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Fred T — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:29:20 +0200

Dark Sun Shattered Lands error
I tried both the .exe and the cd-rom version of Dark Sun 1 and when I leave the slavepens for the sewers I get the following error: can't load game data in load teleport. Whats wrong?
Fred T | 16.05.2013, 20:29

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Samuel — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:41:22 +0200

Amulets & Armor
Hey, this old DOS game is now freeware, it has an active community still going etc: Downloadable here: http://amuletsandarmor.com/index.htm DOS settings here: http://wiki.amuletsandarmor.com/index.php?title=DOSBoxConfig Any chance of getting a pre-setup version here?
Samuel | 22.04.2013, 12:41

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Lorenzo — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:39:44 +0200

Problem after installing Flashback PC DOS Package v2.05 (exe) on Windows 7
Hello to all, I just installed the game flashback for windows 7 by running the package as an administrator. the problem is that after installation, I find no entry for Flashback in the start menu. In the folder "C: \ Program Files (x86) \ OldGames.sk" I find the folder for Flashback, but I do not know how to run the game! Could someone help me? Thank you! :)
Lorenzo | 16.04.2013, 17:39

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jussi kurki — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:22:10 +0200

Ripper Crash
Hi! I have this problem: When I go to Dr. Burton's lab and try to go to second door my game crash and i got this message "error allocating 536911984bytes (1990524 left) in heap main heap". I try run it admin and try to use my laptop but nothing help. I really wanna finish this game. Can anyone help me?
jussi kurki | 14.04.2013, 01:22

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Samuel — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:06:22 +0200

Awesome, thanks for uploading it!
Samuel | 12.04.2013, 07:06

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Samuel — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:15:44 +0200

Corporation
Lol, sorry I get mixed up. Sorry to bother you again, have you heard of this game: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation_(video_game) Looks kinda similar to Captive II
Samuel | 08.04.2013, 15:15

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DJ — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:30:07 +0200

Neuromancer Apple IIGS
Yes it is, from now You can download Neuromacer Apple IIgs Package here. And I must correct your post: there is no Dragon Age for Apple IIgs, It is Dragon Wars ;-))
DJ | 04.04.2013, 22:30

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Samuel — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:59:31 +0100

Neuromancer Apple IIGS
Is there any chance of getting the Apple 2gs version of Neuromancer (http://www.oldgames.sk/en/game/neuromancer/) here in a self-run package with Kegs emulator like Bard's Tale 1/2 and Dragon Age are here? You can get the rom here: http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/neuromancer
Samuel | 27.03.2013, 16:59

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Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:10:15 +0100

Real War
this game may be too knew to add but i really liked the Real war games. could that be done? and thx for maintaining this community. Staying retro-tuned =P
W | 21.03.2013, 02:10

Old games in DOSBox, MS-DOS or Windows 3.x

vla — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:40:03 +0100

Wizardry 6 Bane of the Cosmic Forge
Starting the game W6 enter Game configuration, delete A: and exit. Ready. Many gamers do not know where is their save file, namely savegame.dbs Easy. Under Dos execute the command below c:\>dir savegame.dbs /s enter In my case the save file was found in C:\>users\My user name\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\ProgramFiles\Oldgames\Wizardry6\C\Bane I use Win 7. I use some Virtual machine. Same procedure if You make video clips. ;)
vla | 04.03.2013, 09:40

OldGames Install packages for windows

Sir Eyeball — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:02:15 +0100

World of Aden: Entomorph - Plague of the Darkfall
This game could use English guidance or even better an installer exe
Sir Eyeball | 03.03.2013, 23:02

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Sir Eyeball — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:12:07 +0100

legend of faerghail
Fountains of Dreams down Legend of Faerghail to go (Need thumbs up emoticon) ;) Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War would be a very nice addition as well
Sir Eyeball | 03.03.2013, 03:12

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Aron — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:19:24 +0100

Finding a win 95/98 game
Hello everyone, I'm searching for an old game which I played on win 95 or 98 like 10 years ago. A game like this was built in the windows 95 or 98, you were with a spider, and your enemy was a snake. The goal was to outflank with the spider a particular percent of the map. If the snake hit you, you died, if crossed your path behind you, then cut the line and your flankink was unsuccsesful. So the game that I looking for is just like this, except that there was more types of enemies, I gas you were not with a spider either, but the basic idea was the same. The backgrounds were different colors on other levels. That's what I remember now. I want to find it to my girlfriend it was a dimond for she. You whould make her so happy :) Please help me.
Aron | 01.03.2013, 21:19

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pat workman — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:26:36 +0100

Star General
Would it be possible to add Star General sometime in the near future? Thanks.
pat workman | 27.02.2013, 03:26

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DJ — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:14:12 +0100

legend of faerghail
Yes, both cRPGs Fountain of Dreams and Legend of Faerghail will be added soon. Stay retro-tuned...
DJ | 07.02.2013, 16:14

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Sir Eyeball — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:05:46 +0100

legend of faerghail
fantastic old RPG in the Bardstale style
Sir Eyeball | 06.02.2013, 23:05

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Samuel — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:52:35 +0100

Fountain of Dreams
Any chance getting this game here: http://www.mobygames.com/game/fountain-of-dreams I know it's supposed to be quite inferior to Wasteland (1988) but since finishing Wasteland I'm rather interested in giving it a go. Pretty please?
Samuel | 21.01.2013, 15:52

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biggreen — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:06:21 +0100

Wizardry Proving Grounds Unable To Save
I'm trying to save my progress on Wizardry Proving Grounds Of The Mad Overlord and the code only appears once I close the game window, and then it can only be seen for a couple seconds before disappearing(not enough time to copy the save code). How do I get around this? I've been waiting to beat this game for over 20 years and would love some help. Thanks.
biggreen | 28.12.2012, 21:06

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darthelvis — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:20:14 +0100

The Black Dahlia,Dark Earth,Transarctica,New Adventures of the Time Machine
Bla Bla - I would also LOVE to see a working release of BLACK DAHLIA. I requested RIPPER upon joining this site and it was up in no time, fingers crossed this request can also be filled!
darthelvis | 16.12.2012, 19:20

Troubleshooting

DJ — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:29:49 +0100

about importing characters from wizardry 6 to wizardry 7
Congratulations to finishing Wizardry VI. For importing party to Wiz7, you must have the file "SAVEGAME.DBS" - save from Wiz6 after ending and teleporting party to Enchanted Forest. Copy "SAVEGAME.DBS" to your Wiz7 directory and rename (change extension) to "SAVEGAME.BCF". In game import dialog check the proper path. Default path and filename for example: Directory = C:\DSAVANT\ Filename = SAVEGAME.BCF
DJ | 06.11.2012, 10:29

Troubleshooting

tj stovall — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:40:25 +0100

about importing characters from wizardry 6 to wizardry 7
i have downloaded both games and have recently finished bane of the cosmic forge and am having some difficulties importing my characters to the next game. how do i accomplish this? also i cannot seem to find the file where my game has been saved. thank you for any and all assistance in this matter. tj
tj stovall | 04.11.2012, 20:40

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Bla Bla — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:05:10 +0200

The Black Dahlia,Dark Earth,Transarctica,New Adventures of the Time Machine
Thanks so much for all your brilliant work,this is my fav new site. If i may be so bold i have few requests; 1.Black Dahlia http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/black-dahlia From the same company who made the Ripper-which was a pain in the ass to run on modern systems until i saw your release. Game can be found around but it's really hard to run it on XP,could you release a package like Ripper for this one too? 2.Dark Earth http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/dark-earth One of the greatest games of all time but to my knowledge it's impossible to run on modern systems and game is a really big rarity it would be a great addition here. 3.Transarctica&Starblade http://www.mobygames.com/game/transarctica http://www.mobygames.com/game/starblade 2 hidden Silmarils games. 4.New Adventures of the Time Machine http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/new-adventures-of-the-time-machine There is a 4 page manual available about 'how to run it on modern systems' but i still failed on my both attempts,when it got released game got great reviews so it would be nice to see it here with one of your packages. Hopefully you have the time to go thru your archives if not still thanks a lot for all your wonderful work don't think it's taken for granted,Take Care.
Bla Bla | 26.10.2012, 10:05

Troubleshooting

Brian Held — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:47:05 +0200

anybody know a fix for getting full screen w/out messing up the color scheme and showing negative colors during game play?
Brian Held | 22.10.2012, 19:47

Old games in DOSBox, MS-DOS or Windows 3.x

jon — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:39:47 +0200

Character Voices Missing in The Dark Eye
Hello, I finally got The Dark Eye working and wanted to play it since I finally heard about it as well as some old reviews and it looks like a very underrated and very unique games. I was playing the begining and some parts just have a the character sitting there saying nothing, so I looking on youtube and seen there is talking during the scenes but when I'm playing it half of the sound just isn't there. Oldgames.sk provided a self installer as well, so I'm not sure what it would be. Any help would be greatly appreciated.... I've been dying to play this!
jon | 22.10.2012, 14:39

General discussion

Adam — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:36:31 +0200

Wolfenstein 3D
I have a question: If i download your port for Mac which is only episode 1 and i put original pc files with full levels will it start properly or i have to get original Mac files with other levels?
Adam | 22.09.2012, 17:36

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Samuel — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:52:15 +0200

Magic Candle series
Is their any chance of getting this great cRPG series here? It's definetely abandonware, and I found this semi-official website which offers all the manuals/covers/patches/documentation etc: http://jasons.wumple.com/Interests/Gaming/MagicCandle/Welcome.html It would be awesome if we could have simple set-up exe's with all the patches etc installed, apparently the games were quite bugged at release. We already have "Bloodstone" here on oldgames, which is part of the Magic Candle series: http://www.oldgames.sk/en/game/bloodstone-an-epic-dwarven-tale/ Pretty please?
Samuel | 10.09.2012, 11:52

News on Retrogaming / Abandonware scene

DJ — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:37:48 +0200

Grimrock Editor in Beta
Dungeon Editor for Grimrock is in Beta! ... see the great video: step sequencer...
DJ | 02.09.2012, 21:37

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Miguel Leal — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:26:06 +0200

MechWarrior 2
How about adding this great classic of Mech combat, DJ? ;) Thanks in advance.
Miguel Leal | 29.08.2012, 13:26

Contributions - reviews, solutions, documents and informations for Old Games

code120 — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:31:43 +0200

DosBox and Autohotkey - A short guide Autohotkey is a program that can intercept inputs (from keyboard, mouse or even joystick) and send to the OS a different input, on the base of instructions coded in a script. This is useful for a lot of programs, like word processors, and it also allows to create keyboard shortcuts, or the use of mouse/joystick buttons and the mouse wheel, in programs that don't support them, like DosBox. Ahk can recognize the active window and the script can be made to affect a single program. You can therefore create a script that binds the mouse wheel or extra buttons to certain keys if DosBox is the active window. Even better, you can have different instructions (and different bindings) for most programs that are executed in DosBox, since Ahk can recognize a window also from its title bar (where the name of the .EXE launched in DosBox appears). Once the script has been created, if Ahk is installed and the script is executed, it will run in the background and it will affect only the kind of window (that is, the program) that has been secified in the script, without affecting the rest of the OS. You can create a script with the notepad, then save it with the .ahk extension and launch it with Autohotkey installed. ********************************************* An hotkey has the following syntax: [hotkey]:: [instruction] return Example: ^s:: Send hello Will write 'hello' if you press Ctrl+s ^s:: Send, {Enter}{Right}{Right}{Enter} Ctrl+s will correspond to the keys Enter, 2 x right arrow, Enter pressed in sequence. In the [hotkey] part you can use these symbols: ! Alt ^ Control + Shift ~ When the hotkey fires, its key's native function will not be blocked. * Wildcard: Fire the hotkey even if extra modifiers are being held down. Other symbols can be found here: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm#combo Here you find a comprehensive list of keys, mouse and joystick buttons that can be used in Ahk. http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/KeyList.htm The [instruction] part consists mostly in SendEvent (or Send) commands. Here special keys must be enclosed in brackets. Here is a list of special keys used with SendEvent: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Send.htm ************************************* An example of script that can be useful for DosBox: ************************************* ; The script is organized in blocks. Every block that starts with a #ifWinActive ; command will run independently form the others. More than 1 block (even all of ; them, if conditions are met) can run at the same time. SetTitleMatchMode, 2 ;/// this will make Ahk search the string stated in the #ifWinActive lines in ;/// the whole length of the title bar, allowing you to create shortcuts ;/// for nearly all DosBox programs you could want to create them for. #ifWinActive, ahk_class SDL_app ;/// this block will be active for every program run in DosBox, since it's the ;/// simple identifier for the DosBox window. I bound the key [,] and [.] ;/// to mouse wheel up and down. You can choose the key you want. ;/// It is better to bind keys that aren't commonly used, though, otherwise ;/// they could conflict with keys used by some programs. ;/// After you've bound the keys in the script, you'll have to bind them in ;/// DosBox, with Ctrl+F1 you can launch the keymapper, just choose the key ;/// you want to bind to the wheel, then press 'Add' and move the wheel ;/// when asked to press a key. *WheelUp:: SendEvent {, Down} Sleep 200 SendEvent {, Up} Return *WheelDown:: SendEvent {. Down} Sleep 200 SendEvent {. Up} Return ;\\\ XButton1 and XButton2 are two extra mouse buttons (Web back/forward) that ;\\\ can be found on certain mice. Here they're bound to Ins and Del keys. XButton1:: SendEvent {Ins Down} Sleep 200 SendEvent {Ins Up} Return XButton2:: SendEvent {Del Down} Sleep 200 SendEvent {Del Up} Return ;*********************************************** ; this block is active with Elders Scrolls: Daggerfall. #ifWinActive, Program: FALL ~*WheelUp:: SendEvent {v Down} Sleep 200 SendEvent {v Up} Return ~*WheelDown:: SendEvent {NumpadSub Down} Sleep 200 SendEvent {NumpadSub Up} Return ;*********************************************** ; this block is active with Wrath of Earth. It allows to change weapon with the ; mouse wheel. #ifWinActive, WOE ~*1:: Weapon := 1 ~*WheelUp:: Weapon := ++Weapon if Weapon = 8 { Weapon := 1 } SendEvent {%Weapon% Down} Sleep 200 SendEvent {%Weapon% Up} Return ~*WheelDown:: Weapon := --Weapon if Weapon = 0 { Weapon := 7 } SendEvent {%Weapon% Down} Sleep 200 SendEvent {%Weapon% Up} Return ;*********************************************** ; this block is active with Wizardry VI. #ifWinActive, WROOT WinWaitActive, WROOT ifWinActive, WROOT { XButton2:: Send, {Enter}{Enter} return RButton:: Send, {Enter} return z:: Send, {Enter}{Right}{Right}{Enter} return 1:: Send, {Enter}{Down}{Enter}{Down}{Enter} return 2:: Send, {Enter}{Down}{Enter}{Down}{Right}{Enter} return 3:: Send, {Enter}{Down}{Enter}{Down}{Down}{Enter} return 4:: Send, {Enter}{Down}{Enter}{Down}{Down}{Right}{Enter} return 5:: Send, {Enter}{Down}{Enter}{Down}{Down}{Down}{Enter} return 6:: Send, {Enter}{Down}{Enter}{Down}{Down}{Down}{Right}{Enter} return ^s:: { Send, {Enter} Sleep 50 Send, {Right} ;Sleep 50 Send, {Right} ;Sleep 50 Send, {Down} ;Sleep 50 Send, {Enter} Sleep 100 Send, {Enter} } return ^r:: { Send, {Enter} Sleep 100 Send, {Right}{Right}{Down}{Enter} Sleep 100 Send, {Down}{Down}{Enter} Sleep 100 Send, {Down}{Enter} } return } return ;*********************************************** ; this block is active with F117 Stealth Fighter II. #ifWinActive, VGAME ; F117 Joy17::Send {F1} Joy18::Send {Shift Down},{Shift Up} Joy19::Send {Shift Down}-{Shift Up} Joy20::Send {Shift Down}m{Shift Up}
code120 | 05.06.2012, 19:31

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