Re: Idiot's guide please
[Re: Upsydaisy]
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06/30/11 05:35 PM
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I think you will be quite surprised at how many of our older games are running quite well on Windows 7. As Upsydaisy says, we have a Windows 7 and Games subject stickied at the top of the Glitches forum. Take a look around in there. If you don't see the games you are interested in, let us know! And I recommend checking out what GOG has to offer as they are great about offering old games that will run on Vista and Windows 7. GOG
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Re: Idiot's guide please
[Re: lynthorpe]
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07/01/11 08:49 AM
07/01/11 08:49 AM
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You said you have Windows 7 Home Premium in your first post and the XP Mode option is only for Professional and above. It is geared towards business applications and does not support 3D graphics which you need for most newer games.
You do not need XP to run most of these games. Windows 7 has a better than normal XP Compatibility mode if you need it. If an older game you are interested in is not listed in our Windows 7 and games thread, taking a chance is exactly what you will have to do! Especially if you download from GOG, I think you will be pleasantly surprised!
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Re: Idiot's guide please
[Re: InlandAZ]
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07/01/11 10:19 AM
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Yup, another great option! You mentioned you found an old version of XP - make sure it's not one that is "tied" to a specific computer. Dell and some other OEM manufacturers do that.
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Re: Idiot's guide please
[Re: lynthorpe]
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07/03/11 08:51 AM
07/03/11 08:51 AM
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Hi Lynthorpe I have used Steam, I have always found it to be good and have never had any problems with them.
There are other sites to Steam each with somewhat different ranges of adventure games so it is worth checking all out (also for price variance it ranges a lot between download sites)
direct2drive.co.uk gamesplanet.com gametap-shop.com have all been used successfully by me.
vic
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Re: Idiot's guide please
[Re: lynthorpe]
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07/15/11 03:17 PM
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lynthorpe, have you checked out GOG yet as Draclvr suggested? Their games are DRM free, you can download from your very own online shelf and play them, burn them to disk and keep them on your shelf at home if you want. And you often get extras with them like manuals, avatars and soundtracks. They've got all the Gabriel Knight games, Revolution's Broken Sword, the Director's Cut (which also comes with the original game), Broken Sword 2, both the Syberias, five Tex Murphy games, Beneath a Steel Sky (free), The Longest Journey and a bunch of others. The only one I've had any trouble with was Dragonsphere and a minor fix cleared that right up. One of these days, we're hoping they'll add Lucas Arts games but, sigh, no luck yet. Oh, and they're cheap. Gil.
Last edited by traveler; 07/15/11 03:19 PM.
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