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Re: Open source DOS games

Posted on 2024-03-11, 12:01

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_games_with_later_released_source_code?useskin=vector I certainly went through that list a while ago. I can't be certain I didn't miss anything, but most of the commercial DOS games with available source code are either very well known, or …

Re: Open source DOS games

Posted on 2024-03-10, 11:05

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Here's a really obscure game that went open source. It's was originally called Super Pooh , an unlicensed DOS action platform game based on Winnie the Pooh characters (but with a few twists, being mostly inspired by the Soviet version ). It was sold commercially in the 90s, then the author was able …

Re: List of Currently Free Games

Posted on 2024-03-03, 12:04

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Rwolf wrote on 2024-02-29, 18:02: the game is now ported to Windows Huh? The original open-source project which I linked to above already supports Windows -- only the proprietary release of Star Control II was for DOS, but IIRC, TUQM is based off the 3DO release.

Re: Dark Forces Remastered

Posted on 2024-02-29, 09:15

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So the remaster is now out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcRD20KYDaU At 8:45, he mentions "a playable version of an old Dark Forces demo" included as bonus content, which I'm assuming (from the footage shown) is the "lost" level aboard a Star Destroyer? It is described in this FAQ : 8.5 What …

Re: PCEM vs 86Box vs UniPCEM vs DosBox-X

Posted on 2024-02-26, 13:48

86Box doesn't have this issue but i can see more games crashing on it, more often. But the biggest issue with 86box for me is the lack of VRR... I use a 240hz monitor and 2D scrolling games on PCEm scroll very smoothly if the emulation speed is 100%. On 86box is a stutter fest because it won't sync …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2024-02-21, 18:10

I too am not really familiar with PC-98 -- my knowledge of that version mostly comes from exactly those MobyGames screenshots (while the actual Interplay Japanese website shows pre-release DOS 320x200 screenshots anyway, including a very rare one not available elsewhere). I remember seeing (again, …

Re: MULE386 does not draw certain screens

Posted on 2024-02-21, 18:05

Try with machine=svga_et4000 Thanks! That seems to have done the trick. On the player review screen press left/right to select a character, then up and left/right to select a color, after which pressing Return should proceed. Yes, I had figured out that much on my own. I'm stuck on this screen: …

MULE 386 does not draw certain screens

Posted on 2024-02-21, 15:53

A while ago I discovered an unofficial conversion of M.U.L.E. : mule386.zip I'm using the DOSBox SVN version I got from here (but the problem is the same in other builds as well), and certain screens are not rendered properly: only the bottom part where the running line of text is located is drawn, …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2024-02-21, 15:32

Looks like there's a LOT more releases of the game than I expected... Oh yes, very definitely! I've already mentioned that there was the Japanese PC-98 version which, curiously, does not use the updated Mac graphics, even though it runs at a higher resolution (IIRC). And there were also PC re- …

Re: Any notable unofficial DOS conversions of games?

Posted on 2024-02-20, 18:56

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JetSet Willy II - Jet Set Willy II: The Final Frontier (DOS remake; originally ZX Spectrum game) Looks like there are several versions of this project, which was created by Dan Richardson. This appears to be the initial release, with date stamps from Oct 4, 2001. It seems like the the same version …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2024-02-19, 16:53

That's odd... the MacOS and DOS versions are normally included on the same CD so how could the manuals be specific to the MacOS version? Since I never owned a physical release I can only guess, or, waitasec, here's a hybrid DOS/Mac release on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/266471385874 You can …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2024-02-19, 12:54

Not sure if this could be of any use, but regarding shareware releases of Warcraft , there's definitely at least one such release on CD, which was found and obtained by Hallfiry (a major Blizzard enthusiast) some time ago: https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=366991#p366991 It was …

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