Opal,
If I am not mistaken the above site link has an up dated version of Full Throttle , click on it and check it out.

The original Lara Croft Tombraiders game was recently re-released as "Lara Croft Anniversary" but it's the same game, upgraded for Windows XP and Vista.

Some people in this Forum may not consider Lara Croft an adventure format, but I think the early games had an "Indiana Jones" feel to them. Early Lara Croft was more "adventure" and less "action" wouldn't you say?

Hi Harry and welcome to GameBoomers!

It's not the same. They changed the way you control Lara and reduced the number of things she can do. She can't jump backwards any more. Nor can she jump as high. That means you can't solve the jumping puzzles in the same way. And you have to use different key combinations to accomplish your goals. I wouldn't call it a "reissue." There have been too many changes.

The Anniversary Addition of the first three Myst Games is playable on XP. They are on a DVD disk and I had no problem playing them on XP.

Hi Becky, no, WinXP is not included in the system requirements, only Win 95/98.

I've now tried the game on my system, I did have problems to start with - there are 2 discs; disc A installed easily but Disc B froze my PC - I tried a few things but what did seem to work was setting resolution to 16 bit 800x600 - after that installation went smoothly.

When you first try to install/launch the game there are some handy options including one to analyze your PC to see if it is has compatible requirements (mine did) & also a detailed trouble shooting guide. N.B The game is also gamepad compatible.

On playing through the first few minutes of gameplay there was a problem with the sound which seemed to freeze & stutter so I
followed one of the instructions in the TS guide which involved a sound test which resulted in sound buffering being transferred from hardware to software? (Something like that! - sorry I'm no techie!) It did seem to do the trick but only after rebooting my PC!

So it does seem that the game can be played on at least some WinXP systems - I know a few minutes of gameplay may not represent any problems that may arise later but I'm sure this would be all down to a little tweaking!

If you tell me where to look I'll add the game version & let me know if you need my system specs.

Becky, hi,



Even if you have the updated version of Grim Fandango that is supposed to work in XP (I do, it's part of the LucasArts "Entertainment Pack" that was released in some parts of the world in 2002), you will still have problems if you have a Pentium IV with hyperthreading, or a dual core. I'll bet that's all your friend had to do to get it running - disable hyperthreading for Grim Fandango using imagecfg as per my instructions here:

http://www.gameboomers.com/Members/legacygameshyperthreading.htm

Regards,
MetzO'Magic
P.S. If you have a real up-to-date PC with an nVidia 8800 graphics card (like I have), you will still be out of luck. The game runs, but the texturing does not work properly, and Manny and the other characters appear with stripes running through them. Nothing you can do to fix this :-\

Thanks chrissie and Metzo! It sounds as though tweaking the game can get it to work in many, if not all, instances.

I've checked my Grim Fandango, it appears to be exactly the same as Chrissie's. There's no mention anywhere of being XP compatible, just Windows 95/98 - but it plays perfectly on XP. The only glitch was me, stumbling around banging into the furniture & walls!

Hello Becky, I just read that "the longest journey"was updated for win XP. Do you remember if it was recently updated? I liked that game and couldn't play it anymore. I went to Interact's site and the price is realy low for a DVD (12.95) . I was wondering if it's worth taking a chance to buy it and be sure it will play with win XP. Do you know if it needs a patch? Thank you in advance for your answer. Sali

The updated version of TLJ, which comes on 2 CD's (or maybe a DVD), has lots of patches.
http://www.longestjourney.com/help/patches/

It looks like there are even some for Vista.

Thanks Jenny I'm going to order the game and put the patch if it's need one. Sali

Just for the record... there was only one simple reason why the original Longest Journey wouldn't run in XP, and there is a simple workaround. From Steve's XP Games Corner:

"Just don't use its Launcher. Instead, open the folder where you installed it and double-click on game.exe to run it!"

You could even create a shortcut for 'game.exe' on your desktop.

Regards,
MetzO'Magic

Thanks for the tip MetzO'Magic I'll try it when i receive the "new" longest journey. Sali

Hi sali, I have the older 4 disc? version of the game & replayed it on my XP just over a year ago with no problems.
N.B. It's quite possible I had to run it as MetzoMagic has said - I can't remember now!

thanks Chrissie can't wait to receive the DVD version of the game! I'm ordering all my games now from Interact company cause I find like many other members of Gameboomer that they have a very good service. I'll let you know if I need a patch or not to play the game. Have a nice day everybody. Sali

Yes there is software online which you can play older games on Windows XP. Goto Google search for it by putting the name of game and what O.S. system your useing.

safecracker, there is a whole forum here on GameBoomers called Glitches that is full of staff and members to help get the older games to run. There are many stickied threads there as well on DosBox etc. Head down and check out the various forums we have here, you may be surprised at the knowledge held in these walls.

Ana