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Archive.org has thousands of old software/games emulated right in your browser (archive.org)
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Software Library - Main page with 25+ total collections

A few of the more popular collections:
Commodore 64
Apple Computer
Atari Computer
ZX Spectrum
MS-DOS
Macintosh
Windows 3.x
Console Living Room - retro video game console games

Browse around, you may find that old software/game from your childhood!

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[-] janus2 4 points 1 year ago

Oh sweet, it has many of the Submachine flash games! I bought the collection ages ago but have yet to figure out if I can play it on linux with mono

[-] realbaconator@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I just added setting up backups for all my favorite games to my to-do list so I greatly appreciate the post!

[-] hardypart@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

I tried Quake and it runs like dogshit. Any idea why?

[-] lackthought 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah there are a couple versions uploaded and they are pretty bad

I did find this notice on one of the versions, unfortunately I think there is just something about Quake that makes it hard to emulate in browsers at the moment :(

Please note: This Web-Based emulation of Quake is extremely slow; the game is not playable at this speed (although manipulating the settings for a lower resolution and reduced complexity will increase speed nominally). This item is included for historical reasons only and will hopefully one day be more playable

[-] lynx 2 points 1 year ago

I found the orginal 3.5" floppies for my 286 NEC portable computer! The ones I had were corroded. Software included Ms-Dos 4.1, WordStar, and an excel like database. The beast is still chugging along with a 20MB hard drive, 640KB of RAM, plus extended EMS. It had a wonderful amber plasma screen with no burn in. Updates in the future include CF hard drive and network interface.

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