How to Play Wolfenstein 3-D and other DOS / Windows 3.1 games on Windows 7

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
Wolfenstein 3-D: DOWNLOAD MIRROR
WinRAR Archiver 32BIT DOWNLOAD MIRROR
WinRAR Archiver 64BIT DOWNLOAD MIRROR


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.

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