Our Engines of Destruction feature will soon have its first post. Wrecklaimer and I have been messing around with DOSBox in attempt to get our titles working on Windows 7. In some cases, it's a breeze. For others, there's a lot of tweaking (and a little bit of computer programming) required. If there's an old DOS game or anything from 1997 or earlier, DOSBox is a must-have.
With DOSBox, you type in a command prompt just like in the old days. The installer and game applications are run through DOSBox, which even handles custom control setups. Trust me, you'll want to set your movement to WASD and use the mouse whenever you can. There may be a few sound issues, especially with "Shadow Warrior," which runs its music off an audio CD.
We're concentrating on first-person shooters that use the Build engine or variations of it ("Doom" uses the Doom engine, "Dark Forces" uses the Jedi engine, etc.). We've decided to ignore "Doom" and "Duke Nukem" because they are so popular and mainstream. It's the little guys that deserve the attention; I can already say that one of the games I've played gives them both a run for their money.
A few of the games we've played or are considering for review:
- Blood
- Rise of the Triad
- Shadow Warrior
- Dark Forces
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