Nick H. Supervisor Posted May 16, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted May 16, 2018 The title is self-explanatory. These kind of games were very much point and click anyway, or the buttons you needed to use were on the screen (i.e. no keyboard necessary). But there doesn't seem to be an easy emulator to find. What I've find so far is using WINE with an emulator that uses WINE, but they say it's best used on a tablet rather than a smartphone. I've got the time so I may experiment with it, but I was wondering if anyone here had found themselves hankering for the quick games that Windows 3.X offered but on a mobile device. The game in question for me is Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures. It was a great puzzle game for me as a kid, and even getting it to work on Windows 7 was a reliving of my childhood. Unfortunately Windows 10 broke that ability. If anyone has any ideas I'm open to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoTrunks Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 You can load up DOSBox on Android and then install Windows 3.X. I used to do this with a jailbroken iPad a few years ago. It's a little clunky, but it works. Nick H. and satukoro 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted May 16, 2018 MVC Share Posted May 16, 2018 Can't you just play it in your browser here? https://classicreload.com/win3x-indiana-jones-and-his-desktop-adventures.html Just fired it up fine on my PC... When I get home could try it on my ipad, sorry no android to test it with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, BudMan said: Can't you just play it in your browser here? https://classicreload.com/win3x-indiana-jones-and-his-desktop-adventures.html Just fired it up fine on my PC... When I get home could try it on my ipad, sorry no android to test it with. No touch controls. So does not work on my Android running Chrome. Unless you hook up an external input Nick H. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted May 16, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted May 16, 2018 21 minutes ago, NeoTrunks said: You can load up DOSBox on Android and then install Windows 3.X. I used to do this with a jailbroken iPad a few years ago. It's a little clunky, but it works. I 2nd this, DOSBox is likely going to be your best bet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted May 16, 2018 Author Supervisor Share Posted May 16, 2018 19 minutes ago, BudMan said: Can't you just play it in your browser here? https://classicreload.com/win3x-indiana-jones-and-his-desktop-adventures.html Just fired it up fine on my PC... I found the site, but as techbeck said it doesn't work well in a mobile browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Brandon H said: I 2nd this, DOSBox is likely going to be your best bet Have not used Dosbox on my android, but looks like it has on screen touch controls...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted May 16, 2018 Author Supervisor Share Posted May 16, 2018 If the controls are tactile (corresponding to the controls on the screen, rather than an overlay) then I will give it a go. Actually, I'll give it a go anyway. Let's see what happens. Any other suggestions are welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted May 16, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted May 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, techbeck said: Have not used Dosbox on my android, but looks like it has on screen touch controls...?? yep, it gives you a full virtual keyboard with arrow keys looks like the official DOSBox isn't available on the playstore anymore but there's a bunch of good forks that have improved on the original https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.gemesys.android.dosbox https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bruenor.magicbox https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fishstix.dosboxfree general search for others: https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/search_results_cluster_apps?clp=ggEMCgZkb3Nib3gaAggA:S:ANO1ljJ70ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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