cm0002 to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 13 days agoNew project brings strong Linux compatibility to more classic Windows gamesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down12cross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmit.onlinelinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.zipgaming@lemmy.zip
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minus-squaremorto@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·13 days agoSoon, Linux will have better compatibility with older windows programs than Windows itself.
minus-squareBurgerBaron@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·13 days agoFor early Windows DirectX 1 - 6 there’s 86Box.
minus-squarerefalo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-213 days agodgVoodoo2 has worked fine for me for years for DX7 and earlier on wine. lutris already supports it natively. Or if a VM is needed, qemu+softgpu has been much faster for me than pcem/86box.
minus-squareBurgerBaron@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoBookmarking softgpu that’s a great link, thanks.
Soon, Linux will have better compatibility with older windows programs than Windows itself.
Soon? Let’s talk DOSBox
For early Windows DirectX 1 - 6 there’s 86Box.
dgVoodoo2 has worked fine for me for years for DX7 and earlier on wine. lutris already supports it natively.
Or if a VM is needed, qemu+softgpu has been much faster for me than pcem/86box.
Bookmarking softgpu that’s a great link, thanks.
Already does.