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Maybe this is a good place to ask: what's the best way to run a Windows retro machine for games these days? Virtualbox, Dosbox-x?

• pshirshov 3y ago
  dosbox-x, unless you want to run direct3d games.
  • sebazzz 3y ago
    There is PCem for that, but I had mixed results in terms of stability and speed. Apparently x86 is hard to emulate in a performant way.
  • brnt 3y ago
    I see some recommend it as as the top option; it isn't at all?
• Scaevolus 3y ago
  There's a roughly 5 year gap from ~1996-2002, tracking the rise of early GPUs and predating widespread Windows NT support and the release of DirectX 9, where it can be difficult to run old games. Otherwise, Dosbox is great for really old games and you can directly run most games released in the last 20 years on modern hardware.