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03-09-2003, 06:10 AM
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Running old DOS games on new computer
Hey guys. I've been in the mood lately to play some old DOS games like Pango, Novatron, Flightmare, etc. I got a hold of them quite easily, but of course they run super fast on my computer. I remember that was the reason I stopped playing them in the first place. Whenever I upgraded my machine, it always made those games unplayable.
So anyways, is there ANY way to run these games without them being lightning fast?? Thanks in advance
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03-09-2003, 07:48 PM
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Run them under Windows?
Seriously though, you should be able to slow down the machine using a processor intensive utility. Have a look around the web - you'll probably find something (other than Windows!) HTH, David. |
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03-09-2003, 07:48 PM
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Take a look at this thread, where Morris suggested a "CPU underclocker" proggie:
http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?threadid=38775
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03-10-2003, 02:50 AM
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Thanks for the link Nuclear. It looks like that program doesn't support XP right now. But I'll look around some more tho'
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03-10-2003, 02:56 AM
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One thing about underclocking this much... When I used to play these games, they were played on a Tandy 1000. That's an OLD computer. That would be very very slow for a P4 1.6ghz. Back then computer were dealing with kilo's, not even mega-anything!
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03-10-2003, 11:05 AM
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Try using Moslo : http://cutemouse.sourceforge.net/program/ctmous19.zip
Thats a slow down tool for older games. See if it works. |
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03-11-2003, 02:59 PM
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Sauron,
Great link. That's exactly the kind of program I had in mind. I was looking for a utility that would slow down the program rather than the CPU. I've been messing with it, I just can't get it to actually slow down the games. I'm going to keep reading on it. |
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