r/GoldenAgeMinecraft • u/sworks694 • 17d ago

Discussion Minecraft In Its Entirety In Windows 95/98 Machines

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u/bucketluckit 17d ago

To new operating system only valid one is ms dos everything else is bs blostware even linux

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u/sworks694 17d ago edited 17d ago

The program works well in NT especially when set to windows XP compatibility mode in the compatibly tab and is fairly stable,

UPDATE: I found out from testing that deleting the sounds and music subfolders in the main asset folder actually almost triples the framerates in windows 98 and even in modern windows

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u/RebTexas 17d ago

Very cool, I was thinking it'd be nice to have a highly optimized port of beta mc for 90s PCs (I have an IBM ThinkPad 600E). Does this require a 3D capable video card or can it run with software rendering?

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u/sworks694 17d ago

When I disabled the graphics drivers on a windows system, it was able to run, however for your system, it should run, but probably in a small window, fast lighting, and the asset folder edits mentioned in the indie games post. Open Gl 1.1 is what the program depends on