These games were unplayable…UNTIL NOW - PCem
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Published 2023-02-07
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An entire generation of games are unplayable unless you kept your old PCs. Isn’t there some emulator we can use to bring the early days of 3D graphics back to life? There is! It’s called PCem.
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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:55 Why bother emulating a PC??
1:34 Exploring the emulated PC and networking
5:06 So what can PCem do?
7:11 Time to play some DirectX 3 Road Rash!
9:39 Let's try 3D-accelerated MechWarrior 3
11:36 Reviving a dead genre
12:51 Some alternatives to PCem
13:48 Compatibility isn't as easy as you think
16:00 PCem's biggest advantage
17:34 It's not perfect and sometimes it's overkill
21:46 Conclusion
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All Comments (21)
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Greetings - 86Box team here! (see edit) Many thanks for the mention - we wanted to give you a quick update on serial passthrough support, which is currently in its very early stages. As of right now, any data can be output from any machine, but inputting data is still a work in progress as the data being input to machines running any DOS-based operating systems is not being received correctly. But yes, it is definitely in the plans and will keep improving as the year continues. UPDATE - We would also like to mention that you CAN mount any folder on your PC as a read-only CD-ROM drive inside 86Box using the VISO (virtual ISO) feature. The only major caveat is that it is read-only, but any file can be accessed and copied to the 86Box machine's hard drive without any issue.
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Anthony is seriously one of my favorites at LTT! Hopefully he knows how much we all appreciate him!!
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Anthony is the embodiment of our collective nostalgia of all those old games, together with our indestructible resillience to MAKE IT WORK. Really appreciate all you are doing, Anthony!
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The GLIDE API was ahead of it's time, I mean Unreal was absolutely phenomenal. I remember being astounded just walking around on the first level, the water and the leaves even the sound was great.
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I tried PCem around 4 years ago, but wasn't aware of the strides it had made. Great vid Anthony!
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This is insane. Having to poke around with Virtualbox to get Windows 98 working and not even very well...and this exists! Man, it's a good time to be a retro tech enthusiast.
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It's not just about being able to run certain programs, I think just being able to have the entire old school PC experience is amazing, like going back in time. A few days ago I spent a night just sitting around playing solitaire in Windows 2000, while listening to Winamp, it was like a slice of 1999 and it tasted great!
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The fact I didn't know PCem exists makes me super happy. This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for to play all the old edutainment games from my childhood.
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The fact that this Frankenstein's monster of an operating system can go online is a technological marvel. Love how Anthony was delighted to see Linus surprised by how much that setup was working.
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Thanks for including The Old Net in your video! Long time fan, and fellow Canadian here! If you use the old net as an HTTP proxy (port 1996) all of the internet shortcuts in your start menu for the CD-ROM titles you installed will work which I think is kinda neat.
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Can't believe I'm at an age, where I would get excited seeing an old BIOS. You had me at restart to MS-Dos
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This was cool to watch. Got my first PC in 1997 as a young adult. Really enjoyed seeing all this going on, reminds me of those days in 1997.
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For someone using Windows 95 and 98 when I was 8-10 years old, this is infinite nostalgia. Encarta, Grolier, Compton's, Britannica, my grandfather had all of these on his PC and I could spend hours just reading random facts.
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I love how proud Anthony looks watching Linus re-enjoying the old times!
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Been watching you off and on for many years. I love that your staff feels comfortable enough to even correct or you counter correct on recording. Shows leadership; plus you guys seem to jive good.
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The moment I saw Magic School Bus and Encarta 98 my heart fluttered with childhood joy! Both of these pieces of software really defined the PC experience, and to this day I still kind of miss those classic educational games.
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Anthony's passion truly shows through his video ideas. Even though I don't understand 90% of the things they are talking about, these kinds of videos are quite a nice watch. Well written.
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These projects are freaking amazing! Encarta 98 and Road Rash were real trips down memory lane, absolutely loved this video
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This could be exactly what we need at work. The trains at the depot are 30 years old and lots of the software needed for them only runs on 98, we are having all sorts of issues with the ancient laptops we have just reaching end of life.
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I was mesmerized by this video and couldn’t stop watching! So many great memories, and I had no idea PCem existed and allowed us to go back in time! Boys - amazing job on putting this video together- so fun to watch!
