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| - | ====== Golden Games Archive ====== | + | {{ :games:images:dsalogo5.png?nolink|}} |
| - | Welcome to the GGA Project! Our aim is to preserve, document and make available original, unchanged versions of PC compatible computer games for the MS-DOS operating system. | + | ====== DOS Software Archival Project ====== |
| + | Welcome to the DSA Project! Our aim is to preserve, document and make available original, unchanged versions of PC compatible computer games and software for the MS-DOS operating system. | ||
| === Support === | === Support === | ||
| - | For information on how to run these original games, please visit [[Games:Support]] which describes how to run the programs on old and new computers. | + | For information on how to run games, please visit [[Games:Support]] which has step-by-step instructions on how to run the programs on old and new computers. |
| - | == Game browser == | + | * [[Games:How do I run games from this site on my old PC]]? |
| - | | Name | {{tagpage>Games:0-9}} - {{tagpage>Games:ABC|ABC}} - {{tagpage>Games:DEF}} - {{tagpage>Games:GHI}} - {{tagpage>Games:JKL}} - {{tagpage>Games:MNO}} - {{tagpage>Games:PQRS}} - {{tagpage>Games:TUV}} - {{tagpage>Games:WXYZ}} | | + | * [[Games:How do I run games from this site on my new PC]]? |
| - | | Genre | {{tagpage>Games:Action}} - {{tagpage>Games:Arcade}} - {{tagpage>Games:Platformer}} - {{tagpage>Games:Racing}} - {{tagpage>Games:Simulation}} - {{tagpage>Games:Sports}} | | + | |
| - | | Release year | {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1984|1984}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1985|1985}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1986|1986}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1987|1987}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1988|1988}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1989|1989}}\\ - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1990|1990}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1991|1991}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1992|1992}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1993|1993}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1994|1994}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1995|1995}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1996|1996}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1997|1997}} - {{tagpage>Games:Games released in 1998|1998}} | | + | |
| - | | Recommended processor | [[tag:games:Intel 80186 and earlier]] - [[tag:games:286]] - [[tag:games:386]] - [[tag:games:486]] - [[tag:games:Pentium or compatible]] | | + | |
| - | | Graphics mode supported | [[tag:games:Text-mode graphics]]\\ [[tag:games:Hercules or monochrome]]\\ [[tag:games:CGA (Color Graphics Adapter)]]\\ [[tag:games:EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter)]]\\ [[tag:games:VGA (Video Graphics Array)]]\\ [[tag:games:Super VGA]] | | + | |
| - | | Other Categories | [[tag:games:Developers]] - [[tag:games:Publishers]] | | + | |
| - | ==== Support ==== | + | === Contributions === |
| - | === Installing PC/DOS games on ORIGINAL hardware === | + | Would you like to contribute? Feel free to get in contact! |
| - | * [[How do I install files from this site on my old PC?]] | + | === Game browser === |
| - | + | | Name | {{tagpage>Games:0-9}} - {{tagpage>Games:ABC|ABC}} - {{tagpage>Games:DEF}} - {{tagpage>Games:GHI}} - {{tagpage>Games:JKL}} - {{tagpage>Games:MNO}} - {{tagpage>Games:PQRS}} - {{tagpage>Games:TUV}} - {{tagpage>Games:WXYZ}} | | |
| - | If you want to play these games on your old PC, you will need the following: | + | | Genre | {{tagpage>Games:Action}} - {{tagpage>Games:Arcade}} - {{tagpage>Games:Platformer}} - {{tagpage>Games:Racing}} - {{tagpage>Games:Simulation}} - {{tagpage>Games:Sports}} - {{tagpage>Games:Strategy}} | |
| - | + | | Release year | {{tagpage>Games:1984}} - {{tagpage>Games:1985}} - {{tagpage>Games:1986}} - {{tagpage>Games:1987}} - {{tagpage>Games:1988}} - {{tagpage>Games:1989}}\\ {{tagpage>Games:1990}} - {{tagpage>Games:1991}} - {{tagpage>Games:1992}} - {{tagpage>Games:1993}} - {{tagpage>Games:1994}} - {{tagpage>Games:1995}}\\ {{tagpage>Games:1996}} - {{tagpage>Games:1997}} - {{tagpage>Games:1998}} | | |
| - | * An old computer which has [[wp>MS-DOS]] as it's [[wp>operating system]]. | + | | Recommended processor | {{tagpage>Games:Intel_80186_and_earlier}} - {{tagpage>Games:286}} - {{tagpage>Games:386}} - {{tagpage>Games:486}} - {{tagpage>Games:Pentium_or_compatible}} | |
| - | * A floppy disk drive (a USB drive will do just fine) | + | | Graphics mode | {{tagpage>Games:Text-mode|Text-mode graphics}}\\ {{tagpage>Games:Hercules|Hercules or monochrome}}\\ {{tagpage>Games:Tandy}}\\ {{tagpage>Games:PCjr}}\\ {{tagpage>Games:CGA|CGA (Color Graphics Adapter)}}\\ {{tagpage>Games:EGA|EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter)}}\\ {{tagpage>Games:VGA|VGA (Video Graphics Array)}}\\ {{tagpage>Games:Super VGA}} | |
| - | * Some [[diskettes]] to copy files | + | | Other Categories | {{tagpage>Games:Developers}} - {{tagpage>Games:Publishers}} | |
| - | * [[PK tools]] (PKUNZIP, PKZIP) installed on your old computer | + | |
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| - | New computers don't come with disk drives. This is a pity, but you could consider buying one off eBay. They are pretty cheap. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | === Installation steps === | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | * Download the file and save the file to a diskette (Computer\Floppy disk drive (A:)) | + | |
| - | * Boot your old computer and insert the diskette in it's drive. | + | |
| - | * Create a directory for the program and copy the file there. | + | |
| - | * Unzip the file. | + | |
| - | * Find out which executable runs the game and run it | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | === Example === | + | |
| - | You should have booted up your old computer, and see the <code>C:\></code> -prompt. If you do not see this prompt, you may be running Windows. You must shut down Windows to enter pure MS-DOS. If you are running Windows 3.x, just close the Program Manager. If you are running Windows 95 or 98, click on Start --> Shut Down --> Restart in MS-DOS mode | + | |
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| - | In this example we have downloaded [[Duke Nukem]] in a compressed archive (ZIP file format) copied it to a floppy disk. Now we are about to install it on the computer. To copy the file form the diskette onto your hard-drive: | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | First make a directory for the game: | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | C:\>md duke | + | |
| - | C:\>cd duke | + | |
| - | C:\DUKE> | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Now copy the file to C: | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | C:\DUKE>copy a:\1duke.zip c: | + | |
| - | 1 file(s) copied | + | |
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| - | We will now proceed to unzip the archive | + | |
| - | C:\DUKE>pkunzip 1duke.zip | + | |
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| - | After the process is done, you can see what the directory contains by typing: | + | |
| - | C:\DUKE>dir | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | If you want to only see the files you can run, type: | + | |
| - | C:\DUKE>dir *.exe | + | |
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| - | Volume in drive C is MS-DOS_6 | + | |
| - | Volume Serial Number is 4647-9F76 | + | |
| - | Directory of C:\DUKE | + | |
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| - | DN1 EXE 54,688 11-01-91 2:00p | + | |
| - | 4 file(s)123 54,688 bytes | + | |
| - | 6,856,704 bytes free | + | |
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| - | C:\DUKE> | + | |
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| - | We can see here, that the only program that can be run DN1. | + | |
| - | Type <code>DN1</code> to start the game! | + | === TODO === |
| + | :!: | ||
| + | - Star Goose (Freeware) EGA 256K | ||
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