i need help on how to run these games n00b question

nesgamer · Post by **nesgamer** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:49 pm

well i have no clue on how to run the games and can someone plz tell me i have not used dos since i was like 5-7 yrs old so i dont remember a thing about it all help is appreciated

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:09 pm

In order to help you, the following information is needed:

1. Name of game you are trying to run, and version (if applicable).

2. A breakdown of your hardware (see signature below for an example).

3. What Operating System are you trying to run the game under.

nesgamer · Post by **nesgamer** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:17 pm

ok the game is commander keen i dont know what version
os is windows 98 SE
well for hardware here is what i think i have
intel 500 celeron oem this stuff is on the reciept
64mb ram
56k v.90 pci
jaton 107 agp 8mb s3 agp video
serial mouse
mitsumi at keyboard

um ihope that helps if you need anything else i'll try my best

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:23 pm

Check out this site:

Commander Keen Newsletter

Click on the "Game Devices" link, and look for a utility called "DosBox v0.58".

See if that doesn't solve your problem...

nesgamer · Post by **nesgamer** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:31 pm

i got an error 404 thingy what should i do i will try this duke nukem game i downloaded to see if i can get it to work thanks for helping

nesgamer · Post by **nesgamer** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:36 pm

oops the other one is commander keen 4 im an idiot is there like a faq that tells you how to install them and what not cuz i think its something im doing and not the game

jshivak · Post by **jshivak** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:50 pm

newbie since you have win98 shut down to dos and try running it from dos. it's made for dos running it in windows just causes problems. not yelling at you don't take it the wrong way. i've got keen 1-6 except for one i think it's aliens at my babysitter or something. they work in dos because i ran it on my system when i was running 98se. it should work.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 3:27 am

jshivak wrote:since you have win98 shut down to dos and try running it from dos. it's made for dos.

Not to imply that your suggestion won't work, Jshivak... But don't confuse the poor guy into the mistaken belief that "re-booting into DOS mode from Win95/98" is even remotely the same thing as running the actual MS-DOS the game was designed to run under...

Splodginator · Post by **Splodginator** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 5:04 am

You can run most games from inside Windows, like you'd open normal files from Explorer. Its built that way. It seems you have no errors (except that 404).

jshivak · Post by **jshivak** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 1:54 pm

well i'm sorry i can't get most game to work in windows at all. i alway have to reboot to dos even when using 98 and then they work fine.

Splodginator · Post by **Splodginator** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 7:01 pm

Commander Keen works on my old '98 Computer.

dssd · Post by **dssd** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:38 am

wadeo999 · Post by **wadeo999** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:52 am

nesgamer, have you read the book "dos for dummies" or got a clue how to run a computer?

Ro@m · Post by **Ro@m** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:25 am

nesgamer wrote:ok the game is commander keen i dont know what version
os is windows 98 SE
well for hardware here is what i think i have
intel 500 celeron oem this stuff is on the reciept
64mb ram
56k v.90 pci
jaton 107 agp 8mb s3 agp video
serial mouse
mitsumi at keyboard

um ihope that helps if you need anything else i'll try my best

and how in the hell you cant play that game?

Post by **Larry Laffer** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:35 pm

Guys you realise that this thread has been dead for over 3 years, that nesgamer did not post here since
"Thu Jul 17, 2003 5:36 am"
If that dumb moron dssd hadn't post that dumb sdsd post we'd all be just fine now not bothering with old already-past-over thread :Angry:

Ro@m · Post by **Ro@m** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:44 pm

welll wohoo.

doser · Post by **doser** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:02 pm

Tombstone wrote:In order to help you, the following information is needed:

1. Name of game you are trying to run, and version (if applicable).

2. A breakdown of your hardware (see signature below for an example).

3. What Operating System are you trying to run the game under.

can't agree more

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