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toGaming@beehaw.org•Trying to play my old CDROM games on Windows10 and about to lose my marbles. Could you help me?
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1994 - 1996 and beyond. Originally played on Win98, currently on Win10. Trying out several different CDROMS, but I’ve been testing out an old “Learning in Toyland” CD, but I also have an old “Yukon Trail” CD I’m trying to boot up.

I’ve tried DOSBOX, but I keep getting messages like “requires Windows” or whatnot. Like HOE, I HAVE WINDOWS AND IT DON’T EVEN WORK

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Trying to play my old CDROM games on Windows10 and about to lose my marbles. Could you help me?
Okay listen: I am less than tech-savvy, but I tried so many step-intensive things on my dinky PC, to no avail. I use Windows10 home (yes, *I know*, bear with me!) and am just *trying* to boot games I already OWN!!! No dice. Now I just sit here, arms crossed, and seethe "I hate u, computer." Yes, I've enabled the IIS and tried to use the option to allow program to run 32-bit. No dice. I've tried compatibility mode. Absolutely nothing (Windows, you useless-ass shitwad). I struggled through DOSBOX as a non-tech person, managed to do the Windows 3.1 thing, tried to boot my files through there, got as far as the install screen!!! Stuck at 0% probably forever. So it was a failure. Tried running old game files from some people who are smarter than me that emulate the D:\ drive instead of the physical disks. Zilch. Frikki**N AHHHHH!!!!** **I JUST WANNA RELIVE MY NOSTALGIA AND SHOW MY KID ALL MY OLD AND SHITTY GAMES I USED TO PLAY AS A KID!!!!!** Could anyone give a solution that won't have me downloading and installing 6 trillion new programs? Any helpful links a non-tech person could understand? Swear to god, I'll Cashapp 5$ to the first person to give a solution I can reasonably follow & that works. Also you will have my adoration forever. Thanks.
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Trying to play my old CDROM games on Windows10 and about to lose my marbles. Could you help me?
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@SharkEatingBreakfast@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Twitter refuses to pay for arbitration for ex-employees
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I hope this fucking clown-house leads to laws being passed protecting workers from this kind of shit in the future.

For real, this deep-fried dumpster fuck needs to leave the planet.

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@SharkEatingBreakfast@beehaw.orgtoGaming@beehaw.org•What games need a remaster?
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Little Big Adventure 2 / Twinsen’s Odyssey

Man, I love that game, but it has some things I’d love to see improved by a remaster.

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@SharkEatingBreakfast@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Do You Think There Would Have Been a Large Protest if Steve Huffman Just Said We're Charging to Use the API to Increase Revenue?
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I HATE ads with a passion. Even taught my kid from a very young age to put his hands over his ears, look away, and say “la la la!!” until an ad ends.

Once Vanced shut down, I was devastated. ReVanced really saved my experience, though, and I’m so thankful it exists.

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@SharkEatingBreakfast@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Do You Think There Would Have Been a Large Protest if Steve Huffman Just Said We're Charging to Use the API to Increase Revenue?
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That really did put the nail in the coffin for me.

He lied about that. What else will he lie about? How many other innocent people will he accuse of wrong-doing in the future? He’s obviously shown that he is very openly willing to do so.

No thank you.

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@SharkEatingBreakfast@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Mastodon thinks Lemmy’s privacy stinks. What say you?
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That’s fucking ghoulish.

— someone who has to do that shit in order to have a stable life where I don’t want to end it all on a daily basis

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@SharkEatingBreakfast@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Slashdot -> Fark -> Digg -> Reddit -> Lemmy
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What absolutely sucks about this is that I had carefully curated my subscriptions on RIF in order not to exacerbate my dumb mental health issues.

Hell, I’ve read angry posts about people in recovery from addiction and alcohol saying how they keep seeing ads for beer or gambling and things like that.

It’s horrifying!!

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