herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoNearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data showswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square134linkfedilinkarrow-up1765arrow-down114cross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmy.worldgames@lemmy.world
arrow-up1751arrow-down1external-linkNearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data showswww.tomshardware.comherseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square134linkfedilinkcross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmy.worldgames@lemmy.world
minus-squareSaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 days agoOh, yeah? I have a super niche German adventure game from 2004 that I can’t get up and running. But then it also won’t work on at least Win7 and up (I tried). I can’t even get that running on an XP virtual machine. This game has become my nemesis.
minus-squareDeestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 day agoSee if you can trick Ross Scott into playing it. :) He has near infinite patience for forcing old games to run, and a skilled network to lean on.
minus-squarefroh42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoWhat about an emulator like 86box or so? And which game is it?
Oh, yeah? I have a super niche German adventure game from 2004 that I can’t get up and running. But then it also won’t work on at least Win7 and up (I tried). I can’t even get that running on an XP virtual machine. This game has become my nemesis.
See if you can trick Ross Scott into playing it. :) He has near infinite patience for forcing old games to run, and a skilled network to lean on.
What about an emulator like 86box or so? And which game is it?