The very first computer I had access to had a Windows 95 operating system and it came with a bunch of games installed. I've been wanting to play them again for old times take. I've managed to download some of them in the past but when 64 bit operating systems became standard they dropped support for 16 bit applications so the games don't run on a modern computer even with things like compatibility mode enabled. I was wondering if some of the more technically knowledgeable users here know of a way to run these games on a modern computer.
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I wish I kept my old dumpster PC for some nostalgia games too.
I was really disapointed when I tried to boot Astral Tournament and it won't run because of some invalid date bug, don't remember the details.
Something with how the internal "clock" of more recent operating systems is different created compatibility issues way above my technical level.
I tried booting a virtual older windows but gave-up during the configuration of the virtual machine because I didn't want to spend time learning the basics, on a laptop so crappy I couldn't be sure would run it successfully anyway.
The whole point of digging such old, free basic games was that they could easily run on my sub-2GHz horrible laptop.
SNES emulators compatible with Windows 10 works fine though. Any SNES game that is still playable with a keyboard is okay. So most RPG classics like FFVI, Chrono Trigger, Lufia II, etc, works like a charm and save state is a blessing.
I definitely recommend an SNES-style controller like this though, for a more comfortable and authentic feeling. (there are cheaper wired ones too)