DOS Games Discussion

Am trying to run Dynamix "Sid & Al: Incredible Toons" old 1994 DOS game in
Windows XP. I don't want to do duel-boot, or boot disk, etc. as sound won't
be supported by this old game on new system.

I learn that I can modify the Properties of Memory and enable EMS, XMS, etc.
(as the game uses that). I run the program with VDMSound
(http://ntvdm.cjb.net/ - old Sound Blaster card emulation) so that the game
runs.

The game runs however I get this message:

You do not have enough memory to run this program.
You currently have 591856 free bytes of conventional memory,
and 65536 bytes of EMS memory.
You need at least 570000 free bytes of conventional memory,
and 737280 free bytes of EMS memory.

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Does anyone know how to get around this memory problem? I thought about the
game's website but it's no where to be found.... Someone please help!

(I've got the game working in DOSBox, but it's terribly slow. DOSBox requires a powerful PC and I don't have a powerful PC (P2). Also, the sound under DOSBox for Sid & Al is buggered). Would love to get this game working with no emulation under XP, like those games on: http://home.earthlink.net/~angeldancer27/XpGameList.htm

(am I allowed to post a URL to the demo of Sid & Al?

sure you are

I've got the game working in DOSBox, but it's terribly slow. DOSBox requires a powerful PC and I don't have a powerful PC (P2). Also, the sound under DOSBox for Sid & Al is buggered). Would love to get this game working with no emulation under XP, like those games on: http://home.earthlink.net/~angeldancer27/XpGameList.htm

they are windows though... help me get dos games working

Find corresponding .pif file, open "Properties" and set required amount of EMS memory in "memory" panel.

This game has always been a pain to run, even in plain old dos. I think you need genuine DOS a really optimised boot disk and a lot of patiente.