Any body like old DOS games?

rickyderocher · Post by **rickyderocher** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:57 am

Any body like old DOS games? I love them and play them all the time using the DOSBOX emulator. (The Space Quest series and the old Carmen Sandiego games are some of my favorites)

Ruthie · Post by **Ruthie** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:08 am

I've only played Commander Keen...but I love it! $\:D/$

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:25 am

The original Command & Conquer and Red Alert were both DOS/Win95, I believe! $\:D/$

Sadly they won't run on XP, but I assume if I look around I can download something that will let me play them...

Me · Post by Me » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:57 am

You guys are my heroes... I keep an old 8086 around just to play ancient games on DOS 3.3. And Space Quest is one of the best games ever. Sierra is re-releasing all of them in a $20 collection that is winXP compatible this Christmas. I can't wait. I think I'll be picking up that and King's Quest.

rickyderocher · Post by **rickyderocher** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:09 pm

Me wrote:You guys are my heroes... I keep an old 8086 around just to play ancient games on DOS 3.3. And Space Quest is one of the best games ever. Sierra is re-releasing all of them in a $20 collection that is winXP compatible this Christmas. I can't wait. I think I'll be picking up that and King's Quest.

It's sad that most people tend to turn their noses down on old games in favor of X-BOX stuff, but I think that some of the best games ever are from the early '90's and late 80's. Plus you don't need a big bag system to play them, just use an old pc you can probaly pick up for free and play!

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:14 pm

rickyderocher wrote:
Me wrote:You guys are my heroes... I keep an old 8086 around just to play ancient games on DOS 3.3. And Space Quest is one of the best games ever. Sierra is re-releasing all of them in a $20 collection that is winXP compatible this Christmas. I can't wait. I think I'll be picking up that and King's Quest.
It's sad that most people tend to turn their noses down on old games in favor of X-BOX stuff, but I think that some of the best games ever are from the early '90's and late 80's. Plus you don't need a big bag system to play them, just use an old pc you can probaly pick up for free and play!

There are good DOS games, sure... but when I think gaming in the 80's and early 90's, I think the original Nintendo.

Sonuna · Post by **Sonuna** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:35 pm

The Great Underground Empire will rise again.
Eventually.
Once I take care of those grue infestations.

(okay, so that probably wasn't really what you had in mind, but still...)

darcie · Post by **darcie** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:03 pm

The Top Crusader wrote:There are good DOS games, sure... but when I think gaming in the 80's and early 90's, I think the original Nintendo.

Me too

Like SMB 1 & 2, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Mike Tyson's Punchout...

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:41 pm

darcy wrote:
The Top Crusader wrote:There are good DOS games, sure... but when I think gaming in the 80's and early 90's, I think the original Nintendo.
Me too
Like SMB 1 & 2, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Mike Tyson's Punchout...

And thanks to the miracle of modern emulation, I can play all those games on my computer and Xbox now! $\:D/$

Applesauce · Post by **Applesauce** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:55 pm

I wish our old Compaq or Windows 3.1 still worked, because I still have all my old games and have no way to play them!

Thursday Next · Post by **Thursday Next** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:13 pm

I loved playing Mille Born and Where in the World is Carman games. Actually My younger sister got a new Hardrive on her computer and she's partiioned some of it so she can actually play some of the old MS DOS games.

rickyderocher · Post by **rickyderocher** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:59 am

Roger Wilco from Space Quest II.

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:41 am

Ooo... Well i like old games period... In Fact I have an Old Commodore 64 computer (thats fun) & an old Atari 2600 (not that next generation 'Atari Flash backs' I'm talkin' about the real deal here). And that means, Yes i do like old DOS games. My favorite is Wolfenstien 3D, That game is FUn!

-Robo

rickyderocher · Post by **rickyderocher** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:30 am

Robo wrote:Ooo... Well i like old games period... In Fact I have an Old Commodore 64 computer (thats fun) & an old Atari 2600 (not that next generation 'Atari Flash backs' I'm talkin' about the real deal here). And that means, Yes i do like old DOS games. My favorite is Wolfenstien 3D, That game is FUn!

-Robo

Commodore 64? Commodore 64's are cool!!

In fact I'm still writting games for Commodore 64's!

I just send some to Loadstar (The monthly disk magazine for Commodore that STILL running!)

Check out
www.eloadstar.com

Also check out the SEUCK (Shoot 'em Up Constuction Set) vault at
http://www.seuckvault.co.uk/
where you can download my Snow Crazy and Toony Quest's games.
(They are in .d64 format which you can emulate in WINVice, the best Commodore 64 emulator for Windows)

Blipadouzi · Post by **Blipadouzi** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:06 am

I still play tons of DOS games...

Star Command (1, 2 & 3)...
Lemmings
Tyrian
begin (a text command starship battle game)
Wolfenstein 3D (too gory for me now...but still a classic)
DOOM
One Must Fall 2097
Arena
Scorched Earth
Sherlock (has been updated to 32-bit WIN environment, but the old one is still good)
Descent
Capture the Flag
Catacombs
Duke Nukem
Quake
X-Wing
and a truck load of others.

map · Post by **map** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:40 pm

I loved Kings Quest. The first computer game I played was Kings Quest 4 and was hooked! I've played all the Kings Quests, Space Quests and the Police Quests. They totally rocked!

I have great memories of them because my dad and I used to play them together.

Laura Ingalls · Post by **Laura Ingalls** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:22 pm

blipadouzi wrote:Duke Nukem

Ooo, we have that one! Are Sam1, Crystal Caves, and Captain Comic DOS games? We have those also, and I should get them out again! $\:D/$

EK · Post by EK » Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:19 pm

The Top Crusader wrote:
darcy wrote:
The Top Crusader wrote:There are good DOS games, sure... but when I think gaming in the 80's and early 90's, I think the original Nintendo.
Me too
Like SMB 1 & 2, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Mike Tyson's Punchout...
And thanks to the miracle of modern emulation, I can play all those games on my computer and Xbox now! $\:D/$

I can play all those games on my NES! $\:D/$ Wheee!

darcie · Post by **darcie** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:22 pm

Eugene Kendall wrote:
The Top Crusader wrote:
darcy wrote:
The Top Crusader wrote:There are good DOS games, sure... but when I think gaming in the 80's and early 90's, I think the original Nintendo.
Me too
Like SMB 1 & 2, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Mike Tyson's Punchout...
And thanks to the miracle of modern emulation, I can play all those games on my computer and Xbox now! $\:D/$
I can play all those games on my NES! $\:D/$ Wheee!

I can't

My brother kept the system we co-owned. He still plays them though!

Old Brad · Post by **Old Brad** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:36 pm

I like DOS games! The ones I like the most are:
slicks n slides
the lost reindeer
sopwith
ackack
jetfighter 2.