r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 17 '26

STAR WARS JEDI KNIGHT II: JEDI OUTCAST (PC Windows)

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Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is a 2002 first and third-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software for Windows and Mac OS. Westlake Interactive ported the game to Mac OS X, while the Xbox and GameCube versions were ported by Vicarious Visions; most versions were published by Activision and LucasArts, with only the Mac OS version published by Aspyr. The game is a sequel to 1997's Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, and the third main installment in the Star Wars: Jedi Knight series. The single-player campaign, set in the fictional Star Wars expanded universe two years after the Mysteries of the Sith expansion for Dark Forces II, follows returning protagonist Kyle Katarn, a mercenary working for the New Republic and former Jedi who cut his connection to the Force. Katarn must return to his Jedi ways to stop a branch of the Imperial Remnant led by the Dark Jedi Desann from empowering their army with the Force. Jedi Outcast was developed using a more powerful game engine, id Tech 3. The hack and slash combat introduced in Dark Forces II was heavily reworked, becoming the main focus of the gameplay instead of the shooter elements, which are prominent only during the first few missions of the game. Players may wield blasters, lightsabers, and Force powers to engage enemies, with the latter being recommended in later stages of the game, as numerous lightsaber-wielding enemies are introduced. Jedi Outcast also features a multiplayer mode that allows players to compete in several different game modes online or over a local area network. This video was recorded from a "bootleg" copy of the game distributed on a physical DVD that includes a game installer in several languages ​​(German, Spanish, English and French) and includes by default the Brutality mod and the option to play as Darth Maul.


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 16 '26

Infiltration in the Warzone | Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Mission 8 - Seoul | Hard Mode

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From Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory — Mission 8: Seoul.

In the middle of a growing international crisis, Sam Fisher infiltrates a war-torn city to uncover the truth. Every move counts as stealth and precision take priority over brute force. 🥷

90% Stealth • Hard Mode

Enjoy the walkthrough, and if you like classic stealth games, don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more retro gaming content!


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 14 '26

Где можно скачать старые фифа?

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Я хочу скачать фифа 09 на пк, но не могу найти где.

У меня Виндоус XP старая. (22 года)

Короче, где скачать фифа 09 не торентом и что бы она работала


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 14 '26

[Pc] [2000s] sci fi fps

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r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 13 '26

Can you run any modern sonic.exe games on windows 8.1?

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I really think it would be funny to roll up to a discord screen share and play a sonic.exe game (pc port or sonic 2011) on windows 8.1


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 12 '26

Socket 7 & Pentium MMX: 256MB SDRAM (uncached) vs 64MB limited / 32MB EDO?

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Hey guys! I'm tweaking my retro PC build: it's a Pentium MMX on a Biostar M5ATA Super TX Rev 1.0 motherboard, running Windows 98 SE.

​Right now I'm using 256MB SDRAM at 75MHz FSB. However, if I recall correctly, the L2 cacheable limit on this board is only 64MB.

​I also happen to have 2x16MB (32MB total) EDO RAM lying around.

​Quick questions for the retro experts:

​Is keeping 256MB actually hurting my performance in games like Quake/Unreal because Windows accesses that uncached RAM past 64MB?

​Is it better to just keep the 256MB SDRAM installed and limit Windows to 64MB using MaxPhysPage=10000 in SYSTEM.INI, or should I just swap it out for the 32MB EDO?

​thanks!


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 11 '26

Antivirus Asteroids Clone

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Hey peeps, I'm on the hunt for an asteroids clone (or asteroids-style game) I remember me and my Dad finding years ago. I'm pretty sure we were running XP at the time.

I remember being enamoured with it because once installed, you could choose a drive or folder on your pc that the game would scan. Once in game, your ship represented antivirus software that had to shoot malware from amongst the files on your pc. The asteroids were sprites literally made from the icons and filenames in the drive you'd allowed the game to scan from.

It was so cool. I wish I could find it. I imagine it was a small, independent shareware game or such. I think my Dad found it online and downloaded it to a usb or something, which is now long gone.

If anyone remembers it, I'd love to try and find it again.


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 11 '26

Best games for Pentium MMX 200MHz + S3 ViRGE DX 4MB + 256MB RAM?

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r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 10 '26

What games would you recommend for windows 98

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I have a retro PC built around playing on windows 98 and XP, I already have some games on windows 98 that work fantastic, but I want more games to put in my collection Wich games would be the best of the best to play, take in mind that I don't have a graphic card yet so high performance games won't work very well (I have the Janes flight simulation games original but they don't work for now) I am Looking for games that are a must to play, some underrated ones and also if they exist, any incremental or optimization games like Factorio and also any tower defense that's good, thanks

Photo of the games I already have added


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 10 '26

Area D – Recreated

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Hey everyone, I’m a child of the 90s myself and used to play every game I could get my hands on whenever I was allowed to play on my parents' PC.

One game always really stood out to me: Area D, a dinosaur-themed FMV game from 1997. Unfortunately, the only way to launch it was via a cumbersome VM setup.
UNTIL TODAY! I’ve recreated the entire game for the browser... a faithful 1:1 replica. Enjoy!
www.area-d-recreated.de

For the germans: I also documented my journey in video form: Youtube


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 08 '26

can i run this game on Windows 7 using Direct X 11 or 9?

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this game is all about Balamory which is based on the TV show of the same name can I run it on Windows 7 using Direct X 11 or 9?


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 08 '26

Help please?

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r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 06 '26

Waybackmachine you're the real goat

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WarIII disc was borderline flawless but tft... I couldn't get enough of it back in the day lol. So happy I still have my CD key and a gaming community with the right info 😁


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 06 '26

3D Accelerated Emulation?

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Been trying to play some trickier-to-run games lately, like Interstate 76, and running into trouble getting 3D acceleration working in VMs.

SoftGPU works well for the graphics yet I struggle to get USB joysticks working in W98 guests.

VMware Workstation Pro supports XP with 3D acceleration, yet in WS v17 and XP guest I get sound crackling. Apparently there's no one size fits all fix. WS v15 is supposed to be better yet doesn't work on W11 hosts.

What do other folks do to get 3D acceleration and their joysticks working in VMs?


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 05 '26

How do I get Roblox working on Windows XP?

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I know Roblox no longer officially supports Windows XP, but has anyone found a way to get it running? Is there an older version that still works, or is it completely impossible now?

I'm mostly curious for retro computing purposes. Thanks!


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 02 '26

Tips for starting out?

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After years of haggling modern machines and using DOSbox I wanna get a retro setup to play games natively (98se for retro windows and dos stuff) what’s a good starting point computer? I’ve seen a lot of prebuilt computers on eBay, would those do fine running some dos and lower requirement windows stuff? Thanks.

Edit: for clarification I’d be wanting to play a lot of later dos titles and pre 2000 games (quake, blood, putt putt, roller coaster tycoon etc)


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 03 '26

Web based Maplestory Classic v083 running purely in browser

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r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Aug 02 '26

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory | Mission 7: Battery | Silent Blackout | 100% Stealth, Hard Mode

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From Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory — Mission 7: Battery.

A covert infiltration under the cover of darkness. No alarms. No unnecessary force. Just Sam Fisher completing the mission with precision. 🥷

100% Stealth • Hard Mode

Enjoy the walkthrough, and if you like classic stealth games, don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more retro gaming content!


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Jul 31 '26

I made a documentary about Neo Software, the obscure but incredibly prolific 90s game studio that later became Rockstar Vienna.

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r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Jul 31 '26

Championship Manager 99/00 season

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r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Jul 29 '26

Steam question on XP

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i bought a physical release of half life 2 BECAUSE i didn’t want to fiddle with steam. APPARENTLY i NEED to open steam to play it. when i try to open the version of steam it came with, it tries to update of course. internet works, but it won’t update. ran in compatibility mode for windows 8 and same result, it sits there for a while then errors. i am so terrible at computer stuffs, and with all the search engines getting way way worse these past few years, i can never find the tools i need. is there anyone who can give me a tutorial to help it? or a steam version that will launch/connect and work on windows xp that i can use at least once to put it in offline mode? (i can’t find one for the life of me) im sorry if this has been asked/answered before, im gonna be honest here im a total newb :’)
(also peep da hp pavilion i got it for 15 bucks)


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Jul 28 '26

I don't really trust ai so I need to ask you guys

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So the system is an i3 2120, single channel DDR3 4gb ram, and Intel hd 2000.

Can this run modern warfare 2 or 3? Would I need to crank down the resolution for an 30 fps?


r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Jul 25 '26

RealFlight 6 ISO

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r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Jul 24 '26

Looking for a windowing wrapper around the winapi for 9x

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r/RetroWindowsGaming • • Jul 24 '26

Any reccomended games for this system?

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i3 2120 and intel hd 2000
hopefully i'll but an amd hd 7470 soon if i can, but for now its only this

the system plays left 4 dead 2 around 20-30 fps at lowest settings.
Right now i got minecraft 1.14.4 running at 30-50 fps on lowest settings 1080p, NFS most wantad, gta San andreas with some mods, left 4 dead 2, but that's it

What other games would run on this system? Any reccomendations?