I installed Windows 98 on Virtualbox to play old games but it has problems with graphics driver.
Is these an iso or drivers made for VM that make play old games on Windows 98 running smoothly?
I installed Windows 98 on Virtualbox to play old games but it has problems with graphics driver.
Is these an iso or drivers made for VM that make play old games on Windows 98 running smoothly?
Playing anything via virtualbox is… rough. If it’s a DOS game, try dosbox or something similar. If you really need DX… whatever win98 used… then setting up a very specific Wine instance is the way to go.
I agreed it is a bit of overhead to install and update the OS in the VM, but once setup its easy to snapshot or copy the VM. So if I install a game that doesn’t work out I just roll back. I have tried Wine over the years and although it’s getting better I am a dos and windows native. Linux on the side with the manual or Google open. 🤪
I want to download all games I played in the late 80s and early 90s.
Dosbox is great with dos games. But I prefer win98 for the nostalgia.
If you’re serious about the nostalgia, then your best bet is to find a 32-bit processor and build a dedicated win98 system. ISOs are available everywhere, most with updates and a disabled registration system. You might even try a 2k or XP system. Win2K was my gaming system of choice for many years, thanks to its backward-compatibility.
I prefer to run it on a virtual machine or emulator as I don’t have a space for dedicated machine.
Hmm… well, VMWare used to make a virtual desktop app that was far superior in the way it handled DirectX apps, but I don’t know if they still have/support that.
I have the hardware in boxes but some of its now failing with age 😭 Yes Win2000 was mine, same with XP