If neither of those use 3D acceleration, the easiest way to go would probably be to use a Windows 98 installation inside VMware or Virtual PC - but there might be some other, more convenient (but less obvious) solution available.

If they do use 3D acceleration, do you have the latest driver for your Intel Integrated Graphics?

Also, you're using the original discs for these games and not something you downloaded from somewhere, right? There are a lot of problematic, incomplete rips out there.

I am using the original disks for both games; I have a windows 98 install in Virtual PC and it does not work for Mech Warror 2: Mercenaries (Colours are weird and nothing but blue outside the cockpit window!). I shall test HeliCops on that and notify you of the results; at a last resort I have an old Linux box somewhere that I can drag out and whack Windows 98 on.

I shall check for the latest integrated graphics drivers

A wee bit of Googling turns up this for Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries.
http://sites.google.com/site/mw2mercxp/

Also, if I'm not mistaken, MW2: Mercenaries also has the DOS version on the same CD. I personally prefer the DOS version, so if all else fails, you can always try it under DOSBox (provided you have a meaty enough processor!)

I think I may have to bring out that Linux box... HeliCops didn't work on Virtual PC running Windows 98 (Messed up graphics AND no USB support on Virtual PC!) I have yet to try it with the updated graphics drivers but I am doubtful about it's success.. And as for MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries; I shall try the steps mentioned and if they do not work; the linux box will have to come out (It is only running a Pentium II so it should work)
P.S. The Linux box will run Windows 98 in case you were wondering (Unless I can dig out a copy of Windows 95 which I am sure that I have somewhere)

There's also virtualbox, qemu, & bochs, among others: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_pl … irtual_machines

And don't forget about WINE, I have a number of games that, ironically enough, run better under WINE than under native Windows.

ih8registrations wrote:

There's also virtualbox, qemu, & bochs, among others:

If it's not running in Virtual PC, what makes you think any of those other ones will work better? None of them has superior D3D support under Win9x guests at this point.

WineD3D, on the other hand, could conceivably do something:
http://wiki.winehq.org/WineD3DOnWindows

Wish there was an emulator that was made for Windows 95 games. Too many totally awesome games that I want on PC.

I think they will begin to pop up soon. I mentioned a long time ago on this forum the idea of forking DOSBox to create an application designed for running older Windows titles. I can well imagine that DOSBox will either be adapted to run Win95 or a seperate project making use of the CPU core, sound and graphic code together with a lot of stuff from the WINE project to form a comprehensive PC emulator based on Windows.

Actually, that's not a bad idea. WINE running Windows executables via an emulated Pentium core, graphics card and sound card. How feasible would that be, I wonder?

have fun

jamyskis wrote:

I can well imagine

Imagination is such a wonderful thing.

There's also the HX DOS Extender and ReactOS, of course. What more would you really need than a virtual machine with Direct3D support in Win9x guests, though?

But we're kind of getting off-topic now.

Maybe they will port Wine to Windows eventually xD

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jamyskis wrote:

I can well imagine

Imagination is such a wonderful thing.

There's also the HX DOS Extender and ReactOS, of course. What more would you really need than a virtual machine with Direct3D support in Win9x guests, though?

But we're kind of getting off-topic now.

I would pay for that. 😀