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Best way to run dos? Windows 95 games in WIN 7?


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Hey

I have found DOSbox and heard of exodos and other DOS apps to run non windows games in Windows 7.  I was wondering what method (or others) is easiest to setup?  Link to a tutorials please? Is there a certain place or naming set that is hyperspin named?  Any recommendations for games? I have found 2 WWE games I never heard of that are similar to the ones in MAME but different characters..

 

I also have noticed issues with some games that I used to play on Windows 95 and 98. IE) Need for speed 3.   Wont run... just hangs. or I get that error about I can not run the app in windows64  I have tried right clicking on the exe and changing the compatibility mode all the way back to Windows 95 but they do not work,.

 

thanks

Jim

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I use a windows 98 virtual machine and vmware workstation for multiplayer stuff when i host lan parties. On my cab i only use dosbox/exodos.

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I dont play games that require a joystick for dos. I only play kb/mouse games. I know you can assign kb keys for joystick in dosbox and use xpadder to assign those on your xbox controller. I havent done it so wont be much help sorry. Maybe someone else will chime in. Good luck.

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Get the exo sets

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They are asking how to configure xbox contoller in dosbox though.

That would be done on a per game basis surely? Some games might only support keyboard, therefore a mapper must have to be used.

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Dosbox controls are confusing to setup how is Exo?

Exo uses dos box for most of the games - it's just preconfigured.

I think you're over complicating things. If the game supports a game pad, you should be fine. If not, just map the key to pad buttons using a mapper.

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I was playing with dosbox.. no idea how to configure my wireless xbox 360 pad to work.. killing me

Xpadder.

That's what I use for the few DOSBox games I have setup. I just have a universal profile, and then make the keys match that profile in each game.

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