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Haven't seen this one. Thanks! Good to know that this one did not get abandoned after all.

Reply 7 of 9, by mparsl1

Posted on 2006-06-10, 14:45

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Im not very good with these kinds of computer issues, so I have no clue on where to start! or what to do!

Reply 8 of 9, by Jorpho

Posted on 2006-06-12, 03:12

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Then I hope you're prepared to learn, because Macintosh emulation is fairly complex and difficult.
http://www.emaculation.com/articles/intro.html

Or you can just go back to eBay and buy a proper DOS version that will actually work with your computer. This will likely be far, far easier for you.

Reply 9 of 9, by ih8registrations

Posted on 2006-06-12, 03:47

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Funny thing is he could probably pick up an old mac for about the same price. The advantages of vintage hardware:)

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