Microsoft Arcade

[Mike99]

I came across my old Microsoft Arcade game software. The box is labeled Microsoft Home and the system requirements are MS-DOS 3.2 or later and Windows 3.1 or later. Asteroids, Centipede, etc are on a 3" floppy disc. It's obviously been a long time since I've played these. And I think I have Pac-Man and others stored away somewhere.

What does it take to play these on Windows 7? Will they work if I install the virtualization and XP mode software? Or do I need to go back to an earlier version of Windows?

IIRC Tetris worked on my old XP PC. I happened to have that one backed up on my external HDD so it was easy to try on the Win 7 PC, but it does not work.

Any suggestions what, if anything, it takes to play the MS Arcade games?

 

[SlasherIT]

If it works on DOS, use DOSbox: DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS

 

[Mike99]

I looked at DosBox before & it had a list of programs that worked & did not work. I did not see any of the ones that I had mentioned in either list.

My friend just tried Tetris on his XP PC and it works. I have an XP PC, sort of. I stripped all the parts out of a Dell PC case & used the case for an HTPC. I guess I'll lay the XP stuff out on a table & plug everything back together & see what games work.

 

[SlasherIT]

Just because it ain't on the list, doesn't mean it won't work. Just try it first of all, and if it doesn't work, we'll move on from there.

 

[HammerHead]

Old Arcade Games

Here is a version of Tetris that works in Win 7. At least it is working for me.

Tetris (Gorgeous version of Tetris)

For Pac Man

Pacman 2005 : The game

To Get Pac Man to work correctly I had to load it on my C: (OS) disk.

 

[SlasherIT]

Here is a version of Tetris that works in Win 7. At least it is working for me.

Tetris (Gorgeous version of Tetris)

For Pac Man

Pacman 2005 : The game

To Get Pac Man to work correctly I had to load it on my C: (OS) disk.

Some people just gotta have the originals...

 

[lopploio]

If you have 64 bit the original arcade wont work if you have 32 bit it might work. If either one of those don't work try XP mode.