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--- games [2018-03-21 22:26]
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+++ games [2018-05-11 04:33] (current)
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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 ===
-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]]?
+  * [[Games:How do I run games from this site on my new PC]]?
+=== Contributions ===
+Would you like to contribute? Feel free to get in contact!
+=== 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}} |
-| Genre | {{tagpage>Games:Action}} - {{tagpage>Games:Arcade}} - {{tagpage>Games:Platformer}} - {{tagpage>Games:Racing}} - {{tagpage>Games:Simulation}} - {{tagpage>Games:Sports}} |
+| 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}} |
-| Recommended processor | {{tagpage>Games:Intel 80186 and earlier}} - {{tagpage>Games:286}} - {{tagpage>Games:386}} - {{tagpage>Games:486}} - {{tagpage>Games:Pentium or compatible}} |
+| Recommended processor | {{tagpage>Games:Intel_80186_and_earlier}} - {{tagpage>Games:286}} - {{tagpage>Games:386}} - {{tagpage>Games:486}} - {{tagpage>Games:Pentium_or_compatible}} |
-| Graphics mode supported | {{tagpage>Games:Text-mode|Text-mode graphics}}\\ {{tagpage>Games:Hercules|Hercules or monochrome}}\\ {{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}} |
+| 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}} |
 | Other Categories | {{tagpage>Games:Developers}} - {{tagpage>Games:Publishers}} |
-==== Support ====
+=== TODO ===
-=== Installing PC/DOS games on ORIGINAL hardware ===
+:!:
-  * [[How do I install files from this site on my old PC?]]
-If you want to play these games on your old PC, you will need the following:
-  * An old computer which has [[wp>MS-DOS]] as it's [[wp>operating system]].
-  * A floppy disk drive (a USB drive will do just fine)
-  * Some [[diskettes]] to copy files
-  * [[PK tools]] (PKUNZIP, PKZIP) installed on your old computer
-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
-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:
-file(s) copied
-We will now proceed to unzip the archive
-  C:\DUKE>pkunzip 1duke.zip
-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
-  Volume in drive C is MS-DOS_6
-  Volume Serial Number is 4647-9F76
-  Directory of C:\DUKE
-  DN1     EXE        54,688 11-01-91   2:00p
-file(s)123      54,688 bytes
-,856,704 bytes free
-  C:\DUKE>
-We can see here, that the only program that can be run DN1.
-Type <code>DN1</code> to start the game!
+ - Star Goose (Freeware) EGA 256K

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