Playing old games

[MachineElf]

During Mittens I recall we discussed some program that would help playing old DOS games. Unfortunately I don't remeber what program it was. I don't think it was ScummVM nor was it Moslo or similar.
Does anyone know what program it could've been or at least know of such program? My system isn't too good at playing those oldies anymore... Especially not if I want sound and music as my soundcard is never ever supported in DOS.
Help, please? :)

[Vel]

VDMSound?

[Nellie]

Was it 'Abandon Loader'?

[LordHart]

Abandon Loader is great. Was playing FOA last night with it.

[MachineElf]

I might just be Abandon Loader! Thanks! I'll look it up.

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Been searching around now, but just can't find it! All download links are dead. Does anyone know where to find it?

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Gaaah... Finally found it. Here's the URL if anybody else wants it. Took some searching through Google pages to find it though...
http://www.classic-trash.com/tools.php

Another interesting tool is this:
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/

[n3tgraph]

Is that simulating the old sb as well?

because then I'll download it asap

[MachineElf]

I'm afraid I can't get sound working with my soundcard. Guess I'll have to wait 'til I get my new computer (only the chassi left now, which should come in a day or two!) and run it in XP with VDMSound.
ScummVM is the only 'emulator' who seems to use windows' drivers which works with 98.

[Hollister Man]

I could have sworn I used VDMsound with 98.  Well, I will have to try Abandonloader.  I have MANY old DOS games I LOVE.  READ:

Wing Commander 1, special missions, secret ops 1&2

One Must Fall 2097

Commander Keen (all)

Unfortuantely, I didn't get my first adventure game until KQ6 came out.  I never got the chance to try the more....seasoned.... adventures, and now most of them are hard to find.  I HAVE downloaded Beneath a Steel Sky, and will be playing it TONITE, with any luck.

By the way, if anyone wants to sell the KQ or SQ collections, I am quite interested, Eeven on Ebay they are hard to find at a reasonable price.

[MachineElf]

Try finding them off of some abandonware site. Probably only place you'll find them. It's not that you rip anyone off by downloading them either as they're not in production any more.
Just gave Zak McKracken a playthrough as well :)

VDMSound unfortunately only works with the NT-based Windows versions, where it's much more important as it's virtually impossible to get sound to function in dos games on those systems, even if you have an SB16. In 98 there's usually no problem, but I don't have a SB compatible soundcard and no internal MIDI at all which makes matters a little harder.