So, because the guys at Microsoft made Windows 95 a gaming platform in addition to an operating system, Activision hired this company in Chicago called Kinesoft Development, who had just developed this really great technology for porting console games to Windows 95. well, there have never been any cool 2D side-scrolling action games for Windows. Activision wanted to make some really cool games for Windows 95 because. The technology consists of highly optimized programming libraries that allow for the conversion of console games to Windows 95 primarily using 486 assembly code for the main game logic and C++ for the shell. I will try to test them and report my results here if I get to test them.Įarthworm Jim for Windows 95 is a direct port of the popular Sega CD version using the Exodus Video Gaming Technologies created by Kinesoft Development. PS: I'm not allowed to post links at this moment, but it's easy to find those programs on Google.

PS: I'm not allowed to post links at this moment, but it's easy to find those programs on Google.Ĭristianofigueir: About running this game fullscreen: I couldn't test any of those yet because I'm using Linux now (so I'm going to try Wine, a Linux tool, so I hopefully can play my copy of Pitfall: the Mayan Adventure), but I hope at least one of these three tools can help you guys. They have already tested it on Earthworm Jim demo, which is the reason I'm posting on this thread. As other have already mentioned, Earthworm Jim Special Edition (and a bunch of other early Win95 games, such as Pitfall: Mayan Adventure) won't run fullsceen on 64-bit Windows because it relies on a 16-bit library called DisplayDib (dispdlb.dll) to get direct access to video.īut I've found three potential solutions to this conundrum:ġ) DxWnd, a tool which can make old Windows game switch from fullscreen to windowed mode, and vice-versa Ģ) winevdm, a 16-bit Windows programs emulator for 64-bit Windows systems ģ) Boxedwine, another 16-bit Windows emulator which is based on Wine, a Windows compatibility layer for Linux systems.

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