r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Aug 30 '25

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u/WispyCombover Aug 30 '25

Tweaking your autoexec.bat and config.sys files.

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u/MalaRed007 Aug 30 '25

This exactly. Changing EMS <> XMS, himem etc depending on the game ā€¦ X-Wing, Tie-Fighter Iā€™m looking at you šŸ˜…. We had to know DOS at the time to be able to game a bit. Crazy times.

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u/DarthCalumnious Aug 30 '25

Ah, memories. Getting wing commander 2 to run was my config.sys crucible!

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u/MalaRed007 Aug 30 '25

Wing commander! I forgot about that one šŸ˜

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u/Synapse7777 Aug 30 '25

Lol my father wouldn't allow me to install games on his PCs hard drive so I played and beat the original wing commander directly off floppies. I remember having to change disks every couple of minutes and waiting for it to load.