cm0002@futurology.today to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agoNew project brings strong Linux compatibility to more classic Windows gamesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down12cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.mlgaming@lemmy.zip
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minus-squaremorto@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·1 day agoSoon, Linux will have better compatibility with older windows programs than Windows itself.
minus-squareBurgerBaron@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 day agoFor early Windows DirectX 1 - 6 there’s 86Box.
minus-squarerefalo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-214 hours 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-up1·10 hours agoBookmarking softgpu that’s a great link, thanks.
Soon, Linux will have better compatibility with older windows programs than Windows itself.
Already does.
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.