VIntage Video Game compatability?

Question

I am interested in replaying/rebuying a favorite game of mine Are You Affraid of the Dark The Tale of Orpheo's Curse. It is a DOS game and DOSBOX says it's supported. I am running WIndows 7 does that mean it will work? Want to make sure before I buy.

Answer 1

DOSBOX is a DOS emulator.

It does work with windows 7.

If those are DOS games then you should be able to emulate them on the DOSBOX.



I used dosbox to emulate "Dangerous Dave" a couple of years back and it worked perfectly.

Answer 2

DOSBox is very compatible with most older games. And the DOSBox website has a few guides for configuring DOSBox on your system, so that it will detect your CD drive and so on if you need it to.



I've used DOSBox on Windows XP and 7, and it works like a charm. What you need to make sure of is, however, that DOSBox will RUN the program. If it shows that it is supported on their compatibility chart, that means it's fully compatible with DOSBox and will work with no errors.



For future refrence with DOSBox:



Runnable - the game will run, but will suffer errors, usually leading to crashes

Playable - You can usually play the game from start to finish but MAY encounter errors

Supported - fully playable, with no errors



Lastly, before you download DOSBox, make sure the version you download supports the game you want to play. Sometimes when they update DOSBox, games will go from Supported to playable, or vice versa, due to the programming of DOSBox.

Answer 3

Yes, it works fine assuming you know how to use DOSBox, which is not user friendly when compared to Windows.