First post, by EdmondDantes
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Hey. I'm new, and I was driven here by a tragedy.
For over a decade my solution to playing old games was to use an actual old computer. Unfortunately, that computer has now bit the dust for good. In its place, I was thinking of getting a modern computer (never saw the point of updating since I'm strictly a classic gamer, but Oblivion changed my mind) but...
Well, I know that I can get any *DOS* game to work using Dosbox. But what concerns me are *windows* games, in which case it seems that I'm out of luck unless there's a fan-made patch or an official re-release, which are only helpful if you happen to like popular games (I'm a fan of obscure gems). And yes, I've tried Compatibility Mode on every game I own, but its never worked.
What I'm looking for is something that is like Dosbox, but for Windows 3.1 and 9x--for games that absolutely will not run natively in XP, Vista, or 7. A sort of "Winbox" if you will. I've heard that Virtual Machines are close to what I'm looking for, but I'm not sure, and I'd like the opinions of experts.
Any help will be appreciated. I hope this post made sense.