I'm sure you've seen this posted all over social media sites today, but here it is just in case you missed it.
The Internet Archive is now documenting a library of old video games and
other software for historical purposes. The beauty of this is that
there's no emulators involved and barely any setup required at all. It's
not just old PC stuff, but includes items from the Atari library, Apple
II and other platforms.
The vast majority of everything runs perfectly in your browser, you just
click the game and it plays. There are some hiccups to be expected as
the emulation is still being worked on. So far I'm impressed though and
I've been revisiting some titles I enjoyed during computer time in
elementary school.
Go here to get started https://archive.org/details/software
If you're playing a game from a platform that used a gamepad be sure to
have a controller hooked to your PC before starting up the game so it
can detect it. That's pretty much the only setup required.
Once you've had your fill of PC nostalgia, head over to the Retro After Dark forum to discuss some of your favorite titles in this thread: http://retroafterdark.com/community/showthread.php?tid=243
Enjoy!
Welcome to the Super Rad Arcade!
I'm Ryan, otherwise known as FistoftheWind on the internets. This is my personal space for retro video gaming, movie and television reviews as well as a lot of other junk from the 80's and 90's. Thanks for stopping by! When you're done reading be sure to check the forum link above and meet our other friends from the Mega Base.Tuesday, January 6, 2015
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