Quake 1 on windows XP

Discussion in 'Software' started by IanTheGeek, Dec 2, 2006.

  1. IanTheGeek

    IanTheGeek Private First Class

    Hey Geeks!
    I have a pretty crappy laptop and I am want to play some kind of fps while im at work. I've been looking at Quake 1, but for some reason I can't get it to run. Does anyone know of an older FPS's that will work on an ATI Mobility video card with a slow Celeron Processor and a little over 256MB of RAM?

    Thanks!!
    Ian
     
    IanTheGeek, Dec 2, 2006
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  2. prometheos

    prometheos Staff Sergeant

    That's a DOS program that could only be run with Win9x at best. However, some people claim that it can be encapsulated within a special translation driver program that will isolate it from trying to access the hardware directly. I can't really vouche for it but this site seems like it might provide that capability.
    http://www.quaketerminus.com/exe.htm.:)
    .
     
    prometheos, Dec 2, 2006
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  3. Dread_2004

    Dread_2004 Private First Class

    visit quakeworld to download something ezquake. it will allow to play q1 on win xp
     
    Dread_2004, Dec 3, 2006
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  4. ShockTroop

    ShockTroop Specialist

    DOS games work fine for me on XP Pro without any extra programs for some reason. Try Dosbox for a DOS emulation.
     
    ShockTroop, Dec 3, 2006
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