Re: Older games on new computers
[Re: MooeyG]
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06/10/25 11:47 AM
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Hi, I moved your post over to Glitches where we have technical discussions. It is possible to get a great many older games working on newer computers via several different methods.  I am wondering what some of these games of yours are, because GOG of course now sells many older games (adventures included) that have been tweaked to run on newer systems. This is by far the easiest method (purchasing and downloading them from GOG), but there are others as well. Please give us an idea of some games that you have tried to get working and wish that you could still play. Downsizing is great if you know you would never be interested in playing a particular game again and want to free up space in your home, but it would be a shame to give up on things that you do wish to replay. Nice to see you here, and I hope all is well. 
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Re: Older games on new computers
[Re: MooeyG]
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06/10/25 02:50 PM
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MooeyG, we also have a Windows 10 and Games thread here down in Glitches where other gamers reported which games worked and which ones didn't. One of the main issues was that Microsoft started blocking any games from a disk that certain forms of DRM.
EDIT: Oops! I see the Windows 10 and Games thread is no longer available. Marian, do you know why it's gone? I can see getting rid of the Windows 7 and Games thread.
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Re: Older games on new computers
[Re: MooeyG]
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06/10/25 05:38 PM
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Did you also see the Riven remastered here that was released last year? It looks really nice. The Myst series is alive and well on newer operating systems.
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Re: Older games on new computers
[Re: MooeyG]
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Marian, I was wondering if those threads were a casualty from the other issues.
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Re: Older games on new computers
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06/14/25 06:40 PM
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EDIT: Oops! I see the Windows 10 and Games thread is no longer available. Marian, do you know why it's gone? I can see getting rid of the Windows 7 and Games thread. I thought I saw a separate thread on this missing stuff, but now I can't find it.
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Re: Older games on new computers
[Re: MooeyG]
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Thanks, Uncle Reg. That was a good thread to have stickied.
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Re: Older games on new computers
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I stickied the 2 threads again that have been mentioned. They have been unstickied quite awhile, I thought they were obsolete given all the new ways of downloading versus old physical copies, so I apologize for that. If anyone has any others you want back, I must have some part of the title sent to me in order to find and put back. They are not deleted, just not stickied.
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Re: Older games on new computers
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Thanks, Uncle Reg. That was a good thread to have stickied. I agree. Thanks to Ana for fixing it.
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