[Audyssey] Classic games under Windows 8/8.1?
Hi all Let me clarify what I'm asking here. Do the good old Classic games from companies like LWorks and Playing In The Dark work under Windows 8/8.1? What about those from Draconis? These are games I'm talking about and not ones released recently. I know Shades of Doom 2.0 which is in public beta currently works just fine under my 8.1 installation at least. Any comments welcome. Thanks! -- Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Classic games under Windows 8/8.1?
Hi Christopher, I honestly have not tried any of the older games by L-Works on Windows 8.x nor have I tried Topspeedd from Playing in the Dark. However, I have tried some of Draconis's older VB 6 titles like Alien Outback, Monkey Business, and Dynaman, and yes they will work. They require a bit of extra steps to get them to work correctly as does any legacy VB 6 applications. Basically, install VB 6 dependencies, DirectX 8 legacy libraries, and installing the games locally to avoid Account User Control will get them to run on Windows 8.x. On 8/30/14, Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com wrote: Hi all Let me clarify what I'm asking here. Do the good old Classic games from companies like LWorks and Playing In The Dark work under Windows 8/8.1? What about those from Draconis? These are games I'm talking about and not ones released recently. I know Shades of Doom 2.0 which is in public beta currently works just fine under my 8.1 installation at least. Any comments welcome. Thanks! -- Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Classic Games was Healing Potions
Hi Dark, Yeah, I didn't get to play DK 64 much either. I only remember really playing it once, and then it was more or less a trial run at that. However, as you say it was sort of a best of Donkey Kong all in one game. As for the Amizons I take your point, but still I felt that calling them Amazons just didn't fit with the Golden Ax story too much even though they probibly meant Amazon in the generic sense. As you pointed out Tyris seams more like a Valkyrie seeing as she had a sword as well as fire magic. In my encarnation of the game currently my female warrior character, Adreana, uses a staff and I'm still working on her special magic attack.I'd hate to use fire as that is too close to the original. I am thinking of some kind of elemental magic like wind or perhaps ice blast. I'm working on a munk type character, Gabriel, who caries ashort sword and has the fire magic as his special attack. Still working on him as well. On 6/4/10, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Well tom, Dk 64 was unfortunately 3D again and thus unplayable for me, however I also know it starts the dk country crew, batling against the Kremlings, in fact it's almost a best of game sinse you get to play as almost everyone from the previous ones. As regards golden axe, well the amazons in the game weren't particularly greek at all, just women with armour and axes that clobbered you (you can find a description in the faq i mentioned). I think they just called them Amazon as to mean female warrior and give a bit of back story to Tyris flair, rather than having any set myth in mind. In fact Tyris is probably more like a valkyri, sinse she uses a longsword. Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Classic Games was Healing Potions
Sounds interesting. For the ladies magic, Hmmm, how about earth? --- this might also allow you to actually improve on golden axe by having different magic affects rather than just different degrees of damage. For instance, earth magic could give you a rock shield which provides temporary invulnerability allowing you to smack enemies, while fire magic could give you a flaming weapon which does more damage. Wind magic might be used for healing or speed, and thunder for a stun effect to stop enemies moving. All these would be stil within the scope of an action game, but provide a litle more stratogy depending upon which character you were using. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 6:40 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Classic Games was Healing Potions Hi Dark, Yeah, I didn't get to play DK 64 much either. I only remember really playing it once, and then it was more or less a trial run at that. However, as you say it was sort of a best of Donkey Kong all in one game. As for the Amizons I take your point, but still I felt that calling them Amazons just didn't fit with the Golden Ax story too much even though they probibly meant Amazon in the generic sense. As you pointed out Tyris seams more like a Valkyrie seeing as she had a sword as well as fire magic. In my encarnation of the game currently my female warrior character, Adreana, uses a staff and I'm still working on her special magic attack.I'd hate to use fire as that is too close to the original. I am thinking of some kind of elemental magic like wind or perhaps ice blast. I'm working on a munk type character, Gabriel, who caries ashort sword and has the fire magic as his special attack. Still working on him as well. On 6/4/10, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Well tom, Dk 64 was unfortunately 3D again and thus unplayable for me, however I also know it starts the dk country crew, batling against the Kremlings, in fact it's almost a best of game sinse you get to play as almost everyone from the previous ones. As regards golden axe, well the amazons in the game weren't particularly greek at all, just women with armour and axes that clobbered you (you can find a description in the faq i mentioned). I think they just called them Amazon as to mean female warrior and give a bit of back story to Tyris flair, rather than having any set myth in mind. In fact Tyris is probably more like a valkyri, sinse she uses a longsword. Beware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] classic games
Hi. got this on a blog, looks interesting. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/Adbyy4/www.switched.com/2010/01/13/classic-pc-games-that-should-get-a-next-gen-makeover/ --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] classic games
Interesting. Although they faled to mention elite. The real father of space sims. That should have been up there with those. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of shaun everiss Sent: 18 January 2010 18:37 To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] classic games Hi. got this on a blog, looks interesting. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/Adbyy4/www.switched.com/2010/01/13/classic-pc- games-that-should-get-a-next-gen-makeover/ --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] classic games
I agree - Elite was amazing, and they also left out space quest - while mentioning kings quest and police quest. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: Darren Harris darren_g_har...@btinternet.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] classic games Interesting. Although they faled to mention elite. The real father of space sims. That should have been up there with those. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of shaun everiss Sent: 18 January 2010 18:37 To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] classic games Hi. got this on a blog, looks interesting. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/Adbyy4/www.switched.com/2010/01/13/classic-pc- games-that-should-get-a-next-gen-makeover/ --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4784 (20100118) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4784 (20100118) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
