Running old games from DVDR (no install)

Vicissitude · Jun 13, 2017

Is this possible? Im talking older games that would use dosbox like betrayal at krondor or something like that, small file sizes. I know this is likely possible because back in the day games didnt install as there was no hard drive, you booted it with a disk and if you wanted to play pitfall for example you ran it off a disk. Any idea how id go about doing it?

photonboy · Jun 13, 2017

First, there are a lot of issues so to get games working properly they usually need to be rewritten slightly.

If you've got the discs already you'd have to Google for more info on a case-by-case basis or find "legacy" or "dosbox" websites with instructions.

Your best bet may be to hunt down some games from GOG that were modified to actually run properly like this:
https://www.gog.com/game/betrayal_at_krondor

Vicissitude · Jun 13, 2017

photonboy :

I actually have a working copy of krondor on my home pc right now (runs with dosbox), the issue i see is running it off a dvdr, or maybe its not an issue. The idea is that i can take the disc anywhere with me and play krondor, like the library
for example, where you cant install things.

rgd1101 · Jun 13, 2017

doubt it, it probably need to create temp file.

photonboy · Jun 15, 2017

Agreed. Usually when you INSTALL a game it sets up registry setting and makes other links. There MAY be a way to just run direct from a DVD but I don't know about it. There have been games that simply run from an executable that can be copied to disc, but it's not common and at the least it sounds like you'd have to install DOSBOX.

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