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Is there a stable version of Windows 98 to play retro games on VM? (lemmy.world)

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I installed Windows 98 on Virtualbox to play old games but it has problems with graphics driver.

Is these an iso or drivers made for VM that make play old games on Windows 98 running smoothly?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Playing anything via virtualbox is... rough. If it's a DOS game, try dosbox or something similar. If you really need DX... whatever win98 used... then setting up a very specific Wine instance is the way to go.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I want to download all games I played in the late 80s and early 90s.

Dosbox is great with dos games. But I prefer win98 for the nostalgia.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you're serious about the nostalgia, then your best bet is to find a 32-bit processor and build a dedicated win98 system. ISOs are available everywhere, most with updates and a disabled registration system. You might even try a 2k or XP system. Win2K was my gaming system of choice for many years, thanks to its backward-compatibility.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have the hardware in boxes but some of its now failing with age 😭 Yes Win2000 was mine, same with XP

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