Anyone know if I can play Doom 2 on Windows 11?

[Dax0Lotl]

I recently bought Doom 2 for windows 95 on the disc, and copied the files from the disc to my sd card. Whenever i try to run the game the resolution is screwed up and it's all in black and white. Is there some way to fix this?

 

[SylverReZ]

I recently bought Doom 2 for windows 95 on the disc, and copied the files from the disc to my sd card. Whenever i try to run the game the resolution is screwed up and it's all in black and white. Is there some way to fix this?

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Why not use ZDoom? https://zdoom.org/

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Doom 2 by itself wouldn't even run properly on Windows 7, let alone 11. It requires DLLs from DirectX that were removed years ago.

Your best option would be using one of the source ports, like Chocolate Doom or ZDoom, to play Doom 2 instead of trying to get the original to work.

 

[Dax0Lotl]

Doom 2 by itself wouldn't even run properly on Windows 7, let alone 11. It requires DLLs from DirectX that were removed years ago.

Your best option would be using one of the source ports, like Chocolate Doom or ZDoom, to play Doom 2 instead of trying to get the original to work.

Are you sure they were removed? I have a disk copy that looks pretty old, and there's definetly a folder on the disc called "DirectX"

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

From Windows itself, not the game. Windows will no longer recognize some of those DLLs because they're not included in modern DirectX packages anymore. DPLAY is one, DDRAW16 is another.

 

[Deleted member 194275]

The best ways to enjoy doom 1, 2 and Final on modern PCs is source ports like mentioned above. All you have to do is copy the .wad file that is present on your original CD Rom, save it somewhere and then install a source port and make it load this .wad. This operation is totally piracy free if that is a concern to you.

My sugestion is a soucerport named Crispy Doom ( https://www.chocolate-doom.org/wiki/index.php/Crispy_Doom ) it is the closest you can get of the original thing, with easy options increase the FPS and resolution.

 

[eyeliner]

Or, for added lovely, use DOSBox.
Can't get more old school than that.

Or use VirtualBox and load up windows 95 like a crazed lunatic maniac.

 

[linuxares]

Or, for added lovely, use DOSBox.
Can't get more old school than that.

Or use VirtualBox and load up windows 95 like a crazed lunatic maniac.

Freedos works as well

 

[SylverReZ]

Freedos works as well

x86Box too!

 

[HandsomeJack]

I recently bought Doom 2 for windows 95 on the disc, and copied the files from the disc to my sd card. Whenever i try to run the game the resolution is screwed up and it's all in black and white. Is there some way to fix this?

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Use a modern source port like GZDoom. Similarly for Build Engine games, use Raze.