Recommend Old Computer Games

[parmycrypta]

shadow runner nes

 

[naka_michi]

When I try to run this in DOSBox-X it says "Filename not found" at the startup screen and kicks me back to the command prompt. Is there some sort of trick or configuration option to get it working that you know of? The internet is proving to be unhelpful in my search.

Unfortunately not, seems like some dosbox mounting error or something
I played the GOG version

 

[tht009]

Unfortunately not, seems like some dosbox mounting error or something
I played the GOG version

Maybe I'll buy it on GOG and look at their configuration file to see how they made it work. I don't think I can run GOG games on my Pi but they generally use DOSBox for DOS games so I should be able to learn what they did and replicate it.

 

[CSmith327]

Maybe I'll buy it on GOG and look at their configuration file to see how they made it work. I don't think I can run GOG games on my Pi but they generally use DOSBox for DOS games so I should be able to learn what they did and replicate it.

Don't buy a game just to have glimpse into it's files when you can just download it for free. You might have already bought it, but if you haven't yet this torrent here has the latest version of the game from GOG. Personally I use qBittorrent to download torrents since I think it's by far the best torrent client.

I use eXoDOS (that I mentioned earlier in my comment that was automerged) for DOS games and have multiple dozens of games through it. They have this game along with it's manual in a PDF. I just don't know if you could run it well on Pi without some kinda Wine like thing to run Windows apps. You'd probably have to fully install a version of Windows and you don't wanna do that I'd assume.

 

[tht009]

Don't buy a game just to have glimpse into it's files when you can just download it for free. You might have already bought it, but if you haven't yet this torrent here has the latest version of the game from GOG. Personally I use qBittorrent to download torrents since I think it's by far the best torrent client.

I use eXoDOS (that I mentioned earlier in my comment that was automerged) for DOS games and have multiple dozens of games through it. They have this game along with it's manual in a PDF. I just don't know if you could run it well on Pi without some kinda Wine like thing to run Windows apps. You'd probably have to fully install a version of Windows and you don't wanna do that I'd assume.

I love that this forum enables my piracy habits. Thanks. I'll download it on my big PC to look at the files then use them to configure it on my Pi. I'm also interested in eXoDOS as a concept but it might not be the best option for Pi.

 

[CSmith327]

If the torrent has no seeds and won't download (although it should since it's like only 16 MB) the source I got it from was here. I vastly prefer gog-games for games from GOG but they're shutting down completely in September and I don't think they would have a fresh working link for this one.

That site there is Russian but trustworthy. The admin of the site has an account on cs.rin.ru Steam underground forums and shares his stuff through there whenever it's a GOG game.

 

[RetroPixelLizard]

I only knew two of those, but I'm definitely on board with hearing some more obscure titles. Even if I don't play them all immediately, your mentioning them will cause them to take up space in my brain, then when I see them on a list of games later I'll be like, "Didn't someone recommend that once? I feel like I've heard good things about that game," which will lead me to try it.

So, by all means, please keep them coming.

Well In that case, I got five more for you.

 

[tht009]

Well In that case, I got five more for you.

Just the kind of craziness I was looking for. Thanks.