Need help running an old game...

[Lethal8472]

I suddenly have the urge to start playing Microsoft Space Simualtor...and old DOS game that allowed you to explore the cosmos. However it wont run in XP...since it really doesnt have a dos component. Does anyone know how I can get old dos games running in XP? So far ive come across the following options:

1. Install MS-DOS 7.0 on my comp. However, that would require a new HDD partition, which would make me have to format, which i really dont want to do.

2. Use a DOS emulator. This looks like the most promising option, but i cant seem to get any of them to work. Basically im not sure how to install and use one.

Any suggestions?

 

[Hazar]

compatability mode doesn't work I take it?

 

[B-MAn]

use DOSBox 0.63

 

[dfc05]

use DOSBox 0.63

Yup, do that. Link is here.
And more info here.

 

[Lethal8472]

compatability mode doesn't work I take it?

Nope.

use DOSBox 0.63

Tried it, but it doesnt run the game.

Yup, do that. Link is here.
And more info here.

Tried all the suggestions at the gaming site...still doesnt work.

 

[The Dark Elf]

I don't remember it, but if your just wanting to look at stars and orbits and other things like that, download Celestia http://www.shatters.net/celestia/

and download the star pack, good few hundred thousand or more extra stars and data. Really neat program.

 

[Lethal8472]

I already have a program like that, called Red Shift. MSS is a simulation game where you can launch a space shuttle, board a space station, land on the moon, pilot deep-space vechicles, etc. Its like your at NASA sitting at mission control...all the data of the flight is displayed...you can control the thrust power, change your course by .00005 degrees, etc. Its like your actually flying space missions.

 

[Lethal8472]

Nobody has any other suggestions?

 

[B-MAn]

use a program called Starry Night. i had it on disc some where its great but its only for looking at orbits and stars and stuff

 

[Vigilante]

Nobody has any other suggestions?

use an old computer with windows 3.1 or windows 95 =)