8/16 bit games on 64 bit Windows

Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:04 pm

Upgraded my PC a few months ago from 2.20 ghz intel core 2 duo to 3.4 ghz quad core i7 dell xps.
All of my beautiful sierra & westwood (and other) games won't run in 64bit windows. What do I do?
Is there like... a windows XP emulator, or Windows 98 emulator out there? I saw something on Microsoft like this but they wanted me to buy win7 Ultra to get it and I'm not doing that lol. Home premium is good enough.
Also, saw something called Wine but it looks like the only OS it doesn't work on is windows. Any thoughts/suggestions/answers?
Thanks.
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joannARRGH
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:48 pm

what games in total are we talking here?

Most games that are just a 16-bit installer and then a proper 32-bit game have workarounds to get them working on Windows 7.

Also: Older games will work in http://www.dosbox.com/
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Allison C
 
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:39 pm

Betrayal in Antara
Quest for glory 4
Missionforce: Cyberstorm
Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (when it comes in the mail)
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:08 am

Betrayal in Antara
Quest for glory 4
Missionforce: Cyberstorm
Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (when it comes in the mail)

Betrayal in Antara: http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KrondorSeries/BetrayalInAntaraHelp.html#x64

Quest for Glory 4: http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/QuestForGlory/QfG4Help.html

Missionforce: Cyberstorm: http://www.ntcompatible.com/compatdb/details/missionforce_cyberstorm_windows.html

Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny: http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10298
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Post » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:22 pm

Betrayal in Antara: http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/KrondorSeries/BetrayalInAntaraHelp.html#x64

Quest for Glory 4: http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/QuestForGlory/QfG4Help.html

Missionforce: Cyberstorm: http://www.ntcompatible.com/compatdb/details/missionforce_cyberstorm_windows.html

Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny: http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10298


Hmmm... I'll have to check these out in the morning. My QFG4 is the CD version though. And I forgot to put Stonekeep on the list.

Thanks for the links!
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