We need to start having age verification on this sub. It'll be easy: Use any emoji in the title, instant ban for being a toddler.
this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2025
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Christ, every comment has like 6 emojis all pushed together
No, they took all the games off the Internet except E.T. for the Atari ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Generally, yes. First, you'll need to find or put together a list of those games. Then, you have two directions you can go. If you're looking for ease of use, see how many of those games are on gog.com , they specialize in packaging old games to run on modern systems. On the other hand, if you have a little technical knowledge, you can google games one at a time with the word "abandonware". That will usually get you somewhere where downloading will be possible. Learn how to use DosBox, set up your games in it, and off you go.
@CyberTaco@lemmy.world l need to get the hang of dosbox x.
abandonware?
That's the term for very old editions of games that have been mostly "abandoned" by their publishers.
@toxicbubble@lemmy.world what's that ??
You can play Quake exclusively with a mouse as long as you've got enough buttons ๐คฃ
Vantage Master 2 fits that requirement. It has been released as freeware for Windows XP.
I tried to play Warlord 2 like that, but there are times when I want to shift-click, or alt-click, and my onscreen keyboard doesn't always allow that.