The forum for English-speaking users. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:08:26 +0000 Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:08:26 +0000 Форум Old-Games.RU. Всё о старых играх https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/forums/international-zone.54/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:33:41 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/sam-coupe-for-prince-of-persia.98504/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/sam-coupe-for-prince-of-persia.98504/ [email protected] (RedFist666) RedFist666 SimCoupe - A SAM Coupé Emulator)

]]> 1 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 19:24:17 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/help-with-some-korean-games-hangeul-readers-welcome.67516/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/help-with-some-korean-games-hangeul-readers-welcome.67516/ [email protected] (starlord) starlord
I'm starlord, I've been on the abandonware community for a while now... I happen to need help from people on this community.

I'm after a bunch of korean games from the 90s which are extremely rare. Perhaps some of you have heard of them, especially among the korean collectors.

My primary targets are:

-Take Back (테이크백) / known as 탈환 (Talhwan) in taiwan

Made by ecstasy entertainment in 1994, a wing commander like simulator....

Help with some korean games (Hangeul readers welcome)]]> 23 Sun, 02 Feb 2025 09:46:33 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/hacks-translations-for-your-favorite-8-16-bit-console-games.109773/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/hacks-translations-for-your-favorite-8-16-bit-console-games.109773/ [email protected] (Neville) Neville
In this thread I'll list some of my favorite console game hacks. It won't be a complete list by any means, just an apetizer for those who are willing to try some of them a an apetizer. In the case of some systems, I'll...

Hacks / translations for your favorite 8-16-bit console games]]> 53 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:35:09 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/prototype-of-canceled-german-adventure-game-monsterized-released.114204/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/prototype-of-canceled-german-adventure-game-monsterized-released.114204/ [email protected] (Riemann80) Riemann80
Now, almost 30 years later, a prototype of the game was released. You can download it for free under

The Dusted Archive – Dusting off forgotten games

There is also is separate adapted version to run in a VM.

The people who released the game also uploaded...

Prototype of canceled German adventure game "Monsterized!" released]]> 1 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:54:41 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/open-iso-game-cd-i-voyeur.114105/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/open-iso-game-cd-i-voyeur.114105/ [email protected] (Thpwg) Thpwg
I'm looking for help to make a French adaptation of the game VOYEUR, developed by Philips P.O.V. Entertainment Group. I think it's possible, because there's a German patch that allows you to patch the US DOS edition from the German CD-i edition! I'd like to do the same with the French version, but I can't open the ISO with IsoBuster or...

Open ISO game CD- i, VOYEUR?]]> 9 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:11:46 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/adlib-covox-sound-blaster-and-other-old-sound-gizmos-explained.108659/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/adlib-covox-sound-blaster-and-other-old-sound-gizmos-explained.108659/ [email protected] (Neville) Neville AC97 or Intel High Definition Audio.

Here follows a list of the most...

AdLib, Covox, Sound Blaster and other old sound gizmos explained]]> 5 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 01:56:45 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/dmwaves-x32.114097/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/dmwaves-x32.114097/ [email protected] (Thpwg) Thpwg
I've been looking for months without success for a tool named DMWaves.x32. It is for my translator friend who has often helped me. He translates the games of the Dark Fall series with Macromedia MX. The only software he couldn't find is DMWaves.x32.

I thought that maybe the members of old-games.ru know a way to get this tool.

Thank you very much.

May 2025 be a year full of peace, joy, health and prosperity for you and your families. ]]> 2 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:59:43 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/rat-hunter-retail-copy-help-purchase.113351/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/rat-hunter-retail-copy-help-purchase.113351/ [email protected] (Terje_P) Terje_P
I'm aware of the gamersgate release of the game on legendsworld.net, but I thought it would be nice to have a proper image of the english version.

https://gameland.co.in/product/rat-hunter-pc-dvd-video-game/

The game was sold on amazon earlier, but that copy seem to be sold out....

Rat Hunter retail copy help purchase]]> 7 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:10:22 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/defects-on-new-dvd.109818/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/defects-on-new-dvd.109818/ [email protected] (myloch) myloch
Посмотреть вложение 299759

It appears to have leaked some glue, resin, molten plastic, or varnish while or some time after moulding the disc. Nothing like this has ever happened to me before in many years...
Have you ever seen anything like this?

I'll try to fix it, any ideas?]]> 9 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:40:16 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/off-topic-merry-christmas-everyone.102470/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/off-topic-merry-christmas-everyone.102470/ [email protected] (Riemann80) Riemann80
Just for interest: how is Christmas celebrated in your country?
Here in Germany, people usually celebrate on Christmas Eve, with having presents in the late afternoon, then having dinner, then go to church.]]> 15 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:29:17 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/off-topic-happy-new-year-everyone.102574/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/off-topic-happy-new-year-everyone.102574/ [email protected] (Riemann80) Riemann80 ]]> 5 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:16:04 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/nec-pc-98-guide.108685/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/nec-pc-98-guide.108685/ [email protected] (Neville) Neville Посмотреть вложение 291391

The NEC PC-98 were a series of computers developed by NEC during the years 1982 and 2000. They were designed as a competitor for the IBM PC in the Japanese market. Unmodified IBM PCs couldn't display Japanese characters, and NEC used this and other advantages, such as superior graphics, to introduce their own computers in business environments.

The PC-98 are computer hybrids, using both PC components -mainly, the CPU- and NEC propietary hardware...

NEC PC-98 guide]]> 32 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:36:27 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/manage-and-play-your-dos-games-with-dosbox-and-dbgl.108665/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/manage-and-play-your-dos-games-with-dosbox-and-dbgl.108665/ [email protected] (Neville) Neville DOSBox , and in a frenzy to recover your lost days of youth you downloaded the emulator and a ton of DOS games, only to find out they won't run in your brand new computer. At all. It's a bit too late to spare you the humiliation, but if you have some spare time we can teach you how to manage (and play!) the games in your DOS collection.

Посмотреть вложение 291211

The first step is to download DBGL by...

Manage (and play!) your DOS games with DOSBox and DBGL]]> 3 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:01:02 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/how-to-get-rid-of-copy-protections-in-dos-games.108662/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/how-to-get-rid-of-copy-protections-in-dos-games.108662/ [email protected] (Neville) Neville
These days you can see all sorts of initiatives regarding those protections. Some people prefer to leave the software unaltered and even preserve their protections (some were very sophisticated, such...

How to get rid of copy protections in DOS games]]> 2 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:26:46 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/orion-odyssey-the-search-for-the-magic-ankh.113711/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/orion-odyssey-the-search-for-the-magic-ankh.113711/ [email protected] (Riemann80) Riemann80
Orion Odyssey - The Search for the Magic Ankh Sharewar Version : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive]]> 1 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 23:46:37 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/mylochs-magical-world-of-most-wanted-undumped-releases.111476/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/mylochs-magical-world-of-most-wanted-undumped-releases.111476/ [email protected] (myloch) myloch
Here is my new topic for my most wanted and undumped games out there!
This is in english but open to all the guys from the other part of the wall (I'll spare you my terrible cyrillic translations!)

I begin with:

A.C.Milan Simulator (aka Simulmondo's Campioni) - from Italy

Unlike the name says, it's more of a trivia game than a soccer simulation, but apparently it's the second most rare Simulmondo title out there (with Pritt Time being the...

Myloch's magical world of most wanted & undumped releases]]> 30 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 23:06:11 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/searching-for-a-90s-brick-breaker-game.113498/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/searching-for-a-90s-brick-breaker-game.113498/ [email protected] (yoyo2000) yoyo2000

• Genre: Brick-breaking/puzzle.
  
  
• High scores menu: Located in a dark room with prison cages in the background.
  
  
• End of level: When you completed a level, a prison would appear, and balloons would float upwards with strings attached.
  
  
• Launch: The game launched in a black window on Windows XP.
  
  
• Specific music: There was specific music playing in...

Searching for a 90s Brick Breaker Game]]> 1 Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:12:57 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/result-of-my-long-standing-knight-force-study.111841/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/result-of-my-long-standing-knight-force-study.111841/ [email protected] (myloch) myloch after quite some time...

Some knight force recap!
Just to avoid too much hassle, I'll count the ega/vga versions only.

I found these versions out there:

1-the original spanish disk I own and dumped, this version is also floating around with modified timestamps (1996) and additional (crack) "kf_fix.com" file [original exe crc32 5528A1A8]

2-the version that simply spits out an invalid disk message followed by changing addresses. It's probably...

Result of my long standing Knight Force study]]> 9 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:34:34 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/video-games-from-iran.109347/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/video-games-from-iran.109347/ [email protected] (Terje_P) Terje_P

The channel usually covers various "slavjank", but this time the guy went out of his comfort zone and reviewed some Iranian games. While the video is in Hungarian it features english subtitles.]]> 11 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:57:14 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/amstrad-cpc-guide.108696/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/amstrad-cpc-guide.108696/ [email protected] (Neville) Neville Посмотреть вложение 291468

The Amstrad CPC are a series of 8-bit computers designed by British manufacturer Amstrad. They were designed to compete with the ZX Spectrum and sold well in Europe -around three million units- until they were discontinued in 1990.

All Amstrad CPC models use a Zilog Z80A CPU at 4 Mhz. and have either 64 or 128 Kb. RAM. The main unit has either an integrated cassette player -CPC464 model- or a 3' disk unit -CPC664 and CPC6128 models-. The available...

Amstrad CPC Guide]]> 10 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:19:38 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/request-dr-pool-accend-viewtop.111354/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/request-dr-pool-accend-viewtop.111354/ [email protected] (myloch) myloch Посмотреть вложение 310215

No more infos about this, unfortunately!
Welcome to my magical world of the purchases gone wrong: the idiot seller sent it to the wrong buyer and the presumed receiver of the pack doesn't reply to seller's phone calls and he disappeared and blocked me when I tried to contact him. Incredible. ...

[Request] Dr.Pool (Accend - Viewtop)]]> 11 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:15:10 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/commodore-64-guide.108690/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/commodore-64-guide.108690/ [email protected] (Neville) Neville Посмотреть вложение 291414

The Commodore 64 is an American 8-bit computer released in 1982, and one of the most popular ever produced. In the USA it sold more computers than the Apple II and the IBM PC. It wasn't as successful in Europe, although in the UK it sold almost as well as the ZX Spectrum. Overall, the C64 sold an estimated 12 million units until 1995.

Technically speaking the C64 has a few quirks. Unlike its rivals of the time, it doesn't employ a...

Commodore 64 Guide]]> 11 Sun, 26 May 2024 02:02:29 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/sierra-adventure-games-dubbed-in-russian.107766/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/sierra-adventure-games-dubbed-in-russian.107766/ [email protected] (Thpwg) Thpwg
I'm looking to know what Sierra games are dubbed in Russian?
I also want to know if there are any Sierra games officially translated into Russian,
I haven't found any information on this point.

I know that Russian translators are very active and that some of them have made remarkable projects with Russian voices.

I have heard about Space Quest 4 CD talkie, but it is not available.
I'm very interested in it, because I'm a Space Quest fan.

I saw Shivers 2 here:...

Sierra Adventure Games dubbed in Russian]]> 27 Sat, 25 May 2024 21:27:15 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/snk-pc-arcade-conversion-by-tnssoft-for-verktorlogic.108139/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/snk-pc-arcade-conversion-by-tnssoft-for-verktorlogic.108139/ [email protected] (volodymir) volodymir I'm looking for SNK arcade game conversions made by TnSsoft company for Vektorlogic
company. They were released only in Korea in 2000:
-Fatal Fury Wild Ambition (not sure)
-King of Fighters 98
-King of Fighters 99 (not sure)
-Metal Slug 2

The games do not emulate mame roms. They have nothing to do with the conversions of the MEGA company which use MAME roms. It will be cool to have them.

There will have been 9 games converted from the arcade, according to the...

SNK PC arcade conversion by TnSsoft for Verktorlogic]]> 54 Thu, 09 May 2024 17:25:55 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/off-topic-happy-easter-everyone.104013/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/off-topic-happy-easter-everyone.104013/ [email protected] (Riemann80) Riemann80
Happy Easter, everyone!]]> 14 Thu, 09 May 2024 04:39:44 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/italian-ibm-ps-1-famipack-sets-not-working.110289/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/italian-ibm-ps-1-famipack-sets-not-working.110289/ [email protected] (myloch) myloch I used them during my elementary school days, so I had zero skills and interest in keeping 'em write protected and immaculate back then, so they have seen better days (they probably lost some crucial files) but I dumped them nonetheless... These are three+two disks with games and utilities, however the installers check for PS/1 bios, some specific disk partition or something even weirder....

Italian IBM PS/1 Famipack sets (not working)]]> 7 Tue, 07 May 2024 21:18:56 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/spc-1000-emulators.111580/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/spc-1000-emulators.111580/ [email protected] (Gamerun) Gamerun Dragon Slayer (1984, PC-88) was unofficially ported to the korean computer Samsung SPC-1000.

Current avaliable emulation possible is MAME or MESS (last one was merged with MAME from a long time), but some koreans in 2000s made at least three SPC-1000 emulators which looks like wasn't provided anythere - SPCEMU, mySPC, eSPC1000.

General information about emulators (plus few which could run...

SPC-1000 emulators]]> 3 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:21:15 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/earth-squad-2002.111519/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/earth-squad-2002.111519/ [email protected] (Riemann80) Riemann80
Internet Archive: Errorearth_squad_game

It is a budget game vom 2002, developed by FAKT Software and published by Kellas International. I own the game, so I can also confirm that the game come with the manual on disc.]]> 4 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:07:11 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/msx-guide.108726/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/msx-guide.108726/ [email protected] (Neville) Neville
However, it does offer Macintosh games. I've dabbled in Macintosh emulation, but I'd rather sit on a spike than write a guide on them. You are better off consulting the E-Maculation wiki or downloading the pre-configured emulator setups from the main site.

So yes, the MSX.

Посмотреть вложение 292057

Unlike other...

MSX Guide]]> 6 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:17:13 +0000 https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/has-anyone-tried-martypc.108901/ https://old-games.xatab.top/forum/threads/has-anyone-tried-martypc.108901/ [email protected] (Neville) Neville
So far, I've noticed it's pretty good at playing PC Booter games, something that PCem often failed to do.

Посмотреть вложение 293037
Amy Moves (CGA)

Посмотреть вложение 293038
King's Quest (CGA Composite)
...

Has anyone tried MartyPC?]]> 5