where can i find best of mircosoft entertaniment pack for windows 3.1

[jbheydude]

i kind of want to play Mircosoft's Version of Chips Challenge thanks

 

[Kwyjor]

The same places you find everything else.

 

[SAIYAN48]

https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-entertainm/best-of

 

[Latiodile]

good luck running it without a vc or something like dosbox, it's rough

 

[Kwyjor]

good luck running it without a vc or something like dosbox, it's rough

otvdm (aka winevdm) is popular for that these days.
https://github.com/otya128/winevdm/releases

 

[Latiodile]

otvdm (aka winevdm) is popular for that these days.
https://github.com/otya128/winevdm/releases

not for speed sensitive stuff, which i think at least skifree is, and tetris

 

[JuanMena]

Probably Internet Archives.

Post automatically merged: Jun 5, 2023

Forgot to mention this site: https://www.myabandonware.com/

Haven't used it personally, but it's been in my bookmarks bar for a very long time.
I think I was looking for Doom wads a long time ago or something.

 

[Kwyjor]

not for speed sensitive stuff, which i think at least skifree is, and tetris

Have you actually tried it? I understand it is a full CPU emulator and if anything it would be too slow.

 

[Latiodile]

Have you actually tried it? I understand it is a full CPU emulator and if anything it would be too slow.

last time i tried it it had a pretty inconvenient setup, so i can't really say from experience, aside from mixed compatability. using a VM, PCem or doxbox is still better imo (or real hardware if you're weird like me)

 

[Kwyjor]

using a VM, PCem or doxbox is still better imo (or real hardware if you're weird like me)

But in those cases you'd also have to setup DOS and Windows 3.x yourself, which would be very inconvenient (unless you find a preconfigured image).

The other alternative would be https://www.boxedwine.org/ .

 

[FAST6191]

As above the same place as anywhere else -- it is still a commercial game within copyright.

What I am more here to say is there is a very nice remake for the DS if you want Chip's Challenge. GBA version is also out there though less developed.
https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Codename_Hacker

I don't think the GBC version of the Mircosoft pack featured Chip's Challenge.

I do also see it is free on Steam these days
linky

 

[Ryccardo]

setup DOS and Windows 3.x yourself, which would be very inconvenient

I think that, if you go by mouse + keyboard presses, it's competitive or better with installing LTSC and then going through group policy to turn off the remaining crap

 

[Deleted member 194275]

good luck running it without a vc or something like dosbox, it's rough

maybe the OP have an actual 486 or something equivalent

 

[Kwyjor]

it's competitive or better with installing LTSC and then going through group policy to turn off the remaining crap

Some form of external program is absolutely necessary as, unlike 32-bit programs, it is otherwise impossible to run 16-bit programs on 64-bit Windows, no matter how many things you turn off. (Unless things suddenly changed when I wasn't looking.)

I do also see it is free on Steam these days
linky

I was going to mention that, but some of the reviews seem very displeased with it.

 

[jbheydude]

well i wanted to buy it

 

[Kwyjor]

well i wanted to buy it

You want to buy 30-year-old software that won't run on current computers without considerable trickery?

If it's not on GOG (and it's definitely not), then go to eBay. The same places you find everything else.