FOAK: Slowing down XP to play DOS game

Ok,
Found a really old game called Flying Tigers.
Dos Game, downloaded, installed and runs on XP but soooooooooooooooo fast
it's unplayable.

Is there a command that will slow down the system to run it properly?

Nostalgic reasons to play it..............

Cheers


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http://www.dosgames.com/xphints.php

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Look up DosBox - it's a DOS emulator that will run DOS progams (and
most games) at the proper speed. Works quite well IME, but you will
need a "frontend" program to make it easier. Give it a chance to get
it set up and then it's simple to use.

In fact, here, DosBox:
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/

Some frontends:
http://members.home.nl/mabus - D-Fend
http://www.ingoknito.de/produkte/dbfrontend/ dbfrontend

Also, for more old games:
http://www.abandonia.com/

For many old games sites:
http://www.abandonwarering.com/

 

The name "MoSlow" rings a bell. I think this slows yer PC down.

 

AHA! Just got that..........need to investigate it further

Hmmm, I'll look at them later to see whats what

Funny how those old games seemed so "Cutting Edge" back then............
Still great fun

Cheers

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Not sure if it works in XP but I used to play my old Ultima games with
MoSlo, sometimes called Mo'Slo.

 

Yes, that's the ticket.

 

Also, as a side point, if something doesn't work in XP try the following:

Right click program (Not shortcut)
Click properties
Select compatability Tab at the top
Tick the "Run this program in compatability mode for" and try Win95 or
Win98.
If still doesn't work select all other options (256 colours etc.) and turn
off any sound in the game.

HTH

 

In some ways they still are. There's a lot of those games are far more
playable than current stuff.

 

A thing called "DOSBox" may do what you want.
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Christofire amazed us all with this pearl of
wisdom:

I have to agree.

I was a real arcade nut and spent many (perhaps too many!) hours in
there. It all went Pete Tong with the advent of 3D IMHO.

 

Doom3 is a good example for me. The visuals are amazing, but too much.
I don't enjoy playing it as it's a bit *too* atmospheric. I like games
where I can jump in and enjoy myself. So, gran turismo 4 and america's
army do the trick for me.

 

I've built a PC that's capable of playing Doom3 at obscene levels of
audio and visual quality, but the problem is, as you say, it's too
atmospheric. I'm too fucking scared to play it. I even put the
"flashlight always in hand" mod in it, but it's still brown trousers
time.

 

<snip again>

Take a look at cpukiller - you can slow the cpu down or add a program
that you want restricting. Can act as a launcher for all your dos
games. I use it for xcom - enemy unknown (the version re-compiled for
win95, not the dos4gw version) - slows it down to a usable level.
hmmm its still installed, might have another blast at that tonight.

Si.

 

<snip again>

Take a look at cpukiller - you can slow the cpu down or add a program
that you want restricting. Can act as a launcher for all your dos
games. I use it for xcom - enemy unknown (the version re-compiled for
win95, not the dos4gw version) - slows it down to a usable level.
hmmm its still installed, might have another blast at that tonight.


Si.

www.cpukiller.com, forgot to mention that bit...

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Christofire amazed us all with this pearl of
wisdom:

I couldn't get it to play on 2.8GHz laptop with anything resembling
smoothness but I get what you're saying.

I like adrenalin but I like my mind to be in a happy place when it
happens!

Hurrah!

Driving games and shoot 'em ups[1] rank in the top 3 of my favourites.

[1] The old style shoot 'em ups were great: Galaxian being one of my
faves. *Sigh*, how times change and how old we get - 'lest we remember.

 

Type the following into Google:

"Slowing down XP to play DOS game"

YT*T*C.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Ferger amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

<Evil cackle>

I have the very same, right here on my PC, yes, the Williams one.

Do you want a copy? It won't cost you anything, the first one never
does.

</Evil Cackle>

I used to like, but was pretty shit at Tempest although I wasn't bad at
Tron. No, actually I was shit at that, too.

Did you ever get your degree or are you flailing around in a world of
knowing you fucked up because of a computer game?

 

Ok,

BTDTGTTS YTTTTTC
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