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I mean, if you have any 32-bit Windows, you can run it. You just have to launch it directly from the DOS command line, and you need to install an IPX->TCP/IP wr
by deaddodo 3y ago
I mean, if you have any 32-bit Windows, you can run it. You just have to launch it directly from the DOS command line, and you need to install an IPX->TCP/IP wrapper (or Kali/something similar) for multiplayer. I was playing Dune on my Windows XP box well into the 00s and NTVDM supported it fine.
But yeah, DOSbox is probably a better option these days.
- nirav72 3y agoDoes it need 32-bit windows? Can't it run in compatibility mode in standard 64-bit windows 11?
- vetinari 3y ago64-bit windows cannot run 16-bit code. VM86 mode is not available when in 64-bit long mode either (though it could be used via virtualization).
- deaddodo 3y agoIt needs NTVDM/VM86 (the 16-bit wrapper in WoW) to run DOS code. Since Microsoft didn't want to code up an emulator (you can't run 16-bit code natively in long mode) to support 80s/early 90s code, it was just dropped with the 64-bit transition.