do older pc games only run on intel?

Bellator · Dec 18, 2006, 07:48 PM

I'm planning on making a legacy win 98 partition to play some classic games I have on. Most of these games have requirements like "P166 or higher" etc... for the proc. I am wondering if older games may only run on intel cpus, or no that's not the case? I have an athlon 3200+ in my rig.

BlueMak · Dec 18, 2006, 08:15 PM

You shouldn't have any such problem.

AMD, Cyrix, TI and others were making CPUs that work as good as Intel for decades.

Judas · Dec 18, 2006, 08:18 PM

imo, i'd either go intel or amd.... but both amd and intel can run just about every game imagineable with ease.

BlueMak · Dec 19, 2006, 01:07 AM

True, for a while only true Intel and AMD over k5 were able to use MMX, though there weren't that many games that needed mmx to run in the first place.

Hmm, I think Cyrix's 5x86 also supported MMX but not sure, so long ago.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 19, 2006, 10:12 PM

As long as its x86 compatible the game won't know the difference

MGaz · Dec 22, 2006, 01:51 PM

I found it funny, if not also frustrating when i once tryed running the first ever WingCommander game on my K5 166pr.

i was expecting it to run far to fast (cus it doesn't make use of fps) but instead it ran like a snail, much slower even than it did on my 12.5 MHz 80-286 !!! LOL

Work that one out.

i still wonder about that today. (how sad am i) god i love that game. I even re-bought wingcommanderII on CD-rom to try and play it again, cus my 6 floppys that the game was on, were fubar!.

If any one would like to help me get these games to work again, your more than welcome to offer me advice.

(seriously) games just aren't like they use to be, all tec demo & no real game play. Give me a copy of Lemmings or sonic the hedgehog Anyday.

BlueMak · Dec 22, 2006, 04:07 PM

Have you tried DosBox?

Dowaco · Dec 22, 2006, 04:40 PM

Some games can be played in XP if you configure the .exe to use Win 95/98/ME compatibility mode. Right click on the EXE and select properties|compatibility.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 26, 2006, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowaco

Some games can be played in XP if you configure the .exe to use Win 95/98/ME compatibility mode. Right click on the EXE and select properties|compatibility.

You'd be very lucky to get DOS games to run on that with sound, especially OLD ones.

There's a program called VDMSound that when combined with compatibility mode yields amazing results.

Then again DosBox is just as easy to use and configure and works just as well

Dec 18, 2006, 07:48 PM	#1
Bellator DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 166 Rep Power: 0	do older pc games only run on intel? I'm planning on making a legacy win 98 partition to play some classic games I have on. Most of these games have requirements like "P166 or higher" etc... for the proc. I am wondering if older games may only run on intel cpus, or no that's not the case? I have an athlon 3200+ in my rig.

Dec 18, 2006, 08:15 PM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	You shouldn't have any such problem. AMD, Cyrix, TI and others were making CPUs that work as good as Intel for decades. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 19, 2006, 01:07 AM	#4
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	True, for a while only true Intel and AMD over k5 were able to use MMX, though there weren't that many games that needed mmx to run in the first place. Hmm, I think Cyrix's 5x86 also supported MMX but not sure, so long ago. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 22, 2006, 01:51 PM	#6
MGaz All wheel driver! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: five Cylinder Heaven, wales GB Posts: 204 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I found it funny, if not also frustrating when i once tryed running the first ever WingCommander game on my K5 166pr. i was expecting it to run far to fast (cus it doesn't make use of fps) but instead it ran like a snail, much slower even than it did on my 12.5 MHz 80-286 !!! LOL Work that one out. i still wonder about that today. (how sad am i) god i love that game. I even re-bought wingcommanderII on CD-rom to try and play it again, cus my 6 floppys that the game was on, were fubar!. If any one would like to help me get these games to work again, your more than welcome to offer me advice. (seriously) games just aren't like they use to be, all tec demo & no real game play. Give me a copy of Lemmings or sonic the hedgehog Anyday. __________________ Processor: 7.5 Memory: 7.7 Graphics: 7.2 Gaming Graphics: 7.2 Primary Hard Disk: 5.9 [3DMARK Vantage: 9229] [3DMARK 06: 18365] [3DMARK 03: 46941] [3DMARK 2001 SE: 36059] [3DMARK 2000: 29438]

Dec 22, 2006, 04:07 PM	#7
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Have you tried DosBox? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 19, 2006, 10:12 PM	#5
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	As long as its x86 compatible the game won't know the difference

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Dowaco DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 217 Rep Power: 0	Some games can be played in XP if you configure the .exe to use Win 95/98/ME compatibility mode. Right click on the EXE and select properties\|compatibility.