misty valve
Trying to get Zoombinis to run through mint. I tried using wine but it says something about needing the first MB for DOS
Here's where I got the ISO - https://archive.org/details/Zoombini_201806
If anyone wants to try and help that would be great, trying to get this classic to run for my daughter!
young gorge
Trying to get Zoombinis to run through mint. I tried using wine but it says some...
show the exact error it gives.
misty valve
now I got it to install using $ wine autorun, but it shows this
and actually this is the link sorry, there are two different ones https://archive.org/details/logical-journey-of-the-zoombinis
young gorge
maybe graphics are set too highly and the game can't cope to even load its starter screen.
show result of inxi -SGxxx result from terminal plz.
young gorge
and actually this is the link sorry, there are two different ones https://archiv...
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besides plain wine, there may be of use some additional helpers to tweak its parameters, like screen size it should emulate or other stuff. see : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5XN42EEUcc
misty valve
young gorge
try turning your Display resolution to something WAY lower
1366 x 768, or 1280 x 720
all else looks in order.
misty valve
same error @ 1280x720. I'm watching the video now to see whats in it
young gorge
these old games likely have very old code n 1990s standards
misty valve
did a virtual desktop at 1280 and got the same thing too
young gorge
can also google (actual Google) "does PCem game emulator work on linux"
and see the vid it offers. it does make some mention of make so may have to compile some crap to get PCem running
not the easiest thing. Unless it's in the software manager already.
(pcem , that is)
misty valve
doesnt appear in the software manager unfortunately
young gorge
yeah this PCem thing , i saw it on linus tech tips, and while it seems miraculous, it seems at a glance there's a shitload of stuff to do. idk anything about BIOS ROMS n allat
young gorge
https://www.reddit.com/r/PCem/comments/185cdbp/questions_about_pcem_on_linux/ some chat on the matter
misty valve
side note ... so I have this game "installed" but not working. Is there a way to uninstall it? or just delete the folder from cdrive
young gorge
on Wine?
misty valve
yes
young gorge
im not very sure cuz i dont use this stuff, but does it come with a windows uninstaller?
if not, probably delete the prefix folder or whatever it makes, fake c: drive path irdk
wanton remnant
just a thought: try using proton as a runner instead of wine
it's literally wine forked specifically for running games
misty valve
just a thought: try using proton as a runner instead of wine
how do i run a program through proton? sry im new to linux still
wanton remnant
how are you running it through wine?
but usually through steam, lutris, bottles for ease of use
steam is easiest.
holy joke that's old, AOL installer included
@misty valve
I'd probably extract the iso somewhere fairly static, add the installer as a non-steam game, make sure it uses proton in the game properties in steam, let it install to "C:", then change the target for the non-steam game to whatever you'd run to get the game going. DO NOT remove the non-steam game, it's important as you'll be installing it to the non-steam generated wine prefix. You can find the prefix number using protontricks, and find that folder in your compatdata with the steam library on your main drive.
otherwise lutris has a fairly good flow for running installers > game, but I'm not familiar with that flow. You can choose wine setup and specify a proton runtime as the runner.
misty valve
lol yeah. i was jsut running using $wine autorun in the terminal
getting this when trying to install from the extracted iso
wanton remnant
i'ma try this myself lol
so far so good
maybe take the (TM) out of the target dir in installer? that's all i did
we shall see...
young gorge
the utter insanity of gayming
wanton remnant
the utter insanity of **gay**ming
??
switch it from setup to play...
nooooo
adding "cd"
no love.
trying a random repack lol
lol bam
looks like they've packaged it with a bunch of tools and wrapped in dosbox. runs fine.
you can use the installer from archive via wine, or I can just send it to you unpacked, and you run launcher via wine/proton. seems to just work.
@misty valve
misty valve
you can use the installer from archive via wine, or I can just send it to you un...
Repack worked perfectly for me as well. Thank you so much!
misty valve
you can use the installer from archive via wine, or I can just send it to you un...
Hey can you tell me where I can launch the game from after it's been installed? I can't find an .exe that works without reinstalling every time i want to launch the game
wanton remnant
it's in your wine prefix, wherever you installed it to. if you're just using default wine, check ~/.wine/drive_c/(rest of install path)
it's probably easiest to copy the installed game out of the prefix and run it from outside. I really don't like storing programs in-prefix, especially if you're going to use a shared one for everything.
misty valve
which part is the prefix?
like .. can i just copy the entire folder to a games folder in my home area and run it from there?
still trying to wrap my head around the way wine works and the terminology
wanton remnant
you only need the folder with the game in it (launcher.exe?)
the rest you can leave in the prefix
basically that drive_c folder is what "windows" sees as C: when in a wine program.