A game developer has released an open source interpretation of the classic Microsoft video game, Chip’s Challenge, on the Windows Store as a Universal Windows Platform app. This re-release of the game can be downloaded for free and played on Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile devices.
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Chips Challenge Overview. Chips Challenge Free Download for PC is a top-down tile-based puzzle video game created in 1989 by Chuck Sommerville originally for the hand-held Atari Lynx. Want to get your childhood back on your Windows 32-bit computer? Well now you can! The original 'Chips Challenge' is avaliable for download! The screenshot above shows what you get. How to set it up? Download the zip and Extract the files to any directory on your PC. For example, 'C: Games chip' and once done, run 'CHIPS.EXE'.
Here’s the official game description: 149 increasingly difficult levels, including a few hidden ones, await Chip in this tile-based puzzle game. Use tools such as keys, and special shoes to bypass obstacles. Manipulate switches to and use dirt blocks to build bridges across waterways. Avoid enemy creatures, grab all the computer chips in the level, and hurry to the exit: On top of everything else, there’s a time limit!
Chip’s Challenge is a top-down puzzle game that was first released back in 1989 on the Atari Lynx. Soon afterwards, it was released as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4 on Windows 3.1 and later in the Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack. The game was officially re-released along with its 1999 sequel, Chip’s Challenge 2, on Steam as recently as May 2015.
Do you remember playing Chip’s Challenge? Let us know in the comments below.
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Bit by bit, Windows’ reverse compatibility is fading. Your Windows 10 64-bit installation cannot run software from the 16-bit era. At least, not natively. For most people, this isn’t a major issue. Windows 3.1, the last 16-bit version of Windows hit the market in 1992.
If you do have an old bit of software you need to run, it does present a problem. Here’s how you fight back and get your old 16-bit software and games up and running on Windows 10.
How Do You Run 16-Bit Programs on 64-Bit Windows?
So, your 64-bit Windows 10 installation cannot run 16-bit softwareWhy Can't 64-Bit Operating Systems Run 16-Bit Apps?Why Can't 64-Bit Operating Systems Run 16-Bit Apps?Why can't your 64-bit computer run your old 16-bit apps? Here's why, plus a few workarounds you can use anyway.Read More. However, what you need to know is that you can virtualize or emulate your 16-bit program or game within Windows 10. Setting up a virtual machine to run an old Windows version is an easy way for you to delve into those old games once more.
1. Windows XP Mode
Windows 7 had a cool feature known as Windows XP Mode. Windows XP Mode was a complete Windows XP virtual machine you could run. It was simple to use and made jumping back to Windows XP from Windows 7 accessible to anyone.
Unfortunately, Windows XP Mode didn’t make the jump to Windows 8, nor Windows 10. But, don’t fret. You can follow my guide on how to legally download Windows XP for freeHow to Get a Windows XP Download Free From Microsoft, LegallyHow to Get a Windows XP Download Free From Microsoft, LegallyMicrosoft gives away Windows XP downloads for free, provided you use a virtual machine. This article explains how.Read More. The guide shows you exactly how to download Windows XP Mode, import it into a virtual machine, and fire it up so you can play your favorite old games.
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2. Setting Up Your Own Virtual Machine for Old Games
Do you have an old Windows disc lying around? Use a virtual machine like VirtualBox or VMware Workstation to create a virtual environment. VirtualBox or VMware Workstation allows you to create a virtual computer using your old installation disc. It is even better if you still have your old license code.
It doesn’t take long to get your old Windows version up and running. Unsure what to do? Follow Ben Stegner’s How to Use VirtualBox: User’s GuideHow to Use VirtualBox: User's GuideHow to Use VirtualBox: User's GuideWith VirtualBox you can easily install and test multiple operating systems. We'll show you how to set up Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux as a virtual machine.Read More for a handy walkthrough.
3. Run Windows 3.1 in DOSBox
DOSBox is almost unsurpassed when it comes to tools that let you play your old games. But did you know DOSBox can run the full Windows 3.1 operating system? Windows 3.1 was basically a big MS-DOS program, meaning it plays very nicely with the DOSBox emulation environment.
Yep, that’s Windows 3.1 running in DOSBox, running Chip’s Challenge.
You can follow this tutorial to find out to boot Windows 3.1 in DOSBox. It takes a little time, and you do need your own version of Windows 3.1 to boot up (it is ancient, but not freeware).
4. Run Old Windows Software in Wine (Mac & Linux)
macOS and Linux users don’t have to give up their old Windows games and programs. In fact, at times, it is almost easier to get those 16-bit games up and running on macOS or Linux. How you ask?
The Wine software compatibility layer gives Mac and Linux machines the ability to run old Windows software without leaving your operating system.
You can even use Wine to emulate Windows programs on a Raspberry PiHow to Install Windows Software on Raspberry Pi Using WineHow to Install Windows Software on Raspberry Pi Using WineIt's now possible to run Windows software on a Raspberry Pi thanks to the ExaGear desktop environment. Here's all you need to know to get started.Read More, such is the depth of the program.
5. Find a Modern Alternative to Your 16-Bit Program
Does virtualization seem to complex? Or just like a lot of time? There could well be either a 32-bit version of the old program you want or even a modern remake or equivalent.
Let’s use the example of Chip’s Challenge, and figure out a few 32-bit alternatives.
Chip’s Challenge on Steam
You can download and play Chip’s Challenge on Steam. In fact, you can download and play Chip’s Challenge 2 on Steam, too. The 2015 follow up to the Windows 3.1 classic puzzle challenge picks up where Chip (and you!) left off.
By downloading and playing Chip’s Challenge through Steam, it is guaranteed to work on your 64-bit system.
Tile World 2
Tile World 2 is a remake of Chip’s Challenge that comes bundled with a number of free puzzles. If you have the original puzzle, you can copy them into Tile World 2 and relive Chip’s adventure.
If you don’t like this, you can grab the original tileset and use that, if you want. I found them on the Chip’s Challenge Wiki.
Just like that, we have a very close approximation of Chip’s Challenge up and running on a 64-bit machine.
Classic Reload
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Classic Reload is a “Game and Software Preservation” site. In that, they upload versions of old software and games to their site and make them available to anyone that wants to play. At the time of writing, Classic Reload has over 6000 DOS, Windows, and console games available to anyone.
6. Use Windows 10 Program Compatibility Troubleshooter
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Windows 10 has an integrated Program Compatibility Troubleshooter that helps to “detect and fix common compatibility problems.”
It doesn’t always figure out what is wrong, and most of the time, because it is a 16-bit program attempting to run in 64-bit Windows, it cannot help. But if you are struggling with a 16-bit program in a 32-bit version of Windows, the integrated troubleshooter can sometimes find a suitable configuration.
To find out how this works, check out how to make your old games and software run in Windows 10How to Run Old Games and Software on Windows 10How to Run Old Games and Software on Windows 10Old PC games and software can struggle on Windows 10. Try these tips to get your old Windows games and programs running on Windows 10.Read More.
What 16-Bit Software Do You Still Run?
Are you still reliant on 16-bit software? Some old programs do their job, do it well, and don’t need replacing. In other cases, the developer ceases to exist and the company requires that specific 16-bit program to continue functioning.
For most people, however, it’s about the games. Firing up those old classic games is always an entertaining time. Steam and GOG.com now feature many of the best PC games from the 16-bit era, making it easier than ever. Want more 16-bit gaming? How about building your own NES or SNES emulator using a Raspberry PiHow to Build a Custom Raspberry Pi NES or SNES Classic Emulator With RetroPieHow to Build a Custom Raspberry Pi NES or SNES Classic Emulator With RetroPieLove retro gaming but can't afford the habit? Save cash on special editions---use a Raspberry Pi to play classic Nintendo games!Read More?
I'm not a techie but this article attracted me because recently I tried to use a printer that needed a 32-bit program and I couldn't use the printer because I have a 64-bit computer. Does any of this pertain to printers or just to games? What were the easy way be to solve this? Thank you
Sounds like you need a driver for your printer ... ? If so, try plugging it into a Linux PC instead of Windows. I have a couple gadgets that work fine on Linux but not on Windows 7.
The Windows Entertainment Pack for Windows 3.0. Tetris! Civilization II. There's a 32 bit version of Civ II but the AI is different and playability has changed. Alpha Centauri (shich is 32 bit but requires extensive patching for Windows 10 usage.
For many years I stuck to the 32 bit versions of Windows to maintain NTVDM support, but less than 4 GB of RAM is a non-starter these days.
Now I run most things in WINE on Linux.
Will Win32s software run on x64 Windows? Or is there still some 16 bit code in Win32s software? What about software that also needs WinG to run on 3.1?
Win32s was the legacy of Microsoft's early efforts at moving to a 32 bit operating system. Most circa 1995 software that had on the box compatibility with both Windows 3.1 and 95 used Win32s on 3.1, even though much 16 bit Windows 3.1x software would run on 95. Windows 95 could even use 16 bit printer drivers from 3.1, but getting them to work could be tricky.
WinG was a precursor to DirectX, it was a back-port of some of Windows 95's video rendering system.
Anything that requires win32s is 32 bit, so it should work(I'm saying should because sometimes such a program will use 16 bit dlls or have a 16 bit installer).
I still play old 16 bit games alot. i am versant in dosbox but unfortunatelyt the one game i want to play crashes out at the end of battles. game is switching modes from turn based to realtime and poof. it didnt do it when i had a real windows 3.1 system. i had both them and the game. called spelljammer pirates of realmspace. an old ssi dungeons and dragons game from 1992. so i assume dosbox is failing me. id give anything to play that game again. if anyone has any ideas what to do let me know please!!!
If it's a DOS game, try running it without windows.
My father still uses the calendar.exe from Win3.11 on daily basis. Well, it is not easy to switch to a newer software, when you wrote your diary to an old 16-bit program with undocumented cryptic fileformat since 1994 every day! Unfortunately the source code is still not open, so someday (maybe sooner than later) I have to start to do some reverse engineering and save all the valuable data from this undocumented prison and maybe rewrite the whole software with same look-n-feel and behaviour.
Anyway, according to my father, calendar.exe is the very best and stable software without any useless extra features, even today.
Superbase 2 and apps I wrote in it to run my law office and side project data analysis apps (demographics, nearest neighbor, k-cluster, statistical stuff, etc.
I recently rewrote main app into SIMPOL/ aka superbase next generation (SBNG), but there are still things I can write and run faster on SB so I keep an XP machine around.
What I really need is WINE to run on windows. Because lots of my paid for expensive software runs better under linux with wine than f-ing windows. Listening Microsoft? :-/
I'm trying to get virtual turntables carrot innovations running on a newer operating system. I'm in a band that has been using this software since it came out. It's very important for us since its features all in one program is impossible to find. I have access to Linux but not all the feature work. I'm running Ubuntu zorin 10. Any ideas or any suggested distributions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
I found this article when searching for ways to run Mazemakr (from Custom Real-Time Software) which was written for Windows 3.1 in 1992. I found an emulated version on archive.org which is how I figured out it was Win3 and therefore 16-bit. I think I'll give one of your methods a try when I need to avoid real work. :-)
I use Lotus 123 Version 5 quite a bit at work. There is a ticket printing spreadsheet I use a lot for our asphalt plants. I can't even update to say Millenium Edition because 5 has database capabilities they removed from their later versions. So it's old even by Lotus standards. And Lotus was killed by IBM even though they use the name Lotus Symphony is NOT the old Lotus. It is just a rebranded OpenOffice clone. So.... my sites run old 32 bit machines with XP because that's what my spreadsheet needs. All of the new work machines in my company are 64 bit so they won't run Lotus at all because there never was a 64 bit version that I can find. I do have it running if you it that by running a Windows 7 virtual machine inside Windows 10 then running a XPMode machine in there then running Lotus in that. I may be driving my computer into a nervous breakdown but it WORKS!
I remember tinkering with the old Lotus 123 at my dad's place of employment when I would occassionally visit there as a kid. Green screens. Somehow, thinking about it, all I can hear are symphonies of dot-matrix printers...
I just used Virtual XP Mode to run a Turbo-C program I wrote in 2001 to edit paper tapes for a computer made in 1960. Of course I called the editor TECO.
Would you mind sharing that program?
Sure, but keep in mind that it expects the file to be in one of the 1620 formats. You won't get anything intelligible out of a plain text file. I'll include a couple of 1620 tape files. I didn't see/remember a way to attach files here, so give me your email address (in some non-scrapeable form) and I'll mail them to you.
QBASIC
That's a blast from the past :)
As a kid-geek I wrote a QBASIC program to simulate model rocket trajectories so I could design my projects faster without destroying property (or my grandfather's cows).
Thanks, Abdul!
You are welcome?
I write MUSIC and I still love the WINCAKE interface over the Cakewalk Pro Audio. I can run it using VMWARE but I wish there was a simpler 'Shell' to put it into.
I run a Windows 3.11 VM in virtualbox and have Windows 3.11 running in Boxer on my Mac, for all my 16 bit windows gaming.
Only difficulty I have is MS Golf, seems to crash on Dosbox and be too fast to click in Virtualbox.
I've got a laptop that run XP and came across some of my old files from the DOS/Window 3.11 days. I haven't gone through it all very thoroughly but there are some games and Borland C++ Version 7.2. Also I found MS C++ (This one may be just straight 'C') and MASM Version unknown at this time. I think there may be source code for some of the games. I just have to do more looking at the files.
Ken
virtual pc works also
Hello, I'm trying to run Autosketch release 2 on a vista machine. I only have 3.5'disc. Any advise on how to run?
I am running a National Geographic Digital Collection from 1996, designed for 3.1 and 95.
I am still using (16 bit) Sidekick 98 for my work, but now I have problems getting it to run/unzip from my CD to the virtual XP mode in a 64 bit Windows 7 Pro laptop. When I try to run it, the DOS screen comes up for a second and disappears.
Absolutely. And speaking of MS-DOS, Lotus123R5 came out in two versions - one for DOS, and one for Windows 3.1., which itself ran under DOS as I understand it. So I *should* in principle be able to run Lotus123R5 for Windows under a DOS emulator! I get the impression though that DOSBox and similar emulators are 'good enough' (or maybe even 'pretty good'?) emulators, but don't have the *full* functionality of real DOS. I do a google browse to check this out once a year or so - I think the time has come again ....
If you can find (legally) the floppies for it, you can run Windows 3.1x in DOSBox, and load generic display drivers, etc. to get 256+ colors and sound as well. http://www.vogons.org/ is a great resource for everything you'll need except the copy of Windows itself.
I use it for almost everything that involves (or can benefit from) computation, analysis, sorting etc such as: 1. time recording - I used to work in professional practice where time was charged by the hour and I developed, incrementally*, my own real-time software which I still use - it really 'holds up the mirror' to just how easy it is to fritter time away on unplanned 'stuff' 2. accounting - my small-business accounting (customised to MY needs) 3. To-do listing, planning, scheduling etc. In fact the only area where I don't use is for text-based notes, webpage extracts etc, for which I use ActionOutline.
*one point I didn't mention is that Lotus123R5 lends itself to a 'kaizen' style of development: small, incremental improvements to code as and when a possibility of improvement is noted.
I rarely have to export files to others: when I do, I can save-as in .xls format from Lotus123.
'Is there any 16-bit software you’re still using for actual work? '
Yes. All my spreadsheet work is on Lotus 123 Release 5 for Windows, which has a powerful keystoke-macro programming language.
I'm aware that Excel has a 'keystroke capture' facility to turn keystrokes into macro commands. That though is a poor substitute for the 'flow state' that arises from programming 'immediately as you think' - in much the same way, perhaps, as an author who writes longhand finds his creativity 'bottlenecked' by the slow capture mode of handwriting, as compared with using voice-recognition software.
Part of the power of the Lotus keystroke macro programming is that it is relatively simple to program for the macro to edit itself as it runs, where that is more straightforward than using a byzantine structure of IF..THEN and BRANCH statements for the matter in hand.
old games, specificallt
Castle of the windsCastle of the Winds (shareware and Castle of the Winds II, paid) was a wonderful RPG (tile-based graphics) designed for Windows 3.1x, although in order to use the numeric pad for movement, you had to turn Num Lock OFF. Either game came on one floppy, and ran fine in Win 95 & 98, and (IIRC) XP and Vista 32, as 16-bit program support didn't disappear until 64-bit came along.
Here's one for you. I used the program below, sporadically, until we changed to 64-bit Win 7 machines at work. I have another company-purchased statistics program (>$1200, 130 MB Install) but I like MSTAT because of it's specificity. Now I understand I'll need to either emulate or simulate a 32-bit windows environment to make it operational once again.
MSTAT or MSTAT-C is a statistical design and analysis software written by Dr. Russell Freed at Michigan State University. First released in the 1980s it has been used by the researchers in the fields of plant breeding and life science across the world (MSTATC was released in 1990s). It almost certainly is still widely used, particularly in Third-World countries where resources are limited. Not bad for a 1.5MB application that fit on a floppy. I believe it's still available. https://www.msu.edu/~freed/mstatc.htm.
Actually, yes, I use a very small and fast calendar/note/timekeeping system I wrote back in 1991 currently in WIndows 7 OS. The program is a small 35K .com file,extremely fast to load and shut down, and does all I need to do, copy and paste below in notepad to see character version of this app,
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I even had the old Windows NT running with VirtualBox.
It's fantastic for operation system virtualization.
So there shouldn't be a big problem running old games.I haven't heard of anybody getting Win98 working in DosBox (at least without a lot of tweaking), although I easily got Win95 working. Windows 2000, as it runs an NT kernel, will likely never work in DosBox, but should work fine in almost any other virtualization program (VirtualBox, Bochs, etc.)
--> Commander Keen
On the Mac playable with the free Boxer.app
Even in full screen.
This app comes with Keen and Pinball
--> http://boxerapp.com/I use QDEX (search for qdex122f) which is a wonderful little card-file program from way, way back. With Win7 Home I set up a WinXP VM with Virtual Box. A bit clumsy so on my laptop (WIn7 Pro) I used the WinXp extensions and it works well. Very simple program, card file loads into RAM and is really fast to search. It is a free-form database, but text only. Evernote and One Note are far more sophisticated but this excels with its simplicity and speed.
I had to set up a virtual machine on in order to run Floor Plan Plus 3d, and old old old piece of building design software for a construction business. I tried setting up a portable app, but still wouldn't work with 16 bit software.
I run Calendar Creator Plus 5.0 in DosBox on a Vista 32bit system, it will run directly but with the wrong keyboard (my laptop has a spanish keyboard) while in DosBox it sees the proper keys. I have not been able to find a modern calendar program that lets you store events/birthdays etc and print a weekly/monthly calendar using the stored database.
Montezuma's Revenge - that game is so hard (harder now that I'm older), but I still love it!
One 16-bit game (for Windows 3.1 with Win32S and Windows 95 and 98) that I'd like to get running again (without crashing!) is Deadlock: Planetary Conquest. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to like Windows XP or Windows 95 in DosBox (yes, it's possible to run Windows 95 from a VHD file in DosBox!)
Tried installing it on Microsoft Virtual PC running Windows XP; no go. Will have to try MSVPC + Windows 98SE combination...that might just work!
PS: Why is it when I go to the MUO homepage, I'm logged in, but on many other pages I'm not? Weird...
I'm trying to run an old data type program 'Professional File 2.0' on my Windows 8.1 machine. Wishful thinking??
@Al: Nope, as I stated it required a minimum of Windows 3.x with the Win32S (Windows 32-bit) extensions (the sample program Microsoft supplied with it was the first Windows FreeCell!)
Deadlock ran perfectly fine in Windows 95/98/98SE (never tried Millenium). The biggest problem with getting it running under XP was sound; the version of Miles Sound System for Windows it used was horribly buggy; even Vogons http://www.vogons.org/ had problems with it, and could never get it stable...Okay here goes
first of all let me give you back your years of life... if your game is not 2d or 8 bit forget dos box it won't work and virtual box is a pain in the bum and compatibility mode is a joke. Go to Microsoft and download windows xp mode virtual pc.If you are trying to play a windows 95 game on windows xp mode virtual provided by Microsoft do this...
Launch your xp mode windows virtual of window
Go to tools tab
Ensure your option - enable integration features is on (check settings underneath that option and go to 'integration features' and make sure that drives is selected with every box in it.)
Put in your cd
Go to my computer
Look down under your normal 'devices with removable storage' - you should see 'other' and in there drives like c, d and e might also say on 'yourname' - PC.
Go to D and double click.
There you should see your CD-ROM icons exactly as they should look. Find programme and double click and it should work.likewise if this doesn't work
go back to enable integration features and make sure this is disabled, it will make the 'other' dissapear but should allow you to run the game in d drive as normal and I mean the d drive still within the xp mode window.@Leona: Tried almost all of these, I'm on Windows 7 and will be upgrading to Win10 a few months after it comes out (retail).
Deadlock won't run under Windows XP (or XP Mode) with sound enabled, and Vogons ( http://www.vogons.org/ ) knows all the ins and outs of getting old games running under new OSes, so 'Virutal XP Mode' won't work.
I have managed to get it running under Windows 95 running in DosBox (getting that set up and working is another challenge in and of itself, but is a worthwhile and fun challenge). It's just a hassle, as Deadlock doesn't like any screen resolution higher than 1024x768.
Also, I don't recommend running XP (or XP Mode) as both are currently unsupported with no new security patches being released (and XP Mode, as a virtual machine, requires its own antivirus and security updates)