DOS games that don't need DOSBox to run in Windows

Post by **MrFlibble** » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:24 am

Added two Abuse ports to the list:

GusCE6 · Post by **GusCE6** » Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:51 am

Hassle? DOSBox is incredibly easy to use.

Post by **MrFlibble** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 3:50 pm

GusCE6 wrote: ↑ Hassle? DOSBox is incredibly easy to use.

It is, to you and me and lots of other folks. But there are also people out there who find setting up DOSBox a challenge.

Anyway, I wanted to make a list of source ports and engine recreations, and this was a lame excuse to start a new topic. Welcome to the forums!

Noaboss · Post by **Noaboss** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:08 am

I think alien cabal had a official windows port

Post by **MrFlibble** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:27 am

Noaboss wrote: ↑ I think alien cabal had a official windows port

Right, I forgot about that one -- thanks! Added to the list!

I also reworked and expanded the rest of the list, adding many new games.

Noaboss · Post by **Noaboss** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 4:14 pm

Another game I know of with a Windows native version is spectre 1992, however it is a 16 bit Windows application

Post by **MrFlibble** » Tue Oct 10, 2023 2:29 pm

Noaboss wrote: ↑ Another game I know of with a Windows native version is spectre 1992, however it is a 16 bit Windows application

This one? MobyGames doesn't seem to have the Windows version listed. There's a DOS demo for sure.

Anyway, I updated the list a bit more and added a note about the possible requirement to use DxWnd or winevdm to launch certain old Windows games on newer systems.

Noaboss · Post by **Noaboss** » Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:05 pm

MrFlibble wrote: ↑
Noaboss wrote: ↑ Another game I know of with a Windows native version is spectre 1992, however it is a 16 bit Windows application
This one? MobyGames doesn't seem to have the Windows version listed. There's a DOS demo for sure.

Anyway, I updated the list a bit more and added a note about the possible requirement to use DxWnd or winevdm to launch certain old Windows games on newer systems.

The demo definitely comes with a Windows version as there is a file named SPCWIN.EXE which is a Windows 3.1 application, I tried running it a couple of months ago and it was a Windows version of the game

Post by **MrFlibble** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:42 am

Noaboss wrote: ↑ The demo definitely comes with a Windows version as there is a file named SPCWIN.EXE which is a Windows 3.1 application, I tried running it a couple of months ago and it was a Windows version of the game

You're right, it does have a Win16 binary with this name and I was able to run it using winevdm. However, it appears to be only the menu, while the game itself is likely still DOS only, and I was unable to play.

If you ran this in a native version of Win 3.1 or in Win 3.1 installed in DOSBox, it would work as intended of course.

Post by **MrFlibble** » Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:56 am

Added Raptor, Space Plumber and Vitetris to the list.

Post by **MrFlibble** » Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:42 am

Someone made an updated remake of Xargon:
https://jxargon.itch.io/xargon-remake-ep3

A demo is also available:
https://jxargon.itch.io/xargon-remake-demo