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"Getting back to Wiz on Windows 10"
Posted by sphynx on Sep-24-17 at 05:15 AM
I'm getting that itch to play again, but am on Windows 10. Has anyone found a way to get Wiz to work on Win10 yet? And if so, can I get some instructions and links please?
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"RE: Getting back to Wiz on Windows 10"
Posted by zeldorn on Sep-29-17 at 02:31 PM
CoDS works well under DosBox/Win10. Didn't try Wiz Gold.

Z.

"RE: Getting back to Wiz on Windows 10"
Posted by sphynx on Oct-02-17 at 06:34 AM
Yeah, I did get it working, thank you. The trouble was finding the w7 download somewhere that didn't feel like a virus planting site...

I ended up getting it from bestoldgames.net

Tried a virtual drive for Gold (so I could play from CD), but had .dll problems, so W7 it is.

"RE: Getting back to Wiz on Windows 10"
Posted by zeldorn on Oct-10-17 at 09:33 AM
Well, there is a tread on this forum entitled (11 years old ?) :

"Instructions how to setup the Wizardry Gold in DOSBOX"

and it is still available :

http://www.softwarespecialties.com/dcforum/DCForumID6/1158.html

It is supposed to give instruction how to setup a copy of Win 3.1 running in DosBox, which can then run WizGold. Never tried it, considering WizGold an inferior product (versus W7 for DOS).

Still, it is worth mentioning as a curiosity and it is another example how people cared of this game.

Z.

"RE: Getting back to Wiz on Windows 10"
Posted by emeraldFN on Oct-28-17 at 01:34 AM
I once managed to get Norton Commander working for Dosbox. Just with three clicks I find a list of my games in "Oldgames" folder. Thereafter it functions like Windows Explorer (or Dos). This may be the link:

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-use-Nortons-Commander-in-DosBox-to-play-ga/