MS DOS game

[theoldladdythatlivesnextdoors]

Hello i want to get a MS-DOS pc but i dont know where to look i want to play games like Elder scrolls arena, elder scrolls daggerfall, sim city 2000, fallout 1 and 2 and doom 2 etc. i live in Canada and i dont where to look. plz help

 

[mrmike_49]

GOG.com

 

[theoldladdythatlivesnextdoors]

oh k but where should i buy a computer with windows 95

 

[Unolocogringo]

DOS is an operating system not a PC.
To play older games you need older hardware. Think about finding a Pentium 75mhz system with windows 95 and making a DOS boot disk for these games.

An easier option is called DOSBox. Which runs in windows and emulates a DOS environment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSBox
Article here.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls:_Arena

 

[theoldladdythatlivesnextdoors]

so where can i buy a pc with windows 95 in Canada though

 

[nukemaster]

so where can i buy a pc with windows 95 in Canada though

You do not have to. Just use dosbox as mentioned above.
If you want to use old hardware that bad, you can get something at a second hand store/yard sale/recycling center.

I got a P133 somewhere , but I think I would use my old Celeron first for this(some dos games are more demanding).

Games from GoG come with Dosbox ready to go(old ones on steam do as well).

 

[theoldladdythatlivesnextdoors]

so what do i need to build this old pc

 

[nukemaster]

If you want to go the old PC route, but look for a full old second hand system.

If you want to try and use your current pc, Dosbox is an emulator that runs on most computers and allows them to play old dos games that would not work on newer operating systems and hardware.

Check it out.
https://www.dosbox.com/

Again many of the games you buy that are old Dos games on GoG and Steam(possibly others) will already have this bundled and configured.

 

[James Mason]

It's not cheap to build an ANTIQUE computer, it's actually like what it'd cost to build a new modern computer.

Dosbox is free and will run the old dos games on your modern computer.

 

[theoldladdythatlivesnextdoors]

but i found some pc with windows 95 going around 150 to 300

 

[Unolocogringo]

but i found some pc with windows 95 going around 150 to 300

That is great.
But you will still need a DOS boot disk and make sure you know how to set IRQ , DMA and memory address space for the sound and video card for games to work.
Some games also require you to use a Hi MEM boot disk to clear part of the first 640k of memory for them to work.
It can easily be done if you are familiar with old bios setup.
Or can be a pain and very frustrating if not.
Which is why we suggest DOSBox.

 

[J_E_D_70]

There is no need to build an old pc. Just buy the old games from GOG or steam and they'll work on a new PC. Much cheaper and less hassle than buildind/setting up an old pc.

I think you can download Arena and Daggerfall straight from Bethesda.

 

[nukemaster]

Some older games that are popular will also have 3rd party ports to Win32. This allows them to run on more systems.

You have lots of options with older games(even more so with retro gaming being the in thing right now for many people).