the hardest games to get running are old games that weren't coded very well for compatibility
there are even some where the time in the game was linked to the cpu cycles so when you run them on a new computer everything is so fast you can't even play it :P
but the hardest game to get running I've ever come across is "the new adventures of the time machine"
here's what I'm going through trying to get it running..
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there are some games that are much much harder to run.. in the point and click adventure game genre. You guys have no idea..
look at the process I have to go through to get this game running (and this only might work not sure yet lol)
game: "new adventures of the time machine"
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I think I have a lead on how to get this working
I've been trying here and there for a while now myself
just tried Windows ME last night to no avail.
okay so this game needs an operating system like windows 98 or 95 to run
but it also apparently needs 3d acceleration which doesn't work in a virtual machine
so this is why even when people have installed old versions of windows in a virtual environment it still hasn't worked.
Now, I just ran across an article that gives steps on how to enable 3d acceleration in Vmware
(note: they say to only try this in windows 2000 or xp but I think I'll go ahead and experiment with it in 98 since I'm going to make a backup of my virtual machine first anyways)
here are the steps to enable the 3d acceleration
Enabling Accelerated 3-D for a Virtual Machine
To enable a virtual machine for accelerated 3-D
1. Choose a virtual machine with Windows 2000 or XP guest operating system.
Note: Do not enable Direct3D on a virtual machine that is powered on or suspended.
2. Add the following to the configuration (.vmx)[edit it in notepad] file for the virtual machine:
mks.enable3d = TRUE
This line enables accelerated 3-D on the host. It is required to support accelerated 3-D in the guest and also enables the host to accelerate 2-D portions of the guest display.
3. You may also add one or both of the following optional lines:
svga.vramSize = 67108864
This line increases the amount of VRAM on the virtual display card to 64 MB. Adding more VRAM helps to reduce thrashing in the guest. The maximum value is 128 MB.
vmmouse.present = FALSE
This line disables the absolute pointing device in the guest. Applications which require DirectInput relative mode need to turn off the absolute pointing device in the guest. In practice, this is only required for a certain class of full screen 3-D applications (for example, real-time games like first-person shooters).
Note: If you set the vmmouse.present option, you should also turn off the preference for motion ungrabbing in the Input tab of the Preferences settings dialog.
To turn off ungrabbing for vmouse.present:
a. Choose Edit > Preferences.
b. Click Input.
c. Deselect Ungrab when cursor leaves window.
https://www.vmware.com/support...
.... and just to make things easier.. here's a walkthrough on how to install windows 98 in Vmware
INSTALLING WINDOWS 98 in VMWARE
what you need:
.DOS on a floppy or on an image (.flp .img) ---there is a way to install win98 without this
.Windows 98 cd
.VMWARE player (it's free) DON'T use virtual pc
.Magiciso (the free trial version will do)
.a copy of MSCDEX.EXE and oakcdrom.sys (both can be found online)
step 1
create a new virtual machine (make sure to add a floppy image drive if you are using vmware)
i think the tab is "add new hardware" or something like that. shows up while creating a new machine anyways
step 2
put your dos floppy/image in or mount it and install dos
If you don't have dos.. You'll need a startup disk with fdisk and format on them.. you'll have to run them both and then manually add your autoexec.bat file and config.sys file. You can google how to do that.
step 3
download and install the free version of magiciso
open magic iso
go to new - floppy - 1.44
find a copy of mscdex.exe
find a copy of oakcdrom.sys (generic cd rom driver that works with dos.. might have to try another if it doesn't work)
drag both these files into magic iso on the floppy disk we just created
save the file
close magic iso
find the file we just saved in your explorer
change the extension from .ima to .flp
(if you can't see the extensions you're going to need to change your folder options to show extensions)
google it. it's easy to do
step 4
go back to your virtual machine
mount the floppy image we just created
a:\
copy mscdex.exe c:\
copy oakcdrom.sys c:\
step 5
find config.sys in your c drive
type:
edit config.sys
now add a line that says this
device=c:\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001
exit and save
step 6
find autoexec.bat in your c drive
type:
edit autoexec.bat
now add a line that says this
c:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001
exit and save
step 7
restart the computer or virtual machine
step 8
If you still can't get to the D drive in dos (or whatever letter you're using for your cd drive)..
do this next step
.move to your c drive and type
mscdex.exe: /d:mscd001 /M:5 /V /L:d /S /K
(this part /M:x refers to the amount of buffers your drive has.. it's either 4 or 5. usually 5)
step 9
create a blank floppy image either in vmware or magic iso then mount that new one
put your windows 95 cd in the cd drive
type:
d:\
setup.exe
step 10
it should be booting windows 98 now
step 11
Once the windows 98 installation is completely finished
Now you need to install VMware tools (you're 100% definitely going to need this part)
go to file - install vmware tools
(if it's not under this menu it's close.. maybe under manage)
now it'll load vmware tools as a setup cd
follow the installation procedure
when you're done you might need to still manually change the video adapter
it gives you directions if you need to
but here are the directions from the vmware site just in case
[ After installing VMware Tools, click Finish. The Display Settings dialog box appears.
Click the Advanced button. The Standard Display Adapter (VGA) Properties dialog box appears. If you are upgrading from a previous version of the VMware drivers, this dialog box is titled VMware SVGA Properties.
Click the Adapter tab.
Click the Change button. This starts the Update Device Driver Wizard. Click Next.
The wizard presents two options. Choose the option to Display a list of all drivers in a specific location. Click Next.
Select Have Disk. The Install From Disk dialog box appears.
Enter the following path:
D:\video\win9x
D: is the drive letter for the first virtual CD-ROM drive in your virtual machine.
Click OK.
Select VMware SVGA display adapter and click OK.
Answer Yes to the on-screen question, then click Next to install the driver. After the driver is installed, click Finish.
Click Close in the SVGA Properties dialog box, then click Close in the Display Settings dialog box.
Click Yes to restart Windows 98 and start using the new video driver.
The VMware Tools background application starts automatically when you reboot your virtual machine.
]
make sure you check to make sure windows98 is seeing your cd drive
if not go to the add new hardware wizard in the control panel and see if that detects it
(Note: I tried to install it without installing MS-DOS first the first time by using fdisk and format then creating the autoexec.bat and config.sys manually. Even though I did this right I ran into problems when windows started installing. Installing dos before hand made it run a lot smoother for some reason. Ask around and find a copy from a friend. A lot of people still have a copy lying around that they don't care about)
Anyways, I think I'm close to getting this working
I hope there are still some people working on it
you're really lucky if you got this working in xp
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yea so no matter how hard it is to get some modern games running because of not meeting the system requirements
nothing beats having to re-code a virtual machine to force it to run direct 3d
lol
I'm not even sure if this is going to work :P