PCem is a PC emulator that's been around for some time. In short, I can create my own virtual 486 machine with all the trimmings (devices and drivers) so that I can play classic DOS and Windows games with the authentic 1990s aural and visual experience! I'm talking about Voodoo1 and Voodoo2 3Dfx rendering of graphics (better than what any 3Dfx software Glide Wrapper can do). I'm talking high-fidelity Soundblaster sounds and music, accurate CPU cycles as per the actual PC BIOS and motherboards.
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Today I figured out how to use PCem to play the old DOS and Windows flight simulators in their native environment. Short of downloading the revived versions from Steam or GOG.com (that's if they are there!), there is another way.
You've got lots of CDs of old games, but you can't play them because they can't and won't run on your modern machine. Using PCEm is about getting older software/OSes running on modern machines and emulating other pieces of period hardware (like 386/486/VESA S3 video, Soundblaster/Adlib sound cards, etc).
After all who has time these days to play tons of games? I did this exercise more as a geek challenge than anything. Now I can play any old DOS or Windows95/98 game on my laptop. My specs are Intel i5-4210U, 1.7Ghz, 8Gb RAM. So yesterday I created a virtual 486 PC on my 64-bit Windows 10 Dell laptop. It's 2017 now and I can't play lots of old games on my modern PC. Tags: virtualisation, PC emulation, reviving them olde dead games, PCem, DOSBox, Tornado flight sim, high fidelity sound, pure Voodoo graphics, leave your dusty outdated PC in the attic, maximum coolness, extreme awesomeness Now I can enjoy playing Tornado the way it was originally played in 1993! Warning: Geek alert!
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