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Rezo
March 15th, 2012, 15:19
Note: This guide can be used to play DOS and Windows 3.1 Games in addition to Wolfenstein 3-D.

Wolfenstein 3-D Tutorial by: Rezo

How to Play Wolfenstein 3-D on Windows 7

Required Files:

DosBox 0.74 DOWNLOAD MIRROR (http://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox/files/dosbox/0.74/DOSBox0.74-win32-installer.exe/download)
Wolfenstein 3-D: DOWNLOAD MIRROR (http://www.myabandonware.com/game/wolfenstein-3d-1ko#download)
WinRAR Archiver 32BIT DOWNLOAD MIRROR (http://rarsoft.com/rar/wrar400.exe)
WinRAR Archiver 64BIT DOWNLOAD MIRROR (http://rarsoft.com/rar/winrar-x64-400.exe)


Instructions:

Create Folders


Double-Click MY COMPUTER
Double-Click Local Disk (C)
Right-Click NEW Arrow FOLDER
Type oldgames and Press ENTER


Extract Wolfenstein 3-D


Install WinRAR Archiver
Open wolfenstein-3d.zip
Double-Click Wolfenstein 3-D
In WinRAR Click FILE -> SELECT ALL -> Click EXTRACT TO
Click Local Disk (C) on the right, and Click the oldgames Folder and press OK
Click OK

Install DosBox


Double-Click DOSBox0.74-win32-installer
Install and Double-Click My Computer, Double-Click Local Disk (C), Double-Click Program Files (x86), Double-Click DOSBox-0.74, and Double-Click DosBox (On the Right, it says Application)

Using DosBox


At Z:\> type MOUNT C C:\OLDGAMES* and Press Enter
Type C: and Press Enter
Type wolf3d.exe and Press Enter
*There are spaces after the T and after the first C

*Notes*


The Arrow Keys Move Your Character Up/Down/Left/Right
You can turn full-screen on and off by Pressing ALT+Enter simultaneously.

Rodimus Primal
May 28th, 2012, 18:09
I like to use D-fend Reloaded as it auto configures DOS Box and the games you put in it. I did so for many of them and they work very well. Then Joy To Key made it very easy to play with a game pad.

VintageTorrie
June 1st, 2012, 16:39
Doomsday Engine is good for DOOM, Heritic and Hexen