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[Shintsu]

Humm, well not to double post but the program looks to be DOS based only and uhh, the game won't work in DOS. The game runs fine in Windows it just runs too fast. I need a Windows based slow down method that works, DOS Box will not launch the game. Here is the screen capture of the error it gives when I try to launch it:


So what can I do?

[Saccade]

Okay.That's why it doesn't work in Dosbox, then
I haven't downloaded the game yet - not my thing, really.

Dude... you need to organise yr games better.
That must be a real pain in the arse to have to type the path in everytime cd progfil~1\baldie~1\baldie~1.

You know, if you put all yr old games directories into one folder (like c:\games) then you can just put a line in dosbox's startup.
> mount c c:\games [or whatever directory you choose. user\desktop\freegames eg)
> c:
> dir/p or /w
and you've got all yr games in one directory change. You could make the folder names shorter, too, as dos doesn't recognise long file names and it's annoying to have to type ~1 all the time.

You could try downloading the windows software from the link I gave you:
http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/sho...&postcount=176

It'll slow down yr computer to the speed you want it.

If yr running this from windows desktop, you can also right click - properties and choose the Compatibility mode.
Maybe running it in Win95 mode may help.

Never makes a difference for me, tho...
[ed]
FREEgames are the shit ones you get on Facebook.
CLASSIC and OLD games are good.

[Shintsu]

Originally Posted by Saccade

I haven't downloaded the game yet - doesn't look great.

You could try downloading the windows software from the link I gave you:
http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/sho...&postcount=176

It'll slow down yr computer to the speed you want it.

I did, it told me it only works with DOS based programs and not Windows programs. When you open Moslo it just opens a terminal and then says press any key to exit - like you're supposed to run it from DOS. But it says it doesn't work well with NT based emulators in NT, W2k, and XP. So I have no idea how that would work.

*sigh* I need to just build me an old gaming rig for these old games and save the hassle of this stupid emulation crap that doesn't ever work right or the incompatability issues with newer versions of Windows. Been on my to-do list for awhile now. Ironically, it will be far more difficult to build an old gaming machine than a current one...

[Saccade]

Mo'slo has a windows interface and slows down both Dos and Windows programmes...
It has *four* ways of slowing the programmes and a choice of slowing everything or just one application/game, leaving the rest of the processes running normally.

So long as you have an intel-based CPU, it should work fine.
Pure NT OS is kinda not relevant. I trained in that and that was ages ago; it's not officially supported any more. Like Dos.

There's no need to slow down yr computer when using an emulator, as any emulator worth its salt will have some kind of mechanism for doing that built-in.
And, as a general rule, if the game needs slowing in windows you'll probably have other bugs to contend with too.
I try to avoid them.

If it's Mo'Slo's price-tag that's putting you off - you don't have to pay for software if you look hard enough in the right places.
Using some software as a trial is okay in my books. So long as, after a suitable trial period, if you continue to use the software: Buy a copy to say "thanks" to the developers.

[ed]
Don't ask for pirate material here - we don't do that kinda thing.
We're not a torrent site.
hint hint.

[Saccade]

And dude - I recently built a PC from old parts and it is more hassle to play these games on that machine than it is in Dosbox.

Dosbox is more stable, too.

It's nice for nostalgia's sake, to put together all the old bits and pieces - like they used to fit, in the old days. Maybe explore Dos again, in all it's device driver and 4gw error glory.
Relive screaming when you finally get a game to work and it crashes on the .flv intro because of a sound conflict.

Apart from that, I prefer my normal PC or laptop.
Or Mac.

[Shintsu]

How in the shit am I supposed to play a game that is WINDOWS based in DOS. They're not compatible! And I installed Moslo basic - I am not stealing any software to make this work. What the hell emulator would I be using? I'm using XP.

God, it's like asking for tech support in a damned Linux forum...god help you if you don't know everything. Not that I'd know first hand but I've seen how they do - I'm strictly a PC person and wouldn't ever change that.

[Saccade]

Chill out man.

Am I not being clear enough here..? I thought I was.
let me remove that first line and you can read our chat again.

The Mo'Slo you downloaded, if you didn't get the full version, is for Dos ONLY.
In order to use it for Windows (it is fully compatible with XP and you can set it up so it only slows Baldies down, leaving the rest of windows' functions running normally) you need the full Windows version - that version also works for Dos, but there's no need as Dosbox etc... have ways of slowing yr pc down built-in.

To use it in XP for this game, you'll have to acquire the full version.

I think it's a bit strange that you will download Abandonware (semi-legit piracy) and put them in "Freegames" and then say you don't want to use certain software.
If you really have a problem with using software you haven't paid for that you should pay for, I recommend trying out some equally amazing games from our sister site, Reloaded:

www.reloaded.org

There are loads of games for windows there that surpass Baldies in their supreme rulingness.
And they are ALL freeware, which means you're not stealing them.

[ed]
You would never get this level of communication in a linux forum, about a game, matey

[Shintsu]

Hmm, well bother that then. This website has games that are free gain because no one sells them anymore. It's not piracy if no one is selling it and you're not stealing money from someone who is trying to make money on it. I abhor and detest piracy as it is the bane of PC gaming and hurts our industry and in no way support any such measures. I legitimately own all the copies of my games, in fact some of the games I've downloaded here are games I bought and long lost the disc to entitling me to a right to play the games.

Telling someone to just "play some other game" that is "better" than Baldies is not the same. This is the game I remember playing the demo of as a kid. I don't even remember much about it but I'd like to revisit it now that I could actually understand what's going on about it. Except this time to be stopped with stupid BS just plain up not working correctly.

Is there anyone who just installed this game and had no problems with it playing too fast? I mean maybe someone with a Pentium III running XP could play it but certainly not on any fast gaming PC (I play Crysis near maxed out at a smooth 35 fps so these games running too fast makes sense on this machine).

But anyway, I'm not buying Moslo to use for some old games. I remember when I upgraded my old computer years ago as a kid to an MMX processor and it was so fast I had to run SloMo to play Duke Nukem 3D...oh well.

[dosraider]

Try CPU Grabber if you absolutely want to play those games on modern hardware.

BTW: (I play Crysis near maxed out at a smooth 35 fps so ......)
I've seen much better, hardly a real fast PC you have......

[Shintsu]

Originally Posted by dosraider

Try CPU Grabber if you absolutely want to play those games on modern hardware.

BTW: (I play Crysis near maxed out at a smooth 35 fps so ......)
I've seen much better, hardly a real fast PC you have......

Oh right, and these machines I'm sure were also running at 2560 x 1600...my computer is better than 95% of those out there. Just because you can play it at 50 fps on a 1280 x 720 monitor with the settings turned down to low doesn't mean shit. The only option I turned down was AA (The 16x Q kept doing something stupid ever so often so I put it on regular 16x AA) and I never dip BELOW 35 FPS (It hovers around 45-55 FPS). But I'm sure the fact you play DOS games has nothing to do with your computer's inadequacy to play the latest games at a reasonable resolution or speed...LOL. But don't worry you can always play WoW...my laptop with an integrated Intel video card could play that so I'm sure your computer can.