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Free Old Games for Your New PC
Author: Matt Jason H
Published on: 24-10-2003
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Page Index
1. Free Old Games for Your New PC
2. Installation / Configuration
3. DOS Emulation Software
4. Other Emulators / Conclusion

Other Emulators

How to run games from other platforms in Windows

 

In some cases, it may be your favourite game wasn't for the PC at all, or needs some special software to run properly. In this case you need an emulator or an interpreter. In the same way that DOSBox and DodGE emulate a DOS environment, these emulate other platforms. In other words they can fool a program into thinking your PC is a Super-Nintendo or a Commodore 64. To help you find out which one you need we've compiled a short table with the main platforms, file extensions and the recommended emulator/program you can use to get your game running...

 

Platform/System
File Extension
Required Program
Good Example
Windows/DOS
*.exe, *.bat
N/A or DOSBox
Neuromancer
Windows/DOS
*.zip, *.rar
N/A
NES
*.nes
Super Mario Bros.
SNES
*.fig, *.smc
Sunset Riders
Atari
*.prg, *.st, *.msa
Lemmings
Commodore 64
*.c64
Sim City
Sega Console
*.bin, *.iso, *.smd
Sonic
Apple
*.do, *.nib
Adventure to Atlantis
Infocom Z-machine
*.z1, *.z2, etc
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

 

Conclusion

Final Words...

 

So there you have it, now you can relive the good ole' days of computer gaming for free at the comfort of your modern desktop PC anytime you like. There are literally thousands of games out there, so what better way to close this article than with some screen shots of my favourites, all working perfectly thanks to the techniques used in this guide. See if you can guess which game it is or even the year of release, hover over the image for the answer. Happy Gaming!

 

Bureaucracy

 

Neuromancer

 

 

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