[SOLVED] A lot of my old Windows XP games, don't works on Windows 10 64bit

[aor999]

Hello:
Lot of my old Windows XP games, like Bubble Bobble Nostalgie, Air Xonix, etc... don't works correctly or at all at Windows 10 64-bit, even in compatible mode.
What causes this?

 

[makethemhappy]

Hi there!
mmm, because that games are only for 32bits SO? Remember that you install a 64bits SO. And the compatibility doesnt work for nothing haha.
Why don't you try installing a Virtual Machine on it, and install a WinXP just for that games?

 

[britechguy]

This is unusual, particularly if they're not working in compatibility mode.

There is virtually never an issue running a 32-bit program on a 64-bit machine. In fact, a very great many programs are still 32-bit programs.

I've got lots of things that date from the XP era that still run just fine under Windows 10, but not games, as that's never been my thing.

 

[makethemhappy]

But he is trying to play games too old, Bubble bobble, etc.. I think that games only work on 32bits.

 

[britechguy]

If the issue were bit depth alone, then using an XP VM on a 64-bit system wouldn't work, either.

Bit depth is not likely the central issue here. There are many reasons why certain old software may not work on Windows 10, but it is "certain old software" as there's quite a bit that works just fine. And most of what works just fine is 32-bit software running on 64-bit machines using 64-bit Windows 10.

 

[mortemas]

Bubble Bobble seems to be a DOS game, so it's not going to work in Windows alone. Get DOSBox and run it in there, or play it directly from your browser on classicreload.com

 

[aor999]

Bubble Bobble Nostalgie, is a commercial remake of Bubble Bobble, and developped for Windows XP.