Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Use Old Controllers for New Games; DOS Emulation

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10.10.2012

x360ce: Free software lets you use old controllers for newer PC games

Sep 28, 2012 2:30

No matter how fast your system is, you can't game properly without precise, reliable controllers. Crummy console ports, Flash limitations, Windows API changes, and more conspire to render expensive gamepads useless with half your game library. It's equally easy to come across a stunning indie game only to find a horrendous and unalterable keyboard control layout, dictated by programming or browser platform restrictions. What's a gamer to do? Pick up your classic controller and the open-source freebie x360ce, that's what.
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DOSBox: Free, open-source DOS emulation

Sep 26, 2012 2:25 PM

Running games during the DOS era was trouble enough, and today exploring those old games can be a nightmare. Sound card issues, memory management and other peculiarities of early PC gaming amplified as OS technology progressed and passed these titles by, leaving many of them orphaned and unable to run on modern systems. Today's answer to this problem isn't digging up an old system or rooting around for special drivers, it's emulation: free and open-source DOSBox.
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