old DOS games on Axim ? - Page 2

09-14-04, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by akerr

Not finding it

Could you set me up with a linky?

DOSBox PocketPC Port (WM2k3 and higher only though and not setup exe, copy it to your device)
...ok the author of the port website doesn't appear to be working and the forums won't accept larger than 100kb attachments so i'll put it up on my server for now...
http://www.trisystech.net/games/dosbox.rar

The DOSBox compatibility thread (tips and configurations for getting the emulator to run various old DOS games particularly Warcraft)
http://www.pocketmatrix.com/forums/v...ghlight=dosbox

Here's a link to the PocketSCUMM emulator website
http://arisme.free.fr/PocketScumm/

Of course, you need to previously own these games (except for Flight of the Amazon Queen and Beneath a Steel Sky which the original companies have provided floppy and talkie versions for free :D ).

If you've got problems in setting up a game or need a how to, check out SirDave's PocketScumm mini-manual stickied in the PocketSCUMM forum:
http://www.pocketmatrix.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=20

JJB

akerr · 09-14-04, 07:03 PM

Cheers for that!

09-14-04, 09:19 PM

hmm..... cant get it to run for me.. starts black screen... close will tweak more later.

If it ever runs, does it run better than pocketdos? I recall that was slooow.

SpoonKiller · 09-15-04, 11:10 AM

Please someone port the awesome Wargame Construction Set II: TANKS! by SSI, I love this game and would gladly pay a whopping $20 for a port.

09-15-04, 01:28 PM

Quote:

hmm..... cant get it to run for me.. starts black screen... close will tweak more later.

If it ever runs, does it run better than pocketdos? I recall that was slooow.

Some say PocketDOS runs games better. I can't get PocketDOS to work right for me, so I can't really compare. I can get DOSBox to work fine though.

Quote:

Please someone port the awesome Wargame Construction Set II: TANKS! by SSI, I love this game and would gladly pay a whopping $20 for a port.

Porting requires the source code be available. Did you look to see if it was before asking? In general, source code is not available and most games cannot be ported. And generally the original authors if still in existence are not interested in licensing.

JJB

Whyisyellow · 09-17-04, 12:14 AM

Mmm Raptor or a good'all game of killer toys on the ppc? sign me up...

but alas, looks like that isn't going to work...

yilmam · 09-17-04, 01:40 AM

Hmm, when I try to run dosbox, it gives me a load icon that continues to load until I restart. Did you have the same problem JongJungBu?

09-17-04, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by yilmam

Hmm, when I try to run dosbox, it gives me a load icon that continues to load until I restart. Did you have the same problem JongJungBu?

I did actually.
But one thing I realized is in your conf file, you need to end it with exactly the DOS text commands u want to run.

It's not enough to change the path to say "/DungeonHack/"

you also have to have under it

HACK.EXE

I suggest taking the posted Warcraft 1 suggested CONF file off of Pocketmatrix, and editing out those last few lines. And the tips/suggestions they say on editing your existing CONF.

Once I did that, I was good to go.

Out of the box, DOSBOX didn't work.

JJB

kronchev · 09-19-04, 03:55 AM

Originally Posted by reese

I want Rise of the Triads on my X30!!!

*head explodes*

too awesome right there :)

BraTTy · 09-23-04, 07:11 PM

Hmm Syndicate and bunch of others do work using Dosbox,neat proggie !

09-23-04, 07:20 PM

Awesome. :D

ibaumel · 04-11-05, 10:45 AM

Is there a way to make sound work at all?

ibaumel · 04-11-05, 10:59 AM

What about running several games? Would I have to edit the config file each time, or is there a away to save (and then run/select) various config files)??